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#!/bin/bash
#don't write shell scripts without this...
set -e

cd /my/folder

#Use timeout and flock to run your unreliable script every minute. Run only one copy. Useful against REST APIs for example
timeout --signal=KILL 59 flock -n /tmp/mycommand.lock -c 'mystupid long command'

#Log stdout and stderr. Discard stdout so cron doesn't mail you about it, but still receive mail for errors.

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class NestedDict(dict):
    def __getitem__(self, key):
        if key in self: return self.get(key)
        return self.setdefault(key, NestedDict())
        
        #http://ohuiginn.net/mt/2010/07/nested_dictionaries_in_python.html retrieved 2014-05-09
        #Credit (and thanks) to Dan O'Huiginn
        #could also use __missing__ instead:
 
 class NestedDict(dict):   

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#this is only for OSX
#first, install git. http://git-scm.com/download/mac
cd ~/Library/Application\ Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/Kerbal\ Space\ Program/saves && git init

(crontab -l ; echo '*/5 * * * * cd ~/Library/Application\ Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/Kerbal\ Space\ Program/saves && git add -A && git commit -m "`date`" &> /dev/null') | crontab -

#confirm your crontab is good to go
crontab -l

##to revert

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  def self.load(data_bag, name, secret = nil) #secret can be nil
    raw_hash = Chef::DataBagItem.load(data_bag, name) #load the raw (encrypted) hash into a databag object
    secret = secret || self.load_secret #if secret is specified, this or operator short circuits and returns the first value. if secret is nil, calls self.load secret (L7)
    self.new(raw_hash, secret) #return a new object
  end

  def self.load_secret(path=nil) #again, path can be nil
    path ||= Chef::Config[:encrypted_data_bag_secret] # a shortcut to saying path = path || Chef::Config... as L3
    if !path #nothing in path, means the default secret location wasn't set either. are you seeing this error?
      raise ArgumentError, "No secret specified to load_secret and no secret found at #{Chef::Config.platform_specific_path('/etc/chef/encrypted_data_bag_secret')}"

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<< secret = Chef::EncryptedDataBagItem.load_secret(Chef::EncryptedDataBagItem::DEFAULT_SECRET_FILE)
<< splunk_auth_items = Chef::EncryptedDataBagItem.load("splunk_auth",node['splunk']['indexer_env'] + '_auth_creds',secret)
>> splunk_auth_items = Chef::EncryptedDataBagItem.load("splunk_auth",node['splunk']['indexer_env'] + '_auth_creds')

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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fc5b76d..abf8a27 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,23 @@
-.bundle
-.cache
-.kitchen
-bin
+_Store

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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fc5b76d..abf8a27 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,23 @@
-.bundle
-.cache
-.kitchen
-bin
+_Store