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@reidransom
reidransom / gist:6042016
Created July 19, 2013 20:13
Auto-starting VirtualBox VMs on OS X

Auto-starting VirtualBox VMs on OS X

After finding a lot of other posts on the topic that didn't work out for me this one did the trick so I'm reposting for my own sense of self preservation.

Link to original article.

Copy the Virtualbox autostart plist template file to your system's LaunchDaemons folder.

sudo cp \

/Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/org.virtualbox.vboxautostart.plist \

@willurd
willurd / web-servers.md
Last active May 13, 2025 13:11
Big list of http static server one-liners

Each of these commands will run an ad hoc http static server in your current (or specified) directory, available at http://localhost:8000. Use this power wisely.

Discussion on reddit.

Python 2.x

$ python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000
@brandonb927
brandonb927 / osx-for-hackers.sh
Last active May 9, 2025 18:09
OSX for Hackers: Yosemite/El Capitan Edition. This script tries not to be *too* opinionated and any major changes to your system require a prompt. You've been warned.
#!/bin/sh
###
# SOME COMMANDS WILL NOT WORK ON macOS (Sierra or newer)
# For Sierra or newer, see https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.macos
###
# Alot of these configs have been taken from the various places
# on the web, most from here
# https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/5b3c8418ed42d93af2e647dc9d122f25cc034871/.osx
@msantos
msantos / bpf.c
Last active September 5, 2024 02:33
Example of using bpf to capture packets
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <err.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>