merging many pdf files into one.

Given input files: 0001.pdf, 0002.pdf, 0003.pdf.
Output file: output.pdf
Requirements: GhostScript

gs -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOUTPUTFILE=output.pdf -dBATCH 0001.pdf 0002.pdf 0003.pdf

ZSH on rootnode

Howto use zsh on rootnode, and get almost all of benefits that are preconfigured for bash usage on korn.rootnode.net.

1. % chsh -s /usr/bin/zsh
2. create a ~/.zshrc file with the following contents:
   

   
   PATH="/adm/szatan/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/games"
   if [ -d "$HOME/tmp" ] ; then
     TMPDIR="$HOME/tmp"
     TEMP="$TMPDIR"
     TMP="$TMPDIR"
   fi
    
   JAVA_HOME="/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.10"
   TMOUT=3600
   JAVA_OPTS="$JAVA_OPTS -Xms128m -Xmx255m"
   [ -d "$HOME/bin" ] && PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"
   [ -d "$HOME/man" ] && MANPATH="$HOME/bin:$MANPATH"
   MAIL=~/Maildir
   EDITOR="/usr/bin/vim"
   [ ! -f "$HOME/.nosplash" ] && /adm/szatan/bin/splash
   [ ! -f "$HOME/.nomotd" ] && cat /etc/motd.rootnode
   

   
   

automounting ftpfs using curlftpfs and autofs

Software requirements:

1. working autofs instalation
2. fuse
3. curlftpfs

Procedure:

1. create /sbin/mount.curl containing:
#!/bin/bash
curlftpfs $1 $2 -o allow_other,disable_eprt

   


2. create /sbin/umount.curl containing:
#!/bin/bash
fusermount -u $1

   


3. make both created *.curl files executable


4. 
   add /mnt/ftp /etc/autofs/auto.ftp --ghost
   to /etc/autofs/auto.master
   


5. create /etc/autofs/auto.ftp file containing:
   
myFTP -fstype=curl,allow_other :ftp\://USER\:PASSWORD\@MACHINE/

   

Et voila!
cd /mnt/ftp/myFTP; ls