Quick tip: Region Screenshot from CLI
I do mean quick tl;dr: I use a function to quickly import a region: imp filename; drag a region, done. See below for details. Hey… Read More »Quick tip: Region Screenshot from CLI
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An Automated Availability Checker
Is it available yet? Is it available yet? Is it available yet… Background One hundred and fifty days ago, CityFibre came and dug up my… Read More »An Automated Availability Checker
Turning a Dell Wyse 3040 into an HTPC (Part 4)
A TV needs a remote We’ve been putting together an HTPC using a Dell Wyse 3040 thin client PC. The OS, Arch Linux, has been… Read More »Turning a Dell Wyse 3040 into an HTPC (Part 4)
Quick Hacks: A Script to Extract a Single Image/Frame From Video
Long ago, I posted the simple way to get a frame of a video using ffmpeg. I’ve been using that technique for a long time.… Read More »Quick Hacks: A Script to Extract a Single Image/Frame From Video
Quick Hacks: A script to import photos to month-based directories (like Lightroom)
tl;dr: A bash script written in 15 minutes imports files as expected! I was clearing photos off an SD card so that I have space… Read More »Quick Hacks: A script to import photos to month-based directories (like Lightroom)
File creation time on ext4 (Linux)
tl;dr: since coreutils stat does not show file ‘birth’ time, use debugfs -R stat <inode> FS I was curious as to when I wrote a… Read More »File creation time on ext4 (Linux)
Compressing Teamspeak 3 Recordings Using sox
tl;dr: Loop through the files in bash, sox them to FLAC Success! I’ve been combining fileserver contents recently, and I came across a little archive… Read More »Compressing Teamspeak 3 Recordings Using sox
Timesaver: import and combine GoPro Footage with FFmpeg
I’ve been taking my GoPro to Sunday Morning Football (as it is known) for a while now, so I figured I’d automate the process of… Read More »Timesaver: import and combine GoPro Footage with FFmpeg
Correct Way To Iterate Over Files In Bash
Because I keep forgetting, here’s a reminder to myself of the correct way to iterate through files and directories in bash, even considering spaces in… Read More »Correct Way To Iterate Over Files In Bash
Count Arguments In A Bash Script
Another useful tip I’m sure most people will be familiar with, but in bash scripts $# stores the number of arguments passed to the script.… Read More »Count Arguments In A Bash Script