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So, Sonic suggested a list of useful commands
So, Sonic suggested a list of useful commands


393 2009-10-22 16:55:58    @sonic  What would ye all think about making up some cheatsheets or perhaps getting people such as johan/atlas/lil_cain/andrew/haus/myself to make one up or suggest entries
393 2009-10-22 16:55:58    @sonic  What would ye all think about making up some cheatsheets or perhaps getting people such as   johan/atlas/lil_cain/andrew/haus/myself to make one up or suggest entries
394 2009-10-22 16:56:20    andrew  sounds like a wiki project
394 2009-10-22 16:56:20    andrew  sounds like a wiki project
395 2009-10-22 16:56:38    andrew  start something with each talk
395 2009-10-22 16:56:38    andrew  start something with each talk
396 2009-10-22 16:56:44    andrew  then let people contribute etc.
396 2009-10-22 16:56:44    andrew  then let people contribute etc.
397 2009-10-22 16:56:49    lil_cain        Define cheatsheet?
397 2009-10-22 16:56:49    lil_cain        Define cheatsheet?
398 2009-10-22 16:59:06    haus    old topic is old
398 2009-10-22 16:59:06    haus    old topic is old
399 2009-10-22 17:01:09    --      lil_cain has unset topic for #rbTraineeAdmins
399 2009-10-22 17:01:09    --      lil_cain has unset topic for #rbTraineeAdmins  
400 2009-10-22 17:01:54    @sonic  lil_cain: similar to what you posted a few days ago in here
400 2009-10-22 17:01:54    @sonic  lil_cain: similar to what you posted a few days ago in here
401 2009-10-22 17:02:05    @sonic  most popular commands/switches, what they do
401 2009-10-22 17:02:05    @sonic  most popular commands/switches, what they do


So, I'm adding it
So, I'm adding it


Useful Mail Stuff -
== Useful Mail Stuff ==
 
mutt -Z :-: Opens mutt, with a folder with new mail open


mutt -z :-: Opens mutt, with a folder with new mail open
mutt -y :-: Opens mutt, with folders
mutt -y :-: Opens mutt, with folders
mutt -s <subject> <email address> :-: pipe/redirect stuff to this to send email
mutt -s <subject> <email address> :-: pipe/redirect stuff to this to send email
== Useful Bash Stuff ==
mesg n  :-: sets your tty permissions to -w All. Useful to stop people dumping stuff on your terminal
vim    :-: The coolest text editor ever
type    :-: This is a bash builtin (I think) that tells you what you're running (where it is, whether it's a builtin, or whatever). I prefer it to which, since its A: always there, and B:knows more about your aliases and stuff
write  :-: like hey, but nor formatting
who    :-: gives you a list of logged in users. Useful for playing with when your scripting
last    :-: gives you a list of the users who *have* logged in. On RB, its in the last month
wget    :-: downloads websites
man -k  :-: is a synonym for apropos, but easier to spell. Searches for manpages, based on some kind of meta data
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