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# prints stdout and logs to file 
function logger ()
{
	echo "${1}" | tee -a $LOG_FILE
}

# function to wrap errors and exit
# USAGE: rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]} ; check_return_value
rc=0
function check_return_value

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$path = 'C:\omar\Web.config'
$xml = [xml](Get-Content $path)
$UseWebResourceCDN=$xml.configuration.appSettings.add | where {$_.key -eq 'UseWebResourceCDN'}
$UseWebResourceCDN.Value = 'True'
$xml.save($path)

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# load xml
[xml]$xml = `what evber out put that prints xml - or can load xml from file path`

# read xml contents
$xml.nodeName.ChildNodes

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sc.exe config $ServiceName start= "delayed-auto"

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## incomplete; just a guide so I can remember

$log_file
last_length = `cat /tmp/${log_file}_last_length`
current_legnth = 'wc -c $log_file'

if [[ $last_file_length > 0 ]] ; then
	diff_length = current_length - last_length
	if [[ diff_length >= 0 ]] ; then

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# This script will first install the "PSWindowsUpdate" PS Module and then install KBs we specify in this script
#  KB_ID        Description
#  KB3042553    MS15-034 Critical: Vulnerability in HTTP.sys Could Allow Remote Code Execution - https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms15-034.aspx

# TO DO make it more robust where we can pass kb articles by hash and loop check
$kb_to_patch="KB3042553"

$ps_windows_update_zip="C:\Windows\temp\PSWindowsUpdate.zip"
$ps_modules_dir="C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules"

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$EC2_launch_time = Get-Date (Get-EC2Instance -Instance $instanceId | % { $_.RunningInstance } | Select-Object -expand LaunchTime) -format "M/d/yyyy hh:mm:ss tt"
$Windows_bootTime = Get-Date (Get-CimInstance -ClassName win32_operatingsystem | select -expand lastbootuptime).tostring().trim() -format "M/d/yyyy hh:mm:ss tt"

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gawk -vFPAT='[^,]*|"[^"]*"' '{print $1,$2,$3}'

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tar ... | ssh ...

pipe_exit_status="${PIPESTATUS[@]}"
tar_status=`echo $pipe_exit_status | awk '{print $1}'`
ssh_status=`echo $pipe_exit_status | awk '{print $2}'`

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python:
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import urllib2

urllib2.urlopen("https://dynamicdns.park-your-domain.com/update?host=%s&domain=%s&password=%s" % ("SUBDOMAIN", "DOMAIN", "namecheap.dynamicDNS.PASSWORD"))