tlug: Re: stupid sh tricks

[Viktor Pavlenko <vp@example.com>]

How about this (for a weird state of mind):

$ ls --color=none * | pbmtext -builtin fixed | pbmtoascii | less 

Viktor


    JS> [...]

    JS> I was hard at work on something, feeling a little drowsy,
    JS> needed a pick-me-up. So, kind of without thinking, I typed in
    JS> the something to this effect at a shell prompt, (the beauty of
    JS> sh being that one can do things like this if one is so moved):

    JS> $ (find /home/mp3 -name *mp3 | egrep [Pp]arliament >
    JS> /tmp/play.m3u && xmms /tmp/play.m3u & ); banner Make My Funk
    JS> The P-Funk

    JS> Ahhh....better than coffee.

    JS> So, mainly out of boredom, and partly in hopes that I might
    JS> pick up something new, I thought I'd post this and see if
    JS> anyone else out there has a stupid sh trick of their own that
    JS> they're particularly fond of (and has enough excess time on
    JS> their hands to post it). I'd love to hear 'em if you got 'em.

    JS> john
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