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ifconfig wlan0 hw ether 00:11:22:33:44:55
2013-02-26 21:27:47
User: mutiny1939
Functions: ifconfig
Tags: gnome change mac address
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Simple MAC Changeing

The 00:11:22:33:44:55 is whatever you want your new MAC address to be. Sometimes sudo should be used in front if you need to.

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upto() { cd "${PWD/\/$@\/*//$@}" }
2011-10-06 07:35:14
User: sharfah
Functions: cd
Tags: cd directory change pwd
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Jump up to any directory above the current one

Usage: upto directory

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jd() { cd **/"$@"; }
2011-10-05 11:47:57
User: sharfah
Functions: cd
Tags: cd directory globstar change
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Jump to any directory below the current one

Usage: jd dir

Requires globstar. To set globstar use:

shopt -s globstar
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HTMLTEXT=$( curl -s http://www.page.de/test.html > /tmp/new.html ; diff /tmp/new.html /tmp/old.html ); if [ "x$HTMLTEXT" != x ] ; then echo $HTMLTEXT | mail -s "Page has changed." mail@mail.de ; fi ; mv /tmp/new.html /tmp/old.html
2010-07-04 21:45:37
User: Emzy
Functions: diff echo mail mv
Tags: website email html change check web-page
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Check if a web page has changed last time checked.

Checks if a web page has changed. Put it into cron to check periodically.

Change http://www.page.de/test.html and mail@mail.de for your needs.

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for f in *.jpg; do exif --ifd=0 --tag=0x0110 --set-value="LOMO LC-A" --output=$f $f; exif --ifd=0 --tag=0x010f --set-value="LOMO" --output=$f $f; done }
2009-06-07 09:05:14
User: beanie
Tags: exif directory change
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change exif data in all jpeg's

this takes every jpg in the current directory and changes the exif data for manufactur and model. in my case i change it to LOMO LC-A because my scanner puts his data in there :]

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