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dpkg -L <package name>

Example:

$ dpkg -L apache2
/.
/usr
/usr/share

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To list files that will be installed by a debian package (.deb) which is not currently installed on your system

# Ubuntu 15.04+ 
apt download <packagename>

# Earlier versions of Ubuntu
apt-get --download <package name>

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Grep to show the surrounding 2 lines before and after your match

grep 'some string to match' -B 2 -A 2 myfile.txt

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# test.py

# Print statements to pytest
# Capture messages sent to stdout / stderr from your functions, 
# and test the output with a pytest unit test.

# tl;dr - use the capsys parameter in your test arguments
# extract the messages sent to stdout/stderr with capsys.readouterr()

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# calendar_ical.rb

# Todo - date string format
def get_date_format(time_obj)
    # Convert standard ruby datetime obj to ISO 8601 format
    # time_obj - should be datetime object

    # Time format: 
    # timestring.to_time.iso8601    # Incorrect format! We need 19970610T172345Z 
    # 1997 06 10 T 17 23 45 Z

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{
	// Place your snippets for javascript here. Each snippet is defined under a snippet name and has a prefix, body and 
	// description. The prefix is what is used to trigger the snippet and the body will be expanded and inserted. Possible variables are:
	// $1, $2 for tab stops, $0 for the final cursor position, and ${1:label}, ${2:another} for placeholders. Placeholders with the 
	// same ids are connected.
	// Example:
	// "Print to console": {
	// 	"prefix": "log",
	// 	"body": [
	// 		"console.log('$1');",

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#!/bin/bash
# gnome-shell-install 
# Utility script to install gnome-shell plugin from zip

## Usage: 
# Copy this file to your .local/bin directory and chmod +x [filename]
# From the directory where your downloaded GNOME shell plugin zip is, run 
# gnome-plugin-install.sh [mypluginfilename.zip]

# License: 

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#!/bin/bash
# todos-migrate.sh
# Generate a todo file from template

template="$HOME/Templates/Todos.template"
target_dir="$HOME/Documents"
archive_dir="$HOME/Documents/todos"
filename="Todos.md"

# Today's file

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# Count occurences of KEYWORD across all files named [something].log
# Flag: -src

# Credit: 
# https://superuser.com/questions/205591/show-the-matching-count-of-all-files-that-contain-a-word

grep -src KEYWORD *.log

# Example output:
# production.20201107.log:12

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from http://howagain.com/create-a-portable-firefox-and-run-multiple-profiles-or-versions/

Create a Portable Firefox and Run Multiple Profiles

This Howto was created by C.Taylor at Howagain.com. I take no credit for the content.

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