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To generate ssh keypair(public, private) which makes use of dsa as encryption algorithm
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ssh-keygen -t dsa -b 1024

unixmonkey45082 · 2013-01-04 08:26:26 3
Compare a remote file with a local file

Or, if you have restricted access for sftp only, I think you can still do this: diff /path/to/localfile <(scp user@host:/path/to/remotefile >(cat))
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diff /path/to/localfile <(ssh user@host cat /path/to/remotefile)

mc0e · 2013-05-24 09:24:31 8
Keep SSH tunnel open (PostgreSQL example)

Check if SSH tunnel is open and open it, if it isn't. NB: In this example, 3333 would be your local port, 5432 the remote port (which is, afaik, usually used by PostgreSQL) and of course you should replace REMOTE_HOST with any valid IP or hostname. The example above let's you work on remote PostgreSQL databases from your local shell, like this: psql -E -h localhost -p 3333
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while true; do nc -z localhost 3333 >|/dev/null || (ssh -NfL 3333:REMOTE_HOST:5432 USER@REMOTE_HOST); sleep 15; done

rxw · 2015-09-21 02:25:49 11
Run Remote GUI Programs Using SSH Forwarding

Run GUI apps on another machine remotely through SSH. -C is for data compression and -X enables X11 forwarding.
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ssh -C -X user@remotehost gui_command

sharfah · 2009-05-21 17:52:24 7
Forward connections

Forward connections to $HOSTNAME:8080 out to $HOST:80
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ssh -g -L 8080:localhost:80 root@$HOST

kayowas · 2009-10-24 20:56:00 3
Automatd ssh public key setup without ssh-copy-id

Some servers don't have ssh-copy-id, this works in those cases. It will ask for the destination server, this can be IP, hostname, or user@hostname if different from current user. Ssh keygen will let you know if a pubkey already exists on your system and you can opt to not overwrite it.
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echo 'Host or User@Host?:'; read newserver && ssh-keygen -N "" -t rsa -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa ; ssh $newserver cat <~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub ">>" ~/.ssh/authorized_keys ; ssh $newserver

alf · 2010-05-07 06:24:53 4
tail a log over ssh
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ssh remotebox tail -f /var/log/remotelog

netaxiz · 2011-12-13 17:35:54 3
Forward remote server CUPS port to localhost
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ssh -NL 12345:localhost:631 username@remote_server

shawn_abdushakur · 2014-02-25 15:49:34 6
having root on server, add user's public key to his keys (no password required)
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cat user_public_key.pub | ssh root@<host> "cat | su -c 'mkdir -m 700 -p ~/.ssh && cat >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys && chmod 600 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys' <user>"

noisy · 2016-05-09 08:48:40 14
How to run a specific command in remote server by ssh

Once it is connected to the remote server by that ssh protocol,the mentioned command will start working on that server.
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ssh user@remotehost [anycommand](i.e uptime,w)

unixbhaskar · 2009-08-29 04:27:37 7
unzip file on local machine copy to remote machine with ssh

It is an easy method unzip a file and copy it to remote machine. No unziped file on local hard drive Show Sample Output
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```
$ gzip -cd file.gz | ssh twfcc@myhost 'dd of=~/junk'
0+1 records in
0+1 records out
6 bytes transferred in 0.222 secs (27 bytes/sec)
$ 
```
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gzip -cd file.gz | ssh user@host 'dd of=~/file'

twfcc · 2010-09-20 11:44:19 3
ssh Publickey auf remote Rechner anh?ngen
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cat .ssh/id_rsa.pub | ssh user@server "cat >>.ssh/authorized_keys2"

chrrr · 2011-10-13 09:08:57 4
show you the time when you lost the remote server.

Run this within a steady screen session. You can get the approximate time when the remote server went down or other abnormal behavior.
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ssh remotehosts;date

kiiwii · 2012-11-09 01:14:24 4
Copy ssh keys to user@host to enable password-less ssh logins.
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ssh-copy-id [-i [identity_file]] [user@]machine

www · 2012-12-08 19:48:19 6
copy public key

for passwordless login
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cat .ssh/id_rsa.pub | ssh user@server 'cat >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys2'

er0k · 2012-07-12 15:42:10 97
Execute sudo command remotely with ssh

This command will ask for remote sudo password before executing a remote command.
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ssh -t myserver.org 'sudo ls /etc'

patko · 2013-04-09 04:23:37 10
3 Simple Steps to X11 Forward on Mac OS X

To start X11 display only on your local machine: xeyes & Extensions to basic command: ssh -X -f user@remotehost xcalc -bg black -fg green
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ssh -X johndoe@123.456.789

evandrix · 2011-05-19 21:28:25 3
Running applications require X in ssh

One time you logged in, you can prove these method just writing "firefox".
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ssh -X -l user 192.168.1.25

xmuda · 2013-04-30 13:48:28 6
dd and ssh

waste the band width Show Sample Output
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```
none
```
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dd if=/dev/zero bs=1M | ssh somesite dd of=/dev/null

vbs100 · 2009-02-11 13:03:14 18
Cute, but we already had this figured out when the Linux kids were still slurping down log-sized spliffs in the back of the microbus.

put down the joint and rtfm :)
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ssh-keygen -R hostname

jritorto · 2009-07-16 15:41:33 4
analyze traffic remotely over ssh w/ wireshark

This allows you to display the wireshark program running on remote pc to your local pc.
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sudo ssh -Y remoteuser@remotehost sudo wireshark

Code_Bleu · 2010-01-05 14:35:20 3
use .ssh file to login the server

use .ssh file to login the server
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ssh root@172.16.1.99 -i my_openssh_key.ssh -p 9999

motopig · 2013-03-10 12:37:19 6
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Broadcast your shell thru port 5000

Doesn't work so well if you connect from windows. Linux only sends LF where windows wants CRLF. The alternative command works better with windows, however it uses script and a named pipe.

get diskusage of files modified during the last n days

get diskusage of files (in this case logfiles in /var/log) modified during the last n days: $ sudo find /var/log/ -mtime -n -type f | xargs du -ch n -> last modified n*24 hours ago Numeric arguments can be specified as +n for greater than n, -n for less than n, n for exactly n. => so 7*24 hours (about 7 days) is -7 $ sudo find /var/log/ -mtime -7 -type f | xargs du -ch | tail -n1

convert a web page into a png

This requires the command-line print extension (see #2861 for more details). I use it to make up complex images with formatted text using CSS and whatnot. It's a lot slicker than imagemagick for certain things. Now imagine using a local webserver with PHP and a database to generate the images. Oh, the possibilities...

Benchmark SQL Query

Benchmark a SQL query against MySQL Server. The example runs the query 10 times, and you get the average runtime in the output. To ensure that the query does not get cached, use `RESET QUERY CACHE;` on top in the query file.

Process command output line by line in a while loop

This snippet allows to process the output of any bash command line by line.

list processes with established tcp connections (without netstat)

Uses lsof to list open network connections (file descriptors), grepping for only those in an established state

Which processes are listening on a specific port (e.g. port 80)

swap out "80" for your port of interest. Can use port number or named ports e.g. "http"

Rename files in batch

Binary clock

displays current time in "binary clock" format (loosely) inspired by: http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/lights/59e0/ "Decoding": 8421 .... - 1st hour digit: 0 *..* - 2nd hour digit: 9 (8+1) .*.. - 1st minutes digit: 4 *..* - 2nd minutes digit: 9 (8+1) Prompt-command version: PROMPT_COMMAND='echo "10 i 2 o $(date +"%H%M"|cut -b 1,2,3,4 --output-delimiter=" ") f"|dc|tac|xargs printf "%04d\n"|tr "01" ".*"'

urldecoding with one pure BASH builtin

You can use ordinary printf to convert "%23%21%2fbin%2fbash" into "#!/bin/bash" with no external utilities, by using a little known printf feature -- the "%b" specifier converts shell escapes. Replace % with \x and printf will understand the urlencoded string. BASH's printf has an extension to set a variable directly, too. So you get to convert urlencoded strings from garble to plaintext in one step with no externals and no backticks.

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