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How to get the hostname of a local machine using Java
Answer:
The following codes illtsraeted how to get the hostname of the local machine using Java.
import java.net.InetAddress;
public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
try {
InetAddress addr = InetAddress.getLocalHost();
// Get hostname
String hostName = addr.getHostName();
System.out.println(hostName);
} catch (Exception e) {}
}
}
Split on specific characters on Bash Script's for loop
Answer:
If you want to Bash script's for loop to split on non white-space characters, you can change the IFS, e.g.
#!/bin/bash
IFS='-'
list="a-b-c-d-e"
for c in $list; do
echo $c
doneThe above script will split on the character '-'
E.g.
# ./test.sh
a
b
c
d
e
Sending email using raw SMTP commands
Answer:
You can send email(s) by connecting to your SMTP server, and using raw SMTP commands.
E.g. assume your SMTP is localhost, listening port 25, enter the commands in bold
# telnet localhost 25
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.localdomain.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 smtp.example.com ESMTP Postfix (Ubuntu)
helo localhost
250 smtp.example.com
mail from: [email protected]
250 2.1.0 Ok
rcpt to: [email protected]
250 2.1.5 Ok
data
354 End data with
This is a test mail
.
250 2.0.0 Ok: queued as BA2FD1DB96
quit
221 2.0.0 Bye
Connection closed by foreign host.
Remove un-staged files or directories from Git repository
Answer:
To remove newly added files or directories under a Git repository (but un-staged yet), do:
# git clean -fdn
Check if the files/directories are really okay to remove. Then, execute the command again without the '-n'
# git clean -fd
Move cursor to the end of line in VIM
Answer:
To move to the end of a line in VIM, type
$
You can also type "A" to append at end of the line.
