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Collecting linux shell scripts/commands (feddit.org)

submitted 2 days ago by Localhorst86@feddit.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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We all know this. We need to do a specific task and with the help of the internet we find a specific tool alongside command line parameters to do the job right from the shell.

What is a good way of collecting/documenting these snippets on your own for future reference and use? Just a text file in the home folder?

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[–] Cris16228@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I prefer my -f "bestvideo[ext=mp4]+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/best[ext=mp4]/best" --concurrent-fragments 12 --throttled-rate 100K -o "%(uploader)s/%(playlist_title|)s/%(playlist_index&{} - |)s%(title)s.%(ext)s"

Since it saves it based on the channel and if is a playlist, it makes a folder based in that

Channel
- Playlist (if is a playlist, otherwise save inside channel)
- - - title.extension (if not a playlist, it doesn't add the -

Not sure if --concurrent-fragments 12 --throttled-rate 100K does actually something.

I'm interested in the rsync part for backups, do you have a good guide or video for that? Thanks

[–] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I’m interested in the rsync part for backups, do you have a good guide or video for that? Thanks

I don't really have a guide or anything for it to hand, but essentially what that alias is doing is:

rsync = running rsync
--ignore-existing = as you might have guessed, this tells rsync not to copy a file if it already exists at the destination.
-rav = additional arguments. r = recursive, IE also copy subfolders. a = archive mode, preserves things like symlinks etc. and v = verbose, just tells you extra info about what's going on.

So with that alias, I can just type rs [target folder] [destination folder] and it'll copy it across exactly as it is, ignore anything that's already there and tell me precisely what it's doing.

[–] Cris16228@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What if I added my own local server in dolphin? Can I use it's path to sync a local (Linux) folder to the server?

[–] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

Hmm, I have no idea to be honest! I just back up to an external drive. It does look like you can rsync to anything you have SSH access to, but I've never tried it personally.