Very useful CMD commands to use on a Windows machine.

To get system information about a Windows PC, use this simple command in CMD. systeminfo /FO CSV /NHsysteminfo /FO CSV /NH This should give the user a CSV formatted output that can be imported into a spreadsheet. Search a folder of text files for a specific text string. This is…

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Import a WordPress database dump into MySQL easily.

Importing a WordPress database dump into MySQL is very easy, I downloaded a very old backup of my old website, and I wanted to see what was in it. So I installed MySQL and then I had to create the database. mysql> CREATE DATABASE bejiitas_wrath;mysql> CREATE DATABASE bejiitas_wrath; This was…

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Useful TOR hidden links for studying computer security.

Cryptoparty handbook. http://crypty22ijtotell.onion/handbook/index.html. A book about keeping safe online and maintaining anonymity if required. Soylent news. Slashdot styled news website. http://7rmath4ro2of2a42.onion/. NetSec WIKI page. http://netsec7moavvkprc.onion/Main_Page. My Secret World Tech blog. http://32avzir6unmcg2y2.onion/. Debconf Annual Debian conference website. http://gmi5gld3uk5ozvrv.onion/. CyberGuerrilla Anonymous Nexus. http://lu4qfnnkbnduxurt.onion/. Anynymous and secure communication options for the TOR network….

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How to search the apt packages list for a certain package.

The apt command allows the user to search for a specific package. This is very useful if you do not know the exact name for package installation. This is one way. ubuntu ~ $ apt-cache search vimubuntu ~ $ apt-cache search vim This will return a long listing of all…

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Google search terms to find interesting stuff on Google Drive.

To find a lot of interesting stuff on Google Drive, Google Dorks can be of assistance. Various search terms can find interesting files and information that people have stored on their Google Drive. This is the search term: site:drive.google.com [your search term] -“Whoops!”. How to find new open directories: http://palined.com/search/…

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Search for a specific package with dnf on Fedora 22.

To find a specific package that offers a certain file, the whatprovides parameter to dnf will do what you wish. Here is an example, I am looking for all packages that provide the vim command. [jason@hackerbox Documents]$ dnf whatprovides "*/vim" Last metadata expiration check performed 26 days, 19:55:19 ago on…

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Find where an executable is on your Linux system.

Finding the location of an installed program can be annoying. But this is how to find where a program is. The whereis(1) command will print out the installed locations of various programs. darkstar:~/Documents> whereis tcsh tcsh: /usr/bin/tcsh /bin/tcsh /usr/share/man/man1/tcsh.1.gzdarkstar:~/Documents> whereis tcsh tcsh: /usr/bin/tcsh /bin/tcsh /usr/share/man/man1/tcsh.1.gz The find command will also…

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How to find out which rpm package provides a file that you need.

How to find out what rpm package provides a file that you need. The yum provides command is useful for finding out this information. You may use wildcards to search for a file, this can make finding it easier. [homer@localhost jackhammer]$ yum provides */redhat**.jpg Loaded plugins: langpacks nagios-3.5.1-4.fc20.x86_64 : Nagios…

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New Ubuntu HUD to enable context search of menus.

This is a video showcasing the new HUD, or Heads Up Display that the Ubuntu developers have created. This requires the Unity desktop though… Instead of browsing the menus, you just type in the HUD that you bring down with the Alt key and this allows you to search the…

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Google Gravity search page.

Google Gravity. The closest thing to a vanilla Google search page. Google`s search page has grown quite bloated and it is good to be able to use a simpler Google search option. I tried this in Firefox 7.0.1 and it worked perfectly. Once you finish typing your search query the…

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Google discontinues Linux & *BSD search pages.

http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2011-06-08-018-41-NW-DP   Search engine giant Google has discontinued it`s dedicated Linux and *BSD search pages, preferring a standard unified search page instead, this is part of the new Google, where search quality has improved considerably and now you can search using search terms like [ubuntu nvidia issue] or [fedora 15…

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