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Commands by wr8cr8

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pv -i 1 -p -t -e /path/to/sql/dump | mysql -u USERNAME -p DATABASE_NAME
2012-02-06 08:16:55
User: wr8cr8
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Progress bar for MySQL import

Print out the progress of MySQL import using the pv command. Updates every second.

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wget http://tools.web4host.net/versions.tmp --quiet -O - | grep PHPMYADMIN | sed 's/PHPMYADMIN=//' | cat
2011-09-22 04:11:44
User: wr8cr8
Functions: grep sed wget
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Get the latest version of phpMyAdmin

This is to get the latest version of phpMyAdmin to support scripts to download the latest version of the software if they want to automatically update.

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/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --proxy-server=socks5://HOST:PORT
2010-09-25 00:53:52
User: wr8cr8
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Start Chrome with socks on Mac OSX
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yes n | cp something toSomeWhereElse
2010-09-25 00:51:05
User: wr8cr8
Functions: cp yes
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Say no to overwriting if cp -i is the default alias.
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dig @somenameserver.net somedomainname.net axfr
2010-08-29 14:23:26
User: wr8cr8
Functions: dig
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Check if your domain name is suspectable to axfr attacks.
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wget http://www.whatismyip.org --quiet -O - | cat
2010-07-30 08:40:16
User: wr8cr8
Functions: wget
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Outgoing IP of server
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exim -bV
2010-07-22 13:23:03
User: wr8cr8
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Exim version

Prints out the version of exim

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find . -name "*.php" -exec grep -i -H "search pharse" {} \;
2010-07-22 11:54:45
User: wr8cr8
Functions: find grep
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Find PHP files
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