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Create random filenames with random content I wanted to test filesystem checking on a large XFS filesystem and needed to fill the filesystem. The task was to create files on random with different file size and names...
Give DD a progress bar This is a short description on how you can get a progress bar to your dd command or other commands as well using the command pv. pv is a shell pipeline element to meter data...
Blocking Unwanted Connections with a Hosts File You can use a HOSTS file to block ads, banners, 3rd party Cookies, 3rd party page counters, web bugs, and even most hijackers. This is accomplished by blocking the...
Remux MTS (AVCHD) files to MKV using mkvmerge in linux This post came to life because I did not manager to get my newly aquired Raspberry Pi 512MB version revision 2 running raspbmc to play my MTS files without freeze/rebuffering....