earthgecko

#!/bin/bash
# bash generate random alphanumeric string
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# bash generate random 32 character alphanumeric string (upper and lowercase) and 
NEW_UUID=$(cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | fold -w 32 | head -n 1)

# bash generate random 32 character alphanumeric string (lowercase only)
cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-z0-9' | fold -w 32 | head -n 1

arnold-almeida

#!/bin/bash
# For recursive operation, I saved the script below to this location: "/usr/local/bin/symtohard". 
# Any directory in your $PATH will work just fine. After putting it there, make sure to run:
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# chmod +x /usr/local/bin/symtohard
#
# Converts all symbolic links in a directory to hard links. See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1508728 for any updates/problems.
#
# Run via cmd below without []
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