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#!/bin/sh
# Usage: $0 {hostname} {port} {pathToScriptToExecuteIfPortIsNotAccessibleSayRestartApacheScript}
echo "" | nc $1 $2 && echo $? &>> /dev/null || $3

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# find partition name for a given filename
findpart() { [ -e "$1" ] && df -P "$1"  | awk '/^\/dev/ {print $1}' || echo "$1 not found"; }

# Verbose version of sleep
countdown()
{
secs=$1
while [ $secs -gt 0 ]; do
   echo -ne "$secs\033[0K\r"
   sleep 1

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~/.bash/aliases/apt
##################
# APT
##################
#alias apt-fast='~/scripts/apt-fast.sh'
#alias sagif='sudo apt-fast install -f'
#alias sagi='sudo apt-fast install'
#alias sagur='sudo apt-fast upgrade'
#alias sacs='sudo apt-cache search'

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#!/bin/bash
# Keep retrying some job till it executes successfully
#
# I primarily use this script to download files from servers
# that break the connection after certain minutes. Combining
# this with aria2c makes a really awesome sure-fire way to
# download your files.
#

carryOutJob()

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#!/bin/sh
# Block Steam's internet access using iptables
# Script must be run as a user with root (or one that has
# permissions to play with iptables)
#
#
# Why did i need it? Even when running in offline mode
# steam would keep trying to login and then once every
# while it'd end my dota bota match saying "Connection
# Lost".