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Comparison between the execution output of the last and penultimate command
Useful for checking if there are differences between last and penultimate command.

backup and remove files with access time older than 5 days.
create an archive of files with access time older than 5 days, and remove original files.

Generate an XKCD #936 style 4 word passphrase (fast)
Some snippets posted are slow on big dictionaries, this one is fast.

Create a mirror of a local folder, on a remote server
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Calculate days on which Friday the 13th occurs (inspired from the work of the user justsomeguy)
Friday is the 5th day of the week, monday is the 1st. Output may be affected by locale.

Prints the latest modified files in a directory tree recursively
Sorts by latest modified files by looking to current directory and all subdirectories

List only directories, one per line

Find file containing namespace in a directory of jar files.
You could subsitute javax.servlet for any namespace you need.

Show apps that use internet connection at the moment. (Multi-Language)
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