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Commands by lucasrangit

Terminal - Commands by lucasrangit - 9 results

gcc -dM -E - < /dev/null

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#define __DBL_MIN_EXP__ (-1021)
#define __UINT_LEAST16_MAX__ 65535
#define __FLT_MIN__ 1.17549435082228750796873653722225e-38F
#define __UINT_LEAST8_TYPE__ unsigned char
#define __INTMAX_C(c) c ## LL
#define __CS_SOURCERYGXX_REV__ 55
#define __CHAR_BIT__ 8
#define _ARCH_PPCGR 1
#define __UINT8_MAX__ 255
#define __WINT_MAX__ 4294967295U
#define __SIZE_MAX__ 4294967295U
#define __WCHAR_MAX__ 2147483647L
#define __GCC_HAVE_SYNC_COMPARE_AND_SWAP_1 1
#define __GCC_HAVE_SYNC_COMPARE_AND_SWAP_2 1
#define __GCC_HAVE_SYNC_COMPARE_AND_SWAP_4 1
#define __DBL_DENORM_MIN__ ((double)4.94065645841246544176568792868221e-324L)
#define __FLT_EVAL_METHOD__ 0
#define __unix__ 1
#define __UINT_FAST64_MAX__ 18446744073709551615ULL
#define __SIG_ATOMIC_TYPE__ int
#define __DBL_MIN_10_EXP__ (-307)
#define __FINITE_MATH_ONLY__ 0
#define __GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__ 1
#define __UINT_FAST8_MAX__ 255
#define __DEC64_MAX_EXP__ 385
#define __INT8_C(c) c
#define __UINT_LEAST64_MAX__ 18446744073709551615ULL
#define __SHRT_MAX__ 32767
#define __LDBL_MAX__ 1.79769313486231580793728971405301e+308L
#define __UINT_LEAST8_MAX__ 255
#define _ARCH_PPC 1
#define __UINTMAX_TYPE__ long long unsigned int
#define __linux 1
#define __DEC32_EPSILON__ 1E-6DF
#define __CHAR_UNSIGNED__ 1
#define __UINT32_MAX__ 4294967295U
#define __LDBL_MAX_EXP__ 1024
#define __WINT_MIN__ 0U
#define __linux__ 1
#define __SCHAR_MAX__ 127
#define __WCHAR_MIN__ (-__WCHAR_MAX__ - 1)
#define __INT64_C(c) c ## LL
#define __DBL_DIG__ 15
#define __SIZEOF_INT__ 4
#define __SIZEOF_POINTER__ 4
#define __USER_LABEL_PREFIX__ 
#define __STDC_HOSTED__ 1
#define __LDBL_HAS_INFINITY__ 1
#define __FLT_EPSILON__ 1.19209289550781250000000000000000e-7F
#define _CALL_SYSV 1
#define __LDBL_MIN__ 2.00416836000897277799610805135016e-292L
#define __DEC32_MAX__ 9.999999E96DF
#define __INT32_MAX__ 2147483647
#define __SIZEOF_LONG__ 4
#define __UINT16_C(c) c
#define __DECIMAL_DIG__ 33
#define __gnu_linux__ 1
#define __LDBL_HAS_QUIET_NAN__ 1
#define __GNUC__ 4
#define __FLT_HAS_DENORM__ 1
#define __SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE__ 16
#define __BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT__ 16
#define __DBL_MAX__ ((double)1.79769313486231570814527423731704e+308L)
#define __INT_FAST32_MAX__ 2147483647
#define __DBL_HAS_INFINITY__ 1
#define __DEC32_MIN_EXP__ (-94)
#define __INT_FAST16_TYPE__ int
#define __LDBL_HAS_DENORM__ 1
#define __DEC128_MAX__ 9.999999999999999999999999999999999E6144DL
#define __INT_LEAST32_MAX__ 2147483647
#define __DEC32_MIN__ 1E-95DF
#define __DBL_MAX_EXP__ 1024
#define __DEC128_EPSILON__ 1E-33DL
#define __PTRDIFF_MAX__ 2147483647
#define __LONG_LONG_MAX__ 9223372036854775807LL
#define __SIZEOF_SIZE_T__ 4
#define __PPC__ 1
#define __SIZEOF_WINT_T__ 4
#define __GXX_ABI_VERSION 1002
#define __FLT_MIN_EXP__ (-125)
#define __INT_FAST64_TYPE__ long long int
#define __DBL_MIN__ ((double)2.22507385850720138309023271733240e-308L)
#define __LONGDOUBLE128 1
#define __DEC128_MIN__ 1E-6143DL
#define __REGISTER_PREFIX__ 
#define __UINT16_MAX__ 65535
#define __DBL_HAS_DENORM__ 1
#define __UINT8_TYPE__ unsigned char
#define __NO_INLINE__ 1
#define __FLT_MANT_DIG__ 24
#define __VERSION__ "4.5.1"
#define __UINT64_C(c) c ## ULL
#define __BIG_ENDIAN__ 1
#define __INT32_C(c) c
#define __DEC64_EPSILON__ 1E-15DD
#define __DEC128_MIN_EXP__ (-6142)
#define __INT_FAST32_TYPE__ int
#define __powerpc__ 1
#define __UINT_LEAST16_TYPE__ short unsigned int
#define unix 1
#define __INT16_MAX__ 32767
#define __SIZE_TYPE__ unsigned int
#define __UINT64_MAX__ 18446744073709551615ULL
#define __INT8_TYPE__ signed char
#define __ELF__ 1
#define __HAVE_BSWAP__ 1
#define __FLT_RADIX__ 2
#define __INT_LEAST16_TYPE__ short int
#define __LDBL_EPSILON__ 4.94065645841246544176568792868221e-324L
#define __UINTMAX_C(c) c ## ULL
#define __SIG_ATOMIC_MAX__ 2147483647
#define __SIZEOF_PTRDIFF_T__ 4
#define __CS_SOURCERYGXX_MIN__ 9
#define __DEC32_SUBNORMAL_MIN__ 0.000001E-95DF
#define __INT_FAST16_MAX__ 2147483647
#define __UINT_FAST32_MAX__ 4294967295U
#define __UINT_LEAST64_TYPE__ long long unsigned int
#define __FLT_HAS_QUIET_NAN__ 1
#define __FLT_MAX_10_EXP__ 38
#define __LONG_MAX__ 2147483647L
#define __DEC128_SUBNORMAL_MIN__ 0.000000000000000000000000000000001E-6143DL
#define __FLT_HAS_INFINITY__ 1
#define __unix 1
#define __UINT_FAST16_TYPE__ unsigned int
#define __DEC64_MAX__ 9.999999999999999E384DD
#define __CHAR16_TYPE__ short unsigned int
#define __PRAGMA_REDEFINE_EXTNAME 1
#define __CS_SOURCERYGXX_MAJ__ 2010
#define __INT_LEAST16_MAX__ 32767
#define __DEC64_MANT_DIG__ 16
#define __INT64_MAX__ 9223372036854775807LL
#define __UINT_LEAST32_MAX__ 4294967295U
#define __INT_LEAST64_TYPE__ long long int
#define __INT16_TYPE__ short int
#define __INT_LEAST8_TYPE__ signed char
#define __DEC32_MAX_EXP__ 97
#define _BIG_ENDIAN 1
#define __INT_FAST8_MAX__ 127
#define __INTPTR_MAX__ 2147483647
#define linux 1
#define __PPC 1
#define __LDBL_MANT_DIG__ 106
#define __DBL_HAS_QUIET_NAN__ 1
#define __SIG_ATOMIC_MIN__ (-__SIG_ATOMIC_MAX__ - 1)
#define __INTPTR_TYPE__ int
#define __UINT16_TYPE__ short unsigned int
#define __WCHAR_TYPE__ long int
#define __SIZEOF_FLOAT__ 4
#define __UINTPTR_MAX__ 4294967295U
#define __DEC64_MIN_EXP__ (-382)
#define __INT_FAST64_MAX__ 9223372036854775807LL
#define __FLT_DIG__ 6
#define __powerpc 1
#define __UINT_FAST64_TYPE__ long long unsigned int
#define __INT_MAX__ 2147483647
#define __LONG_DOUBLE_128__ 1
#define __INT64_TYPE__ long long int
#define __FLT_MAX_EXP__ 128
#define __DBL_MANT_DIG__ 53
#define __INT_LEAST64_MAX__ 9223372036854775807LL
#define __DEC64_MIN__ 1E-383DD
#define __WINT_TYPE__ unsigned int
#define __UINT_LEAST32_TYPE__ unsigned int
#define __SIZEOF_SHORT__ 2
#define __LDBL_MIN_EXP__ (-968)
#define __INT_LEAST8_MAX__ 127
#define __LDBL_MAX_10_EXP__ 308
#define __DBL_EPSILON__ ((double)2.22044604925031308084726333618164e-16L)
#define __UINT8_C(c) c
#define PPC 1
#define __INT_LEAST32_TYPE__ int
#define __SIZEOF_WCHAR_T__ 4
#define __UINT64_TYPE__ long long unsigned int
#define __INT_FAST8_TYPE__ signed char
#define __DEC_EVAL_METHOD__ 2
#define powerpc 1
#define __UINT32_C(c) c ## U
#define __INTMAX_MAX__ 9223372036854775807LL
#define __FLT_DENORM_MIN__ 1.40129846432481707092372958328992e-45F
#define __INT8_MAX__ 127
#define __UINT_FAST32_TYPE__ unsigned int
#define __CHAR32_TYPE__ unsigned int
#define __FLT_MAX__ 3.40282346638528859811704183484517e+38F
#define __INT32_TYPE__ int
#define __SIZEOF_DOUBLE__ 8
#define __FLT_MIN_10_EXP__ (-37)
#define __INTMAX_TYPE__ long long int
#define __DEC128_MAX_EXP__ 6145
#define __GNUC_MINOR__ 5
#define __UINTMAX_MAX__ 18446744073709551615ULL
#define __DEC32_MANT_DIG__ 7
#define __DBL_MAX_10_EXP__ 308
#define __LDBL_DENORM_MIN__ 4.94065645841246544176568792868221e-324L
#define __INT16_C(c) c
#define __STDC__ 1
#define __PTRDIFF_TYPE__ int
#define __UINT32_TYPE__ unsigned int
#define __UINTPTR_TYPE__ unsigned int
#define __DEC64_SUBNORMAL_MIN__ 0.000000000000001E-383DD
#define __DEC128_MANT_DIG__ 34
#define __LDBL_MIN_10_EXP__ (-291)
#define __SIZEOF_LONG_LONG__ 8
#define __LDBL_DIG__ 31
#define __UINT_FAST16_MAX__ 4294967295U
#define __GNUC_GNU_INLINE__ 1
#define __UINT_FAST8_TYPE__ unsigned char

2012-04-27 17:37:50

User: lucasrangit

Functions: gcc

Tags: gcc

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See a full list of compiler defined symbols

From http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2001/01/msg00971.html .

sed '${LINE}d' ~/.ssh/known_host

2012-01-16 18:00:12

User: lucasrangit

Functions: sed

-5

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Remove a line from a file using sed (useful for updating known SSH server keys when they change)

When you SSH to a server who's hostname or IP has changed since the last time a connection was recorded in the known_hosts file a warning will be displayed since this indicated a possible DNS spoofing attack. If this is a known change then this command will remove the previous entry and allow the SSH connection. The SSH client will prompt you as if it was the first time connected to the server.

Replace ${LINE} with the line of the offending key in ~known_hosts. 49 in the sample output.

echo $?

2011-07-27 15:34:20

User: lucasrangit

Functions: echo

-1

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Echo exit status (a.k.a. return code)

I often find it useful to know what the exit status for a program was. This can be helpful when looking up errors by exit status or when scripting frequent commands.

Taken from http://www.faqs.org/docs/abs/HTML/exit-status.html

svn propset svn:executable ON filename

2011-07-18 22:51:43

User: lucasrangit

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Set executable permissions on a file under Subversion

This avoids the "chmod +x filename" after performing a check out or export.

From http://snipplr.com/view/5277/set-executable-permissions-on-a-file-under-subversion/

pdfimages -j foo.pdf bar

2011-07-07 17:18:36

User: lucasrangit

Tags: pdf jpeg

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Extract JPEG images from a PDF document

This will extract all DCT format images from foo.pdf and save them in JPEG format (option -j) to bar-000.jpg, bar-001.jpg, bar-002.jpg, etc.

Inspired by http://stefaanlippens.net/extract-images-from-pdf-documents

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ssh vm-user@`VBoxManage guestproperty get "vm-name" "/VirtualBox/GuestInfo/Net/0/V4/IP" | awk '{ print $2 }'`

2011-05-04 18:01:36

User: lucasrangit

Functions: awk get ssh

Tags: ssh VBoxHeadless VBoxManage

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Connect via SSH to VirtualBox guest VM without knowing IP address

Booting the VM headless via VBoxHeadless requires knowledge of the VM's network in order to connect. Using VBoxManage in this way and you can SSH to the VM without first looking up the current IP, which changes depending on how you have your VM configured.

abiword --to=html file.doc --exp-props=

2011-01-05 19:31:25

User: lucasrangit

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Use AbiWord to generate a clean HTML document from a Microsoft Word document.

Credit goes to @Porges from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/67964/what-is-the-best-free-way-to-clean-up-word-html.

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awk '{printf("/* %02d */ %s\n", NR,$0)}' inputfile > outputfile

2011-01-04 19:13:55

User: lucasrangit

Functions: awk

Tags: C Programming awk comment count

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Add line number count as C-style comments

I often find the need to number enumerations and other lists when programming. With this command, create a new file called 'inputfile' with the text you want to number. Paste the contents of 'outputfile' back into your source file and fix the tabbing if necessary. You can also change this to output hex numbering by changing the "%02d" to "%02x". If you need to start at 0 replace "NR" with "NR-1". I adapted this from http://osxdaily.com/2010/05/20/easily-add-line-numbers-to-a-text-file/.

find . -name '*.[c|h]pp' -o -name '*.[ch]' -type f

2010-03-11 01:22:06

User: lucasrangit

Functions: find

Tags: C Programming find

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Find C/C++ source files

Find C/C++ source files and headers in the current directory.