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Record Alexa Traffic Stats of your Website

This will record the Alexa Traffic Stats to a file and run every 5 hours. -- www.fir3net.com --
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x=1 ; while [ $x -le 10 ] ; do lynx -dump http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/http://[YOUR WEBSITE] | grep Global | sed 's/ \|Global\|\,//g' >> /var/log/alexa-stats.txt ; sleep 5h ; done &

felix001 · 2009-10-17 13:48:05 3
get the ascii number with bash builtin printf
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printf "%d\n" "'A" "'B"

twfcc · 2009-10-17 09:50:44 4
Function to output an ASCII character given its decimal equivalent

Doesn't fail for percent sign now.
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chr () { echo -en "\0$(printf %x $1)"}

infinull · 2009-10-16 21:54:58 3
Get decimal ascii code from character

uses the previous "chr" function and uses it to create the inverse function "ord" by brute force. It's slow, It's inelegant, but it works. I thought I needed ord/chr to do a cartesian cipher in shell script a whie ago, but eventualy I realized I could get fancy with tr and do the same thing...
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ord () { seq 1 127 | while read i; do echo `chr $i` $i; done | grep "^$1 " | cut -c '3-' }

infinull · 2009-10-16 21:54:01 4
Function to output an ASCII character given its decimal equivalent
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chr() { printf \\$(printf %o $1); }

zude · 2009-10-16 19:10:44 3
Less a grep result, going directly to the first match in the first file

Really useful way to combine less and grep while browsing log files. I can't figure out how to make it into a true oneliner so paste it into a script file called lgrep: Usage: lgrep searchfor file1 [file2 file3] Advanced example (grep for an Exception in logfiles that starts with qc): lgrep Exception $(find . -name "qc*.log") Show Sample Output
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```
      91 DomPEtlMotorServer1.log00110.gz:        at weblogic.work.ExecuteThread.execute(ExecuteThread.java:200)
      92 DomPEtlMotorServer1.log00110.gz:        at weblogic.work.ExecuteThread.run(ExecuteThread.java:172)
*     93 DomPEtlMotorServer1.log00110.gz:org.hibernate.PropertyValueException: not-null property references a null or transient value
      94 DomPEtlMotorServer1.log00110.gz:        at org.hibernate.engine.Nullability.checkNullability(Nullability.java:95)
```
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argv=("$@"); rest=${argv[@]:1}; less -JMN +"/$1" `grep -l $1 $rest`

lassel · 2009-10-16 17:36:16 3
Clear your history saved into .bash_history file!

Note the space before the command; that prevents your history eliminating command from being recorded. ' history -c && rm -f ~/.bash_history' Both steps are needed. 'history -c' clears what you see in the history command. 'rm -f ~/.bash_history' deletes the history file in your home directory.
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history -c && rm -f ~/.bash_history

unixmonkey6650 · 2009-10-16 13:48:20 6
Clear your history saved into .bash_history file!

clears the history
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history -c

yooreck · 2009-10-16 13:21:36 3
Clear your history saved into .bash_history file!
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echo "" > .bash_history

osvaldofilho · 2009-10-16 12:55:53 3
google search

not my cmd... found on the web Show Sample Output
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```
  12. http://g33kinfo.com/
  15. http://g33kinfo.com/info/?p=386
  18. http://g33kinfo.com/info/?p=440
  20. http://g33kinfo.com/info/?p=441
  22. http://g33kinfo.com/info/?p=288
  25. http://g33kinfo.com/info/?p=355
  28. http://g33kinfo.com/info/?p=327
  31. http://g33kinfo.com/info/?p=400
  34. http://g33kinfo.com/info/?p=102
  37. http://g33kinfo.com/info/?p=402
```
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perl -e '$i=0;while($i<10){open(WGET,qq/|xargs lynx -dump/);printf WGET qq{http://www.google.com/search?q=site:g33kinfo.com&hl=en&start=$i&sa=N},$i+=10}'|grep '\/\/g33kinfo.com\/'

op4 · 2009-10-16 12:20:17 7
Email if you disk is over 90%

Email if you disk is over 90% - www.fir3net.com
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HDD=$(df | awk ' NR>3 (S=$5) (M=$6) { if (S>90) print "Your Systems "M" is """S" Full" } ') ; [[ $HDD ]] && echo "$HDD" | mail -s "Hard-Drives Full" TO@EMAIL.com -- -f FROM@EMAIL.com >/dev/null

felix001 · 2009-10-16 06:52:36 5
tail, with specific pattern colored
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tail -F file | egrep --color 'pattern|$'

sklm · 2009-10-16 04:01:14 10
Set gnome wallpaper to a random jpg from the specified directory

Every time this is run it will change your background picture. For added fun Add some DBUS magic: . $HOME/.dbus/session-bus/`cat /var/lib/dbus/machine-id`-0 export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS and a crontab entry: */5 * * * * above_command_in_script.sh >/dev/null 2>/dev/null now wallpaper changes every 5 mins
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gconftool -t str -s /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename "`find /DIR_OF_JPGS -name '*.jpg' | shuf -n 1`"

cbrinker · 2009-10-16 01:17:47 5
A quick shell command to weed out the small wallpapers

For all of the jpgs in a directory, determine their size and if below a threshold remove them forcefully.
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for i in ~/Desktop/Personal/Wallpapers/*.jpg ; { size=$((`identify -format "%wx%h" $i | sed 's/x/*/'`)) ; if [[ $size -lt 800001 ]] then ; rm -f "$i" ; fi; }

cbrinker · 2009-10-16 00:21:21 4
Convert video type from mpg to wmv
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mencoder -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=1000:vhq -oac mp3lame -lameopts br=98 -o output.wmv input.mpg

gombiuda · 2009-10-16 00:18:57 3
disk space email alert

put it in crontab to get an alert when / is over 89% utilization.
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[ $(df / | perl -nle '/([0-9]+)%/ && print $1') -gt 90 ] && df -hP | mutt -s "Disk Space Alert -- $(hostname)" admin@example.com

grokskookum · 2009-10-15 21:11:54 8
rsync + find

use find with rsync
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find . -name "whatever.*" -print0 | rsync -av --files-from=- --from0 ./ ./destination/

grokskookum · 2009-10-15 20:06:38 21
Transforms a file to all uppercase.
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perl -i -ne 'print uc $_' $1

rbs · 2009-10-15 16:59:38 4
Create a list of sequential logins

This command generates a sequential login list. Good to be used as a source of new logins.
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seq -w 100 | sed 's/^/login/'

lawrence · 2009-10-15 13:56:56 10
tail, with specific pattern colored

but you can't see the colors in that sample output :( Show Sample Output
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```
seq 1111 1122|egrep --color=always $\|12
1111
1112
1113
1114
1115
1116
1117
1118
1119
1120
1121
1122
```
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tail -f file | egrep --color=always $\|PATTERN

sitaram · 2009-10-15 13:08:30 15
Creating sequence of number with text

Nice command to create a list, you can create too with for command, but this is so faster. Show Sample Output
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```
jeju:[xxxx] > seq 10 |xargs -n1 echo Printing line
Printing line 1
Printing line 2
Printing line 3
Printing line 4
Printing line 5
Printing line 6
Printing line 7
Printing line 8
Printing line 9
Printing line 10
jeju:[xxxx] >
```
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seq 10 |xargs -n1 echo Printing line

Waldirio · 2009-10-15 11:05:35 7
To print a specific line from a file

You can get one specific line during any procedure. Very interesting to be used when you know what line you want. Show Sample Output
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```
jeju:[xxx] > sed -n 5p test
line 5
jeju:[xxx] > cat test
line 1
line 2
line 3
line 4
line 5
line 6
line 7
line 8
line 9
line 10
jeju:[xxx] >
```
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sed -n 5p <file>

Waldirio · 2009-10-15 11:00:48 140
Function to output an ASCII character given its decimal equivalent

I've corrected the function. My octal conversion formula was completely wrong. Thanks to pgas at http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/071 for setting me straight. The new function is from pgas and is very fast. Show Sample Output
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```
$ chr 65
A
```
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chr () { printf \\$(($1/64*100+$1%64/8*10+$1%8)); }

dennisw · 2009-10-15 07:01:54 7
Proxy all web traffic via ssh

Run this on a windows machine then add your localhost as a socks server for port 8080 within your web browser. Your traffic will now be proxying and sent via your server over ssh.
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Putty -d 8080 [server]

felix001 · 2009-10-15 06:54:58 5
colored tail
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tail -f FILE | grep --color=always KEYWORD

dennisw · 2009-10-15 06:54:45 8
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write text or append to a file

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Easily run a program in the background without losing output

This function runs a program in the background, and logs all output to an automatically created logfile. That way, you can still get at the output without it clogging up your terminal. Tip: Throw fork() and this: $for prog in firefox kate konqueror ;do alias $prog="fork $prog";done into your bashrc, so that they'll automatically run out of the way.

Create the signature base string required for a Twitter stream feed

This is the SECOND command in a set for five that are needed for a Twitter stream feed. This command creates variable "b", the so-called "base string" required for oauth in Twitter stream feed requests. (The 256 char limit prevents giving it a better name) We use five environment variables created by a previous step: id, k1, once, ts and k3. The five environment variables are created in a separate command, please see my other commands. For more information on the signature base string, see dev.twitter.com/apps, click on any app (or create a new one) and then go to the "OAuth Tool" tab.

Isolate file name from full path/find output

Quick method of isolating filenames from a full path using expansion. Much quicker than using "basename"

Smiley Face Bash Prompt

If your last command was a dud, your bash prompt will be angry at you. Otherwise it's happy. Soon you will crave its constant approval and your linux skills will improve simply to avoid low self-esteem.

Show numerical values for each of the 256 colors in bash

Same as http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/5876, but for bash. This will show a numerical value for each of the 256 colors in bash. Everything in the command is a bash builtin, so it should run on any platform where bash is installed. Prints one color per line. If someone is interested in formatting the output, paste the alternative.

Convert all JPEG images to MP4

Source: http://superuser.com/a/624574

Get AWS temporary credentials ready to export based on a MFA virtual appliance

You might want to secure your AWS operations requiring to use a MFA token. But then to use API or tools, you need to pass credentials generated with a MFA token. This commands asks you for the MFA code and retrieves these credentials using AWS Cli. To print the exports, you can use: `awk '{ print "export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=\"" $1 "\"\n" "export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=\"" $2 "\"\n" "export AWS_SESSION_TOKEN=\"" $3 "\"" }'` You must adapt the command line to include: * $MFA_IDis ARN of the virtual MFA or serial number of the physical one * TTL for the credentials

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