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Commands by rockon

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openssl s_client -connect www.example.com:443 > /tmp/example.com.cert
2012-05-04 06:15:27
User: rockon
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Download SSL server certificate with opsnessl

Useful when we need to create new certificate for site when current one is near expiry.

This downloaded cert can be used to provide organisational data directly to new cert. using below command.

e.g. openssl x509 -x509toreq -in /tmp/example.com.cert -out example.com.csr -signkey example.com-key.pem

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sar -u 2 5
2009-03-02 04:54:37
User: rockon
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Generate the CPU utilization report

Generated the CPU utilization stats with 5 lines /every 2 seconds.

Needs sysstat package to be installed prior to use sar.

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lsof +p xxxx
2009-03-02 04:49:23
User: rockon
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List the files any process is using

List the files a process is using.

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cp /some/path/to/myfile{,.back}
2009-03-02 04:41:18
User: rockon
Functions: cp
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cp the file

Copy the file with the given .extension at the source file's location. Eliminates the typing of long paths again and again.

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ethtool -S eth0
2009-03-01 10:25:46
User: rockon
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Traffic stat on ethernet interface

Traffic details on the Ethernet interface.

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bzgrep -i "pattern" pattern.bz2
2009-03-01 10:21:26
User: rockon
Functions: bzgrep
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search the pattern from bzip2'ed file

Search the pattern in bzip2 compressed file with out having to unzip.

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pinky -l <username>
2009-03-01 10:17:08
User: rockon
Functions: pinky
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pinky - user info

Gives information about user's home directory and real name and shell user is having.

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hdparm -i[I] /dev/sda
2009-03-01 10:00:28
User: rockon
Functions: hdparm
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hard disk information - Model/serial no.

Get the hard disk information with out shutting down and opening the system.

It gives information on model no., serial no., cylinders/heads/sectors, and the supported features of the hard disk.

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lsb-release -a
2009-03-01 09:42:52
User: rockon
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Know your distro

To know the OS distro and version, release.

Is same like /etc/redhat-release

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dmidecode | grep -i prod
2009-02-25 23:05:17
User: rockon
Functions: grep
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Getting information about model no. of computer

This command gives a model information of a computer. Also useful in determining the host is a VM machine or actual physical machine.

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IPADDR=`ifconfig eth0 | grep -i inet | awk -F: '{print $2}'| awk '{print $1}'`
2009-02-25 22:58:19
User: rockon
Functions: awk grep
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Filtering IP address from ifconfig usefule in scripts

Useful in scripts while you just need an IP address in a variable.

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rm -rf `ls | head -5000`
2009-02-25 22:52:23
User: rockon
Functions: head rm
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Delete tens of thousans of files at one go

Deletes thousands of files at one go, I'm not able to recall the exact # of files that rm can delete at one go(apprx. around 7000.)

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