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futil 2.0 is available for download as a gzip compress tar file (.tgz)

Use "tar -zxf futil-2.0.tgz" to unpack, then see README.txt

Contents
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archive - Takes a compressed tar snapshot of the current working directory
base64 - Encode/decode ASCII/base64 text from stdin or the command line
biggest - List keywords ordered by length
chpass - Change UNIX login password on multiple hosts
cm2in - Convert centimeters to inches
connect - kermit(1) script to bring serial port 0 on-line
count - Return a vector based on start, stop, and step values
create - Create a comment header and start editing a source code file
cvss - Show the status of the files in a CVS workarea
fails2csv - Extract ssh login failures as comma separated values
ffunlock - Remove Firefox lock file
fnedit - Find regex or string within files and edit the files
fwlog - Monitor the firewall messages and display just the essential info
httpcode - Display info about the supplied HTTP status code(s)
imback - "I'm back": Re sync to network after resume from suspend
installmod - Install the named CPAN Perl module
ip2name - Lookup DNS names for the supplied IP addresses
kill-evolution - Kill lurking evolution(1) processes
lanmon - Monitor the LAN for client activity
linkhere - Make a symlink in ~/bin to a file in "."
lspm - List manually installed CPAN Perl modules and versions
mm2in - Convert millimeters to inches
mntshare - Mount a Windows network share folder
pcvs - pserver adapted cvs(1) command
phpinfo - Run php_info() function to list the PHP config info
prman - Format and print man(1) page(s) to a Postscript printer.
prsrc - Format and print source file(s) to a Postscript printer.
prtxt - Format and print text files(s) to a Postscript printer.
psgrep - Locate process by string in ps(1) sorted list
pstty - Display processes associated with a specified pty
pushrc - Push your basic ~/.rc files to remote host(s)
pushsshk - Push your ssh public key(s) to remote host(s)
pushxauth - Push the authority records for local X displays to a remote host
rdc - Forward a remote desktop connection to a remote LAN via ssh
rpmgrep - Search for installed RPM(s) using regex
scale - Write a scale line (or fixed length comment) to stdout
scanlog - Scan secure log for ssh login cracking attempts
shellfns - Some handy functions for your shell
sortbyid - Sort passwd or group entries on stdin in ascending order
sortbyip - Sort IP addresses on stdin in ascending order
spinloop - Run some children in a tight loop to put load on the processor.
startwf - Configure and start WLAN interface using profile names
sysbackup - Backup key operating system configuration files
systray - Launch common system configuration applications by keyword
taillog - Tail a remote server's logfile in real-time
vnc - Forward a vnc connection to remote LAN via ssh
wt - "Who's there?" on the LAN... read more

Contents
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archive - Takes a compressed tar snapshot of the current working directory
base64 - Encode/decode ASCII/base64 text from stdin or the command line
biggest - List keywords ordered by length
chpass - Change UNIX login password on multiple hosts
cm2in - Convert centimeters to inches
connect - kermit(1) script to bring serial port 0 on-line
count - Return a vector based on start, stop, and step values
create - Create a comment header and start editing a source code file
cvss - Show the status of the files in a CVS workarea
fails2csv - Extract ssh login failures as comma separated values
ffunlock - Remove Firefox lock file
fnedit - Find regex or string within files and edit the files
fwlog - Monitor the firewall messages and display just the essential info
imback - "I'm back": Re sync to network after resume from suspend
installmod - Install the named CPAN Perl module
ip2name - Lookup DNS names for the supplied IP addresses
kill-evolution - Kill lurking evolution(1) processes
lanmon - Monitor the LAN for client activity
linkhere - Make a symlink in ~/bin to a file in "."
lspm - List manually installed CPAN Perl modules and versions
mm2in - Convert millimeters to inches
mntshare - Mount a Windows network share folder
pcvs - pserver adapted cvs(1) command
phpinfo - Run php_info() function to list the PHP config info
prman - Format and print man(1) page(s) to a Postscript printer.
prsrc - Format and print source file(s) to a Postscript printer.
prtxt - Format and print text files(s) to a Postscript printer.
psgrep - Locate process by string in ps(1) sorted list
pstty - Display processes associated with a specified pty
pushrc - Push your basic ~/.rc files to remote host(s)
pushsshk - Push your ssh public key(s) to remote host(s)
pushxauth - Push the authority records for local X displays to a remote host
rdc - Forward a remote desktop connection to a remote LAN via ssh
rpmgrep - Search for installed RPM(s) using regex
scale - Write a scale line (or fixed length comment) to stdout
scanlog - Scan secure log for ssh login cracking attempts
shellfns - Some handy functions for your shell
sortbyid - Sort passwd or group entries on stdin in ascending order
sortbyip - Sort IP addresses on stdin in ascending order
startwf - Configure and start WLAN interface using profile names
sysbackup - Backup key operating system configuration files
systray - Launch common system configuration applications by keyword
taillog - Tail a remote server's logfile in real-time
vnc - Forward a vnc connection to remote LAN via ssh
wt - "Who's there?" on the LAN... read more

futil-v1_2.tgz is available for download, from the project page. See the project's "Open Discussion" forum for more information.

Note: The scripts were developed on Fedora Core, I don't guarantee they'll run on other Linux systems, but in most cases I speculate they
will. I've added "check interoperability with Cygwin and Ubuntu" as a medium priority task on my "to do" list.

It would be nice to know how well they apply to Mac OS, too. I don't have a Mac, so if anyone can provide some feedback on that, I'd appreciate it.... read more

futil-v1_1.tgz is available for download, from the project page. See the project's "Open Discussion" forum for more information.

futil-v1_0.tgz is available for download, from the project page. See the project's "Open Discussion" forum for more information.