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Find multiple filename expressions and sort by date
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find . $ -iname "*.doc" -o -iname "*.docx" $ -type f -exec ls -l --full-time {} +|sort -k 6,7

koby · 2014-03-10 17:45:33 8
Fork bomb (don't actually execute)

“$0” is a variable returning the name of the script that you call it in — so running “./$0&” twice amounts to the script running itself in a separate process twice. Show Sample Output
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```
#!/bin/bash
./$0&
./$0&
```
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echo -e “\x23\x21/bin/bash\n\.\/\$\0\&\n\.\/\$\0\&” > bomb.sh && ./bomb.sh

realkstrawn93 · 2021-04-30 19:33:40 142
Intall not signed packeges with yum

Same as: 1 rpm -ivh package.rpm 2 yum localinstall package.rpm 3 Edit /etc/yum.conf or repository.repo and change the value of gpgcheck from 1 to 0 (!dangerous)
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yum --nogpgcheck install "examplePackage"

iDen · 2009-08-30 18:18:30 3
Get current pidgin status

Returns code of current status of pidgin accounts via dbus interface Show Sample Output
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```
method return sender=:1.14 -> dest=:1.368 reply_serial=2
   int32 <SAVED STATE ID>
```
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dbus-send --print-reply --dest=im.pidgin.purple.PurpleService /im/pidgin/purple/PurpleObject im.pidgin.purple.PurpleInterface.PurpleSavedstatusGetCurrent

unixApe · 2010-01-11 17:30:07 3
if you want the script run at reboot
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sudo update-rc.d -f nomemioscript start 99 2 3 4 5

0disse0 · 2011-06-14 19:15:30 3
Connect via sftp to a specific port
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sftp -p port user@host

piro0285 · 2012-08-24 23:44:59 5
if you want the script run at shutdown
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sudo update-rc.d -f nomescript stop 90 0 6

0disse0 · 2011-06-14 19:16:29 3
See the order for DNS resolution on your Mac
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scutil --dns

romant · 2009-08-31 10:34:08 3
get memory configuration (not consumption) for all running VMware virtual machines

So your boss wants to know how much memory has been assigned to each virtual machine running on your server... here's how to nab that information from the command line while logged in to that server Show Sample Output
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```
              aa.devel.mydomain.com.vmx: 1024 M
                 devel.mydomain.com.vmx: 2048 M
                   ftp.mydomain.com.vmx: 256 M
                  mail.mydomain.com.vmx: 256 M
                         testdotnet.vmx: 3072 M
                          testjava2.vmx: 3072 M
                          testjava3.vmx: 3072 M
                           testjava.vmx: 3072 M
                   web.mydomain.com.vmx: 256 M
                              rhel5.vmx: 2048 M
```
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for file in $( vmrun list | grep 'vmx$' | sort ); do printf "% 40s %s M\n" $(echo "$( echo -n ${file}:\ ; grep memsize $file )" | sed -e 's/.*\///' -e 's/"//g' -e 's/memsize.=//'); done;

linuxrawkstar · 2010-11-19 06:14:11 3
How to access to virtual machine

--vrdp on enables VirtualBox RDP server for the VM --vrdpport 3389 ndicates the TCP port that the server will accept RDP connections direct to the VM (for each VM is assigned a different port) --vrdpauthtype external RDP console gives access to the VM Host physical users via authentication In fact, in the 3.1.x version of VirtualBox, the external value for the parameter --vrdpauthtype allows access via RDP only to the user who started the VM. The workaround is to add the user that runs the VM to shadow group, using the command
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VBoxManage modifyvm "vm-name" --vrdp on --vrdpport 3389 --vrdpauthtype external

0disse0 · 2012-02-03 18:36:04 3
prints line numbers

Yep, is hard, but is a way more flexible using pipe.
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cat infile | while read str; do echo "$((++i)) - $str" ; done;

glaudiston · 2009-12-09 14:05:09 3
get eth0 ip address

Shows the first IP on named interface including the network size Show Sample Output
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```
$ ip -4 addr show eth0 | awk ' /inet/ {print $2}'
192.168.1.143/24
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ip -4 addr show eth0 | awk ' /inet/ {print $2}'

kadu · 2011-10-05 11:38:55 3
clear not-used-again files from Linux page cache

This is just another example of what the nocache package is useful for, which I described in http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/12357/ and that provides the commands nocache <command to run with page cache disabled> cachedel <single file to remove from page cache> cachstats <single file> # to get the current cache state Often, we do not want to disable caching, because several file reads are involved in a command and operations would be slowed down a lot, due to massive disk seeks. But after our operations, the file sits in the cache needlessly, if we know we're very likely never touching it again. cachedel helps to reduce cache pollution, i.e. frequently required files relevant for desktop interaction (libs/configs/etc.) would be removed from RAM. So we can run cachedel after each data intensive job. Today I run commands like these: <compile job> && find . -type f -exec cachedel '{}' \; &> /dev/null # no need to keep all source code and tmp files in memory sudo apt-get dist-upgrade && find /var/cache/apt/archives/ -type f -exec cachedel '{}' \; # Debian/*buntu system upgrade dropbox status | grep -Fi idle && find ~/Dropbox -type f -exec cachedel '{}' \; &> /dev/null # if Dropbox is idle, remove sync'ed files from cache https://github.com/Feh/nocache http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=nocache http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=nocache http://askubuntu.com/questions/122857
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find /path/to/dir -type f -exec cachedel '{}' \;

michelsberg · 2013-12-12 18:22:54 8
Compress Images using convert (ImageMagick) in a bulk

* lowQ/ is the output directory * pass quality level from 1 to 100
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find . -maxdepth 1 -iname '*jpg' -exec convert -quality 60 {} lowQ/{} \;

abhinay · 2009-02-15 19:34:38 8
To generate ssh keypair(public, private) which makes use of dsa as encryption algorithm
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ssh-keygen -t dsa -b 1024

unixmonkey45082 · 2013-01-04 08:26:26 3
a pseudo-random coin flip in python
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echo "import random; print(random.choice(['heads', 'tails']))" | python

ag3ntj0n · 2009-02-05 21:01:01 32
Add a 1 pixel padding around an image.

Requires either imagemagick or graphicsmagic utility.
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convert -bordercolor Transparent -border 1x1 in.png out.png

jimmac · 2009-02-15 19:42:17 8
Sets OpenFirmware pasword on a mac
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/usr/local/bin/OFPW -pass thepassword

tncook · 2009-04-24 13:08:31 5
prints line numbers

Hi glaudiston, you can save a few chars by leaving out cat and pipe and still enjoy the added flexibility.
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while read str; do echo "$((++i)) - $str"; done < infile

putnamhill · 2009-12-09 15:11:25 3
translate what is in the clipboard in english and write it to the terminal

Translate the X selection from German to English. The tw program is available from Savannah: http://mirror.its.uidaho.edu/pub/savannah/twandgtw/ I'm posting this because the base Debian system also does not include curl.
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tw translate.google.com.de-en `xsel`

dbbolton · 2010-06-11 22:28:28 5
Delete everything!
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sudo rm -rf /

jesseenterprises · 2015-01-31 01:40:39 8
set open firmware password command mode to require password to make changes
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/usr/local/bin/OFPW -mode 1

tncook · 2009-04-24 13:09:17 4
regex to match an ip

if you want to only print the IP address from a file. In this case the file will be called "iplist" with a line like "ip address 1.1.1.1" it will only print the "1.1.1.1" portion
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perl -wlne 'print $1 if /(([01]?\d\d?|2[0-4]\d|25[0-5])\.([01]?\d\d?|2[0-4]\d|25[0-5])\.([01]?\d\d?|2[0-4]\d|25[0-5])\.([01]?\d\d?|2[0-4]\d|25[0-5]))/' iplist

salparadise · 2009-09-17 16:14:52 3
Spanish Numbers

Learning cardinal and ordinal numbers in Spanish, with the best sounds files, try to get the best way to improve youLearning cardinal and ordinal numbers in Spanish, with the best sounds files, try to get the best way to improve your vocabulary.
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<ctrl+s>|<alt+s>

Nbeker · 2011-05-02 14:44:41 5
extract element of xml

This function uses xmllint to evaluate xpaths. Usage: xpath /path/to/element XMLfile
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xpath () { xmllint --format --shell "$2" <<< "cat $1" | sed '/^\/ >/d' }

sharfah · 2011-12-20 08:34:11 3
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export iPad App list to txt file

This will generate the same output without changing the current directory, and filepath will be relative to the current directory. Note: it will (still) fail if your iTunes library is in a non-standard location.

Check the status of a network interface

Edit the last or previous command line in an editor then execute

If you would like to edit a previous command, which might be long and complicated, you can use the fc (I think it stands for fix command). Invoke fc alone will edit the last command using the default editor (specified by $FCEDIT, $EDITOR, or emacs, in that order). After you make the changes in the editor, save and exit to execute that command. The fc command is more flexible than what I have described. Please 'man bash' for more information.

Keep track of diff progress

When running a long `diff -r` over folders, this simulates a "verbose" mode where you can see where diff is in the tree. Replace $file with the first part of the path being compared.

check open ports without netstat or lsof

Decrypt passwords from Google Chrome and Chromium.

Read this before you down voting and comment that it is not working -> Wont work on latest versions ~75> since database file is locked and has to be decrypted. This is useful if you have an old hdd with a chrome installation and want to decrypt your old passwords fast.

extract content of a Debian package

Runs previous command replacing foo by bar every time that foo appears

Very useful for rerunning a long command changing some arguments globally. As opposed to ^foo^bar, which only replaces the first occurrence of foo, this one changes every occurrence.

One liner to kill a process when knowing only the port where the process is running

Convert CSV to JSON

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