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Commands by dizzgo

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alias showip="ifconfig eth0 | grep 'inet addr:' | sed 's/.*addr\:\(.*\) Bcast\:.*/\1/'"
2009-03-25 07:50:12
User: dizzgo
Functions: alias
Tags: ifconfig alias IP
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alias to show my own configured ip

parses the output of ifconfig to show only the configured ip address (in this case from interface eth0).

the regexp is quick'n'dirty im sure it can be done in a better way.

--> this alias does not show your "internet ip" when you're in a nat-environment

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cdrecord -v dev=/dev/cdrom yourimage.iso
2009-03-25 07:31:54
User: dizzgo
Functions: cdrecord
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burn a isofile to cd or dvd

cdrecord must be installed.

usefull alias:

alias burniso='cdrecord -v dev=/dev/cdrom'

now iso burning is like.

burniso image.iso
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do-release-upgrade
2009-03-25 07:25:33
User: dizzgo
Tags: Ubuntu
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do a release upgrade in ubuntu

release upgrades are major upgrades as from 8.04 to 8.10 or from 8.10 to 9.04

update-manager-core must be installed:

sudo apt-get install update-manager-core

in some cases you must edit '/etc/update-manager/release-upgrades' and set 'Prompt=normal'

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xset b off
2009-02-20 07:40:14
User: dizzgo
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Mute xterm

Disable the annoying beep in xterm

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<alt> + <print screen/sys rq> + <R> - <S> - <E> - <I> - <U> - <B>
2009-02-20 07:28:56
User: dizzgo
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Reboot machine when everything is hanging

If the machine is hanging and the only help would be the power button, this key-combination will help to reboot your machine (more or less) gracefully.

R - gives back control of the keyboard

S - issues a sync

E - sends all processes but init the term singal

I - sends all processes but init the kill signal

U - mounts all filesystem ro to prevent a fsck at reboot

B - reboots the system

Save your file before trying this out, this will reboot your machine without warning!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key

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time { <command1> ; <command2> ; <command...> ; }
2009-02-19 16:23:42
User: dizzgo
Functions: time
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take execution time of several commands

The last ; is important. example:

time { rm -rf /folder/bar && mkdir -p /folder/bar ; echo "done" ; }

command is a bash builtin

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ps -o ppid= <given pid> | xargs ps -p
2009-02-19 16:12:49
User: dizzgo
Functions: ps xargs
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get some information about the parent process from a given process
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