Script Gallery
UNIX/Linux Shell Scripts, and Windows Batch Files
Video Barcode Script
This script generates beautiful barcode-style images from video files
OSX Shell Script to Read a Web Page Aloud
A one-line OSX shell script to read a web page out loud
Run as System User
Devious use of the Windows scheduler can grant you System privileges
Linux/UNIX Backup Script
Use this script to make regular system backups, and store them off site in a secure encrypted archive
Windows FTP Script
This batch file will automatically connect to an FTP server and download a file of your choice
Windows NetView Script
This script establishes a null session with a Windows host, before running the standard net view command to list out the available shares. This technique will sometimes yield information that would be normally be denied without authentication
Time Arithmetic Utility
A simple command-line utility to add and subtract time values
Windows AutoReg Script
This batch file will run regsrv32.exe against all .ocx and .dll files in a given directory, and can be used to register/unregister COM components en-masse
JAR Search Script
Searches through all Java .jar files in the current directory, and in any sub-directories, looking for the class file that you specify. This can be very handy if you need to use a class in a Java programme, but aren't sure which .jar file contains it
Linux Firewall Reboot Script
This script attempts to ping a list of well-known internet hosts, and if it fails to contact any of them will reboot the system. I have used this with great success on my IPCop firewall, which occasionally drops its internet connection and will reconnect if rebooted. Schedule this using cron to perform a connectivity check every 15 minutes