What is the most useful script you've written for everyday life? [closed]

Answer 1

#! /bin/bash
# check to see if site is up
#   if it is, don't worry
#   if it's down, restart apache after get a process listing
#
# v.1 Warren M Myers - initial stab
#     31 Aug 06
#

ERRCOD='7'
WHEN=`date +%d%b%y`
REPT="~/psaux.$WHEN.txt"
STARS='********************'

curl -I http://www.shodor.org > /var/tmp/curlret.txt

if [ "$?" = "$ERRCOD" ]; then
    # return was unable to connect to host: save ps -aux; mail report
    ps -aux > $REPT
    echo $STARS
    echo 'curl return results'
    echo
    cat curlret.txt
    echo
    echo $STARS
    echo 'ps -aux results'
    cat $REPT
    echo
    echo $STARS
    echo 'restarting apache'
    /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
    echo 'apache restarted'
    echo
    echo "ps -aux results saved in $REPT"
fi

rm -f /var/tmp/curlret.txt