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quickhowtos [2012/02/25 10:05]
mantis [Rip a media stream]
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 +Find nifty Ubuntu Linux-based recipes here.
  
 +
 +======= Python setup.py to DEB package =======
 +
 +[[http://​www.smallbulb.net/​2011/​194-python-setup-py-to-deb-package | Found]] it here.
 +
 +Often Python packages come with setup.py utility but you'd rather have a .deb file.
 +
 +<code bash>
 +sudo aptitude install python-stdeb
 +python setup.py --command-packages=stdeb.command bdist_deb
 +</​code>​
 +
 +
 +
 +
 +======= Change encoding of a file =======
 +<code bash>
 +iconv -l # lists available encodings
 +
 +iconv -f <present encoding>​ -t <desired encoding>​ <​file>​
 +</​code>​
 +
 +======= Convert images to AVI file =======
 +
 +File names must contain sequence numbers (frame001.png,​ frame002.png etc.)
 +<code bash>
 +mencoder "​mf://​*.PNG"​ -mf fps=10 -o output.avi -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4
 +</​code>​
 +
 +======= Rip a media stream =======
 +<code bash>
 +mplayer ​ -dumpstream -dumpfile orgel.asf mms://​apasf.apa.at/​oe1_live_worldwide
 +mplayer -vc null -vo null -ao pcm:​file=orgel.wav orgel.asf
 +oggenc -Q orgel.wav
 +ogg123 orgel.ogg
 +</​code>​
 +
 +======= Count occurences of pattern in multiple files =======
 +<code bash>
 +egrep -hc  "​ECO>​101<"​ *xml | awk '​{total+=$0}END{print total}'​}}}
 +</​code>​