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#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Description: Retry a command until it succeeds.
# Author: James Cherti
# License: MIT
# URL: https://gist.github.com/jamescherti/995add1dcbf3080dfa25cf372287cca9

echo "[RUN] $*" >&2
while true; do
  if "$@"; then
    break

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#!/usr/bin/env python
# License: MIT
# URL: https://gist.github.com/jamescherti/47e0cd74505147911b483cee11e256b1

import hashlib

def sha512sum(filename):
    """Return the SHA512 hash of a file."""
    sha512 = hashlib.sha512()
    with open(filename, 'rb') as fhandler:

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#!/usr/bin/env python
# Author: James Cherti
# License: MIT
# URL: https://gist.github.com/jamescherti/53e5d3bb4da597f24f4fe8c42fe49ea1
"""Which() is a Python method that returns the full path of a (shell) command."""

from pathlib import Path
import os

def which(command: str) -> Path:

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#!/usr/bin/env python
# Author: James Cherti
# License: MIT
# URL: https://gist.github.com/jamescherti/b8badae104576edc082f5095bfe0652f
"""Return the human-readable size of a file."""

from typing import Union

def human_readable_file_size(file_size: Union[int, float]) -> str:
    """Return the human-readable size of a file."""

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#!/usr/bin/env python
# License: MIT
# Author: James Cherti
# URL: https://gist.github.com/jamescherti/1f7d9adc428db00f9104312a24537d52
"""Ask the user a yes/no question."""

import sys
import signal
import select

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" Language: Vim script 
" Author: James Cherti 
" License: MIT
" URL: https://gist.github.com/jamescherti/42d7995184a6ac01175c5e9190763772
" Decsription: Vim input() function: auto-complete from a predefined list 

function! AutoCompleteInput(arglead, cmdline, cursorpos)
  return ["first_answer", "second_answer"] 
endfunction

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" Language: Vim script
" Author: James Cherti 
" URL: https://gist.github.com/jamescherti/07aa562b0b263ba414655a5701a3868d
" License: MIT
" Description: NetrwSwitch() will allow you switch between the currently 
"              edited file and netrw (the local-directory browser),
"              and vice versa (keyboard mapping: '<Leader>e').

function! NetrwSwitch()
  if &filetype !=# 'netrw' && exists('w:netrw_switch_previous_buffer')

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" Language: Vim script
" Author: James Cherti 
" URL: https://gist.github.com/jamescherti/d552078af417a9c3c84c71d7db30f06a
" License: MIT
" Description: Close the buffer of all Vim terminals (Vim's built-in terminals)

function! CloseAllTerminals() abort
  let l:buflist = getbufinfo()
  for l:buf in l:buflist
    if getbufvar(l:buf.bufnr, '&buftype', '') ==# 'terminal'

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" Language: Vim script
" Author: James Cherti 
" URL: https://gist.github.com/jamescherti/c36c975aad4802a0e47a4a8274d55684
" License: MIT
" Description: Return the Git root directory / folder (Git top level).
"              let toplevel = GitRootDir()
"              let toplevel = GitRootDir("/path/to/dir")

function! GitRootDir(...) abort
  if len(a:000) > 0

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#!/usr/bin/env sh
# Description: extract all download links from a URL.
# Usage: get_urls "https://domain.com/page"
# Requirements: lynx, sed, grep, and bash.
# Author: James Cherti 
# URL: https://gist.github.com/jamescherti/8ee95c52d283671ab314afb09feab9dc
# License: MIT

get_urls() {
  if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then