Common tasks Archives

S02E01 Archive this!

So you need to archive data for years (if not decades), and you really don’t trust a service provider to both stay in business, and play fair, for that long a time frame.
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timestamp.sh

A script that will use multiple, publicly available RFC 3161-compatible services for timestamping files.
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archive.sh

A script that will monitor archive directories on a btrfs file system for changes, and call a user-defined bash function with a list of changed files and directories.
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S01E03 Secure backups, and a time-machine for your home office

So, you are the IT department in charge of your home office backups. Let’s implement secure backups, and a time machine for home office Linux users.
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S01E02 »Can I have this as a PDF?«

So, you’ve got a handful of files and need to turn them into PDF format. PDF files that don’t just look good on your device, but everywhere, and are suitable for a long-term archiving.

Here’s what you can do.
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unsearchable2searchablepdfa.sh

A script that will create a PDF/A file with searchable & copyable text, from a source PDF file that (mostly, or totally) hasn’t.
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pics2photodoc.sh

A script that creates a »slideshow« in PDF/A format, from a directory of numbered and named images.
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RSS Guard filter: Modify news item title

A filter for RSS Guard that will match specific text patterns in a news item title, and replace what is matched with something else.
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RSS Guard filter: Mark news item as important

A filter for RSS Guard that will mark a news item as important, if it finds any text that matches specific regular expression patterns.
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RSS Guard feed filtering: Easier skimming, better overview

For your news feeds, we recommend RSS Guard as our application of choice. Here’s a few tips for a better news overview, and how to speed up skimming of news.
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