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list any Linux files without users or groups

suspicious/anomalous ownership may indicate system breach; should return no results
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sudo find / \( -nouser -o -nogroup \)

gwd · 2012-07-13 07:09:08 6
list all world-writeable Linux files
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sudo find / -perm -2 ! -type l -ls

gwd · 2012-07-13 07:01:42 4
change default Web browser

also use: update-alternatives --config gnome-www-browser
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update-alternatives --config x-www-browser

gwd · 2012-07-08 20:27:42 5
disable Internet services (i.e., those using inetd) without uninstalling

Disable service, then if still listening restart inetd to unbind it. Use update-rc.d for disabling other types of services.
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update-inetd --disable foobar && /etc/init.d/inetutils-inetd restart

gwd · 2012-06-10 08:06:52 6
disable services without uninstalling them

Service (except if using inetd) flagged for disabling with 'remove', then stopped if running.
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update-rc.d -f foobar remove && update-rc.d foobar stop

gwd · 2012-06-10 07:39:28 4

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command line Google I'm Feeling Lucky

opens the Google I'm Feeling Lucky result in lynx, the command line browser

Create an SSH tunnel for accessing your remote MySQL database with a local port

Get your outgoing IP address

should be very consistent cause it's google :-)

Show every subdirectory (zsh)

Count number of files in subdirectories

For each directory from the current one, list the counts of files in each of these directories. Change the -maxdepth to drill down further through directories.

delay: a simple scheduler

the "delay" utility is an invaluable tool for me. with gnu-screen it allows you to schedule something and have it run and output to the current terminal, unlike "at". You can also use it like "sleep" with seconds and also with date: delay until 13:33 friday && echo test get it from: http://onegeek.org/~tom/software/delay/current/delay.c (author: Tom Rothamel)

Erase DVD RW

List bash functions defined in .bash_profile or .bashrc

typeset command gives to stdout all the functions defined in a bash session, -f and -F switches are for: all functions names with body (-f) and all functions names only (-F).

USE WITH CAUTION: perminately delete old kernel packages

Decrypt passwords from Google Chrome and Chromium.

Read this before you down voting and comment that it is not working -> Wont work on latest versions ~75> since database file is locked and has to be decrypted. This is useful if you have an old hdd with a chrome installation and want to decrypt your old passwords fast.

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