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Random Scripts

backup_tool_borg.sh

• Script: backup_tool_borg.sh
• What it does: Universal Borg backup helper with commands for backup, prune, verify, list, status, and cleanup.
• Usage: ./backup_tool_borg.sh [--dry-run] {backup|status|list|verify|prune|cleanup|help}

backup_tool_duplicity.sh

• Script: backup_tool_duplicity.sh
• What it does: Universal Duplicity backup helper with backup, status, list, verify, prune, and cleanup workflows.
• Usage: ./backup_tool_duplicity.sh [--dry-run] {backup|status|list|verify|prune|cleanup|help}

check_proxy.py

• Script: check_proxy.py
• What it does: Prints your direct public IP and SOCKS5-proxied public IP for quick proxy validation.
• Usage: ./check_proxy.py [proxy_host:proxy_port] (default proxy: localhost:3001)

clear_cache.sh

• Script: clear_cache.sh
• What it does: Drops Linux page cache, dentries, and inodes by writing 3 to /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches.
• Usage: sudo ./clear_cache.sh

filename_length.py

• Script: filename_length.py
• What it does: Lists files in a directory sorted by filename length.
• Usage: ./filename_length.py [path] (default: current directory)

mem_usage_per_user.sh

• Script: mem_usage_per_user.sh
• What it does: Shows RSS memory usage aggregated by user, or for one specific user.
• Usage: ./mem_usage_per_user.sh [user]

my_ping.py

• Script: my_ping.py
• What it does: Sends ICMP echo using Scapy and reports whether a host is reachable.
• Usage: sudo ./my_ping.py --address <host>

mysql_backup.sh

• Script: mysql_backup.sh
• What it does: Backs up one MySQL/MariaDB database or all non-system databases.
• Usage: MYSQL_PWD=<password> ./mysql_backup.sh -h <host> -u <user> -d <db|all> [-o <output_dir>]

mysql_backup2csv.sh

• Script: mysql_backup2csv.sh
• What it does: Exports every table from a MySQL database into native CSV files via SELECT ... INTO OUTFILE.
• Usage: ./mysql_backup2csv.sh <db_name> [user] [output_dir]

mysql_db_size.sh

• Script: mysql_db_size.sh
• What it does: Reports database sizes from information_schema.tables in MB.
• Usage: ./mysql_db_size.sh [mysql_options] (example: -h 127.0.0.1 -u root -p)

scroll_string.py

• Script: scroll_string.py
• What it does: Displays entered text as a scrolling line animation in the terminal.
• Usage: ./scroll_string.py

youtube-download.sh

• Script: youtube-download.sh
• What it does: Downloads YouTube playlists or single videos as MP3 (default) or MKV video.
• Usage: ./youtube-download.sh [-v|--video] <url_or_id> [dest_folder]