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Get all mac address
Get mac address listed for all interfaces.

Convert Unix newlines to DOS newlines
The ctrl+v,ctrl+m portion represents key presses that you should do. If you do it successfully you should see a ^M character appear.

a simple bash one-liner to create php file and call php function

Get the Volume labels all bitlocker volumes had before being encrypted
Get information of volume labels of bitlocker volumes, even if they are encrypted and locked (no access to filesystem, no password provided). Note that the volume labels can have spaces, but only if you name then before encryption. Renaming a bitlocker partition after being encrypted does not have the same effect as doing it before.

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Increase mplayer maximum volume
use '0' and '9' to increase/decrease volume. this is useful on laptops with low speaker volume.

Show IP Address in prompt --> PS1 var
when working with many machines in a computer lab need to know the IP addr is very large, this is a simplistic solution to make things easier

Display GCC Predefined Macros
doesn't need /dev/null

remove oprhan package on debian based system

Simple way to envoke a secure vnc session through ssh enabled router.
The ip address is of the remote machine running the vncserver. Must log in first to the router then the VNC session. Very nice if you have open-wrt or dd-wrt on your router.


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