Tip #787 Create a file of specific size
Recently I needed several files of certain sizes for testing the transfer speed between two machines. Files like this can easily be created with the dd command which lets you create an empty file of desired size.Read more »
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Tip #547 Connect your mic to a remote speaker
You can use the following to output your microphone to a remote computer's speaker:Read more »
Tip #401 Convert nrg to iso
Simply convert .nrg (Nero format) images to .iso format images with dd:Nero writes a 300kb header onto the iso, so dropping the first 300kb results in a .iso format image.
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