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Static Site Generator         Source
        Static Site Generator Usage:
        Usage: ./ssg.sh SOURCE-FILES-DIR DESTINATION-DIR SITE-NAME SITE-PREFIX
        Example: ./ssg.sh ~/website-src /var/www/website WesleyBallard.com http://
Artha - Offline Dictionary         Source
        With the program running highlight a word a press CTL + ALT + W to get the definition.
Evolution - Desktop Email Client         Source
        Supports Email, Calenar, Contacts, Tasks, Memos.
yt-dlp - YouTube Download Utility         Source
Best video and best audio:
                yt-dlp --no-overwrite --format bv+ba YOUTUBE-LINK
Best video, best audio, write description file, embed data:
                yt-dlp \
                    --no-overwrite \
                    --format bv+ba \
                    --write-description \
                    --embed-subs \
                    --embed-thumbnail \
                    --embed-metadata \
                    --embed-chapters \
                    --embed-info-json \
                    YOUTUBE-LINK
1080p video, best audio, write desciption file, embed data, add upload date to filename:
                yt-dlp \
                    --no-overwrite \
                    --format "bv*[height=1080]+ba/b" \
                    --write-description \
                    --windows-filenames \
                    --progress \
                    --embed-subs \
                    --embed-thumbnail \
                    --embed-metadata \
                    --embed-chapters \
                    --embed-info-json \
                    -o "%(upload_date>%Y-%m-%d)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s" \
                    Youtube-Link
GuestMount - Mount Disk Images To Host         Source
        Mount VMWare Disk Image:
                guestmount -a diskimage.vmdk -i --ro /mnt/MountPoint
KeePassXC - Local Password Manager
        Source
            After installation, open settings under 'Tools' then 'Settings'
            Click tab 'General', under 'Basic Settings' Check the boxes for
            'Automatically launch KeePassXC at system startup'.
            'Minimize window after unlocking database'
            Scroll to bottom under 'User Interface', Check the boxes for
            'Show a system tray icon'
            'Hide window to system tray when minimized'
            Click 'OK'
RSync - File Syncing Utility         Source
        Sync from EXT4 to NTFS formated drives:
                Writing to a NTFS filesystem requires 'fuse' and 'ntfs-3g' to be installed.
                Using '-a' will attempt to match security permissions which is not possible with NTFS.
                This results in all files being listed, rather than just the new/modified files.
                rsync -rtvin --progress Source-Dir/ Destination-Dir/
                -n (Dry-Run) (Remove this option to actually copy files)
                -r (Recursive)
                -t (Preserve modification times)
                -v (Verbose)
                -i (Itemize Changes) (Output a change-summary for all updates)
TCPDump - Network Packet Capture Source - sudo apt get install tcpdump
Capture incoming ICMP packets sudo tcpdump -i NETWORK-DEVICE-NAME icmp
Capture TCP packets on port 80 sudo tcpdump tcp port 80
XWD - Capture window to a PNG Source
Click window to be captured xwd | xwdtopnm | pnmtopng > Output.png
Debian Debug Source
Check boot log sudo journalctl -b
Shred - Securely Erase HDD sudo shred -v -z -n1 /dev/sdc
        -v = Display progress
        -z = Write all zeros to drive to obscure drive wipe.
        -n1 = Times to wipe the drive. ( Wipe once in this example.)
SSH - Secure Shell Source Source
        Generate an SSH key
            ssh-keygen
        -----
        Copy public key to a server
            ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub -p SSH-PORT user@hostame.tld
        -----
        Find the fingerprint of your SSH key
            ssh-keygen -lf ~/.ssh/id_KEYTYPE
        -----
        Find the fingerprint of SSH host key
            ssh-keygen -lf /etc/ssh/ssh_host_KEYTYPE_key
Git - Version Control Don't list untracked files for the git status command.
        git status -uno
setxkbmap - Keyboard Mapping Swap the Escape and Caps Lock key
      setxkbmap -option caps:swapescape
      Add to ~/.profile
      Other options are possible:
      caps:none to deactivate
      caps:escape to make it an additional escape
      caps:super to make it an additional super (windows) key.
SetCap - Set File Capabilities Allow binary ran as non-priviliaged user to bind to low ports ex. 80, 443.
      sudo setcap CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE=+eip /path/to/binary
VIM - Text Editor
      Search and replace first occurrence on one line.
      :s/searchtext/replacetext/
      Search and replace With Confirmation first occurrence on one line.
      :s/searchtext/replacetext/c
      Search and replace all occurrences on one line.
      :s/searchtext/replacetext/g
      Search and replace all occurrences in the file.
      :%s/searchtext/replacetext/g
      Search Case-Insensitive and replace all occurrences in the file.
      :%s/searchtext/replacetext/gi
EXIFTool - Image MetaData Removal
      Remove metadata from all images in the directory where the command is executed.
      exiftool -overwrite_original -recurse -all= *
Brasero - Graphical CD/DVD Burner Source
MiniCom - Serial Communication
    Example:
      Monitor device /dev/ttyUSB0 with baudrate 9600.
      minicom -D /dev/ttyUSB0 -b 9600

    Send Characters To Serial Device:
        Press: CTRL+A
        Press: O
        Arrow Down To "Serial Port Setup"
        Press: ENTER
        Disable "Hardware Flow Control"
        Press: F
        Exit The Menu
        Press: ESC

      Save The Settings As Default
        Arrow Down To "Save Setup As DFL"
        Press: Enter
        Exit The Menu
        Press: ESC