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Create a new file

put current directory in LAN quickly
This works on all versions of python 2.X. Tested on Linux and bundled python versions on Mac OSX and Solaris / UNIX Note: Serves globally on port 8000. Ctrl+c to stop. Don't start the server and leave it on a internet connected machine. :)

Get fully qualified domain names (FQDNs) for IP address with failure and multiple detection

Create a single-use TCP proxy with debug output to stderr
or you can add "-x" to get a typical hexdump like output

list files recursively by size

tail -f a log file over ssh into growl

Set laptop display brightness
Run as root. Path may vary depending on laptop model and video card (this was tested on an Acer laptop with ATI HD3200 video). $ cat /proc/acpi/video/VGA/LCD/brightness to discover the possible values for your display.

remove the last of all html files in a directory
sed can be used deleting the last line and with -i option, there's no need to for temp files, the change is made on the actual file

Unpack .tgz File On Linux
With -a you don't care about file type (bz2, gzip, etc.)

Print a random 8 digit number
Don't need to pipe the output into rs if you just tell jot to use a null separator character.


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