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Script to generate local mac IP as a QR code
#!/bin/bash
# Check if qrencode is installed
if ! [ -x "$(command -v qrencode)" ]; then
# Install qrencode if it is not installed
brew install qrencode
fi
# Find the local IP address of the Mac
ip_address=$(ifconfig | grep "inet " | grep -v 127.0.0.1 | awk '{print $2}')
# Modify the IP address to include ":3000" at the end
modified_ip_address="$ip_address:3000"
# Add "http://" to the front of the modified IP address
url="http://$modified_ip_address"
# Use the qrencode command to generate a QR code for the URL
qrencode -o - -t UTF8 "$url"
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