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HTTP GET request on wireshark remotly

list files recursively by size

Find usb device
I often use it to find recently added ou removed device, or using find in /dev, or anything similar. Just run the command, plug the device, and wait to see him and only him

Generate Random Text based on Length
Random text of length "$1" without the useless cat command.

return external ip
curl inet-ip.info -> 113.33.232.62\n curl inet-ip.info/ip -> 113.33.232.62 curl inet-ip.info/json -> JSON print curl inet-ip.info/json/indent -> JSON pretty print curl inet-ip.info/yaml -> YAML format curl inet-ip.info/toml -> TOML format http://inet-ip.info

Find and copy scattered mp3 files into one directory
No problem with word splitting. That should works on many Unix likes.

Filter IP's in apache access logs based on use
The first sort is necessary for ips in a list to be actually unique.

Command to logout all the users in one command
Logs all users out except root. I changed the grep to use a regexp in case a user's username contained the word root.

locating packages held back, such as with "aptitude hold "
locating packages held back, such as with "aptitude hold "

Wordwrap long text string using "\n"
I used this fragment with Imagemagick convert so that I can place long text strings in pictures. The "\n" gets converted to a true newline in the image. So this fragment uses fold command to wrap the line and then sed to convert newlines (and any trailing spaces on the line) to the text "\n"


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