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==== Unixscripts:General====
===backup-copy===
{{scripts:backup-copy | backup-copy }} - my backup script - using this, I can keep a backup at a cost of only about 2Mb/day. Uses the hard-linking power of **rsync**(1)
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===ff===
{{scripts:ff | ff }} - recursively find files (wrapper for **find**(1))
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===fs===
{{scripts:fs | fs }} - recursively search for patterns in files (wrapper for **find**(1) and **grep**(1))
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===fit===
{{scripts:fit | fit }} - fits a bunch of files/directories into CD or DVD sized subdirectories ready for burning 
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===m===
{{scripts:m | m }} - pretty display of man pages (needs '**v**' and a postscript or pdf viewer) eg ''m less'' to get a pretty man page for **less**(1)
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===mass-mv===
{{scripts:mass-mv | mass-mv }} - renames and or moves files according to a regex; can also clean up filenames removing whitespace and/or weird characters
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===myscreendump===
{{scripts:myscreendump | myscreendump }} - Take a screendump with a choice of Window, screen, rectangle, root. Require, netpbm & ImageMagick.
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===newest===
{{scripts:newest | newest }} - recursively list files in directories in date order. If called as **oldest**, reverse the sort direction. If called as **biggest** or **smallest** list by file size.
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===r===
{{scripts:r | r }} - run a command with sudo or popup a root xterm
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=== refactor ===
{{scripts: refactor| refactor }} - uses **find**(1) and **sed**(1) to search and replace
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===v===
{{scripts:v | v }} - view or execute any type of file going rather beyond the scope of **lessopen** - in the simple case of a text file this is just shorthand for **less**(1)
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===vnc===
{{scripts:vnc | vnc }} - run vncserver or x11vnc remotely and vncviewer locally over **ssh**(1) (assumes you have passwordless **ssh**(1) access).
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===xcheck===
{{scripts:xcheck | xcheck }} - runs a command (usually under X) and, if there's an error, shows stdout and stderr in a popup window eg ''xcheck -- remote-x11vnc -x xdm''. 

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