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return external ip
curl inet-ip.info -> 113.33.232.62\n curl inet-ip.info/ip -> 113.33.232.62 curl inet-ip.info/json -> JSON print curl inet-ip.info/json/indent -> JSON pretty print curl inet-ip.info/yaml -> YAML format curl inet-ip.info/toml -> TOML format http://inet-ip.info

See KeepAlive counters on tcp connections
See connection's tcp timers

Manipulate the metadata when the photo was taken, this will shift with +15hours + 30min

urldecode with AWK
Fast and simple awk urldecoder! Note: Parameter -n is specific to GNU awk

Get playlist for Livestream on YouTube

Create a mirror of a local folder, on a remote server
Create a exact mirror of the local folder "/root/files", on remote server 'remote_server' using SSH command (listening on port 22) (all files & folders on destination server/folder will be deleted)

Create a bash script from last commands
In order to write bash-scripts, I often do the task manually to see how it works. I type ### at the start of my session. The function fetches the commands from the last occurrence of '###', excluding the function call. You could prefix this with a here-document to have a proper script-header. Delete some lines, add a few variables and a loop, and you're ready to go. This function could probably be much shorter...

grep for minus (-) sign
Use flag "--" to stop switch parsing

Find only *.doc and *xls files on Windows partition
When using regex - there is no need to use -o and 2nd regex.

openssl Generate Self Signed SSL Certifcate
generating self signed ssl certificate to use in dovecot postfix nginx Self signed certificates can be used for private encryptions between server and client and must be manually accepted on browser/ client


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