Collection of Bash and Python scripts I've made that may be generally useful
function | description |
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checkIP | Sends you an email automatically if your IP address changes |
getIP | gets your public IP address (not the internal NAT address) |
mx | mount network share example using SSHFS |
memfree | Estimates available RAM |
doc2pdf | convert .doc, .docx, .rtf to PDF using LibreOffice |
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Mounting the "U" network drive at Boston University over SSHFS (slight modifications to the script allow using this anywhere)
one time setup:
mkdir ~/U
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mount U drive to your PC, like "mounting a network drive" in Windows, here we assume the BU username is
jdoe
:mU jdoe
and your network drive is available as ~/U
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Unmounting the "U" drive. When done for the day, suggest unmounting in case to help mitigate security risks:
uU
Note: if you have any files open (like say a spreadsheet on the ~/U
drive), ~/U
will stay connected until you close that file(s).
Get Public IP address
python getIP.py