name="John"
echo ${name}
echo ${name/J/j}    #=> "john" (substitution)
echo ${name:0:2}    #=> "Jo" (slicing)
echo ${name::2}     #=> "Jo" (slicing)
echo ${name::-1}    #=> "Joh" (slicing)
echo ${name:(-1)}   #=> "n" (slicing from right)
echo ${name:(-2):1} #=> "h" (slicing from right)
echo ${food:-Cake}  #=> $food or "Cake"

#diskRipper.sh by Leif Messinger
#For use on debian, where your cds aren't immediately mounted
wall "CD inserted boss"
set -x	#echo on

cdDrivePath=$(ls -l /dev/cdrom | awk '{print $NF}')
#CD could have no label, so that's why I need awk
cdLabel=$(lsblk -n "/dev/$cdDrivePath" -o label)
if [[ ! -z "$cdLabel" ]]; then	#CD has label
folderName=$cdLabel
echo "The cd label is ${folderName}"
if mkdir ./cds/"${folderName}"; then	#Folder didn't exist before
sudo mount /dev/cdrom ./.cdmountpoint

sudo cp -r ./.cdmountpoint/* "./cds/${folderName}"
sudo chmod -R 777 "./cds/${folderName}"

sudo umount ./.cdmountpoint
eject
wall "CD done and ejecting"
else
wall "Already read that cd, skipped"
fi
else
wall "CD had no label, skipped"
fi

#!/bin/bash
#Takes command line arguments and pulls the header files.
#Good for checking if the function you want is in the header or not.
#cppToStdout.sh "time.h"
while [ "$1" != "" ]; do
	echo "#include<$1>" | g++ -x c++ -E -
	shift
done

#pinger.sh by Leif Messinger
#./pinger.sh [ADDRESS] to search
#./pinger.sh [ADDRESS] & to search in the background
#https://serverfault.com/a/42382
ping_cancelled=false # Keep track of whether the loop was cancelled, or succeeded
until ping -c1 "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1; do :; done & # The "&" backgrounds it
trap "kill $!; ping_cancelled=true" SIGINT
wait $! # Wait for the loop to exit, one way or another
trap - SIGINT # Remove the trap, now we're done with it
if [ "$ping_cancelled" == true ] #https://stackoverflow.com/a/21210966/10141528
then
	printf "The pinger for $1 just closed bro.\n"
else
	printf "$1 IS UP BROOO\a\n"
fi

awk '\
{ for (i=1; i<=NF; i++) { ++D[$i]; } }\
END { for (i in D) { print i, D[i] } }\
' words.txt | sort -nr -k 2

#!/bin/bash
#Takes all the c and h files in the current directory and prints them
#Yup, it's that easy
for file in *.h *.hpp *.c *.cpp; do
	#If it exists
	if [ -f "$file" ]; then
	echo "//===============$file==============="
	cat $file
	fi
done