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======= 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>