Python and Shell utility scripts

Collection of Bash and Python scripts I've made that may be generally useful

function	description
checkIP	Sends you an email automatically if your IP address changes
getIP	gets your public IP address (not the internal NAT address)
mx	mount network share example using SSHFS
memfree	Estimates available RAM
doc2pdf	convert .doc, .docx, .rtf to PDF using LibreOffice

Usage

SSHFS mount/unmount

1. Mounting the "U" network drive at Boston University over SSHFS (slight modifications to the script allow using this anywhere)

   one time setup:

    mkdir ~/U
   

2. mount U drive to your PC, like "mounting a network drive" in Windows, here we assume the BU username is jdoe:

    mU jdoe
   

and your network drive is available as ~/U

3. Unmounting the "U" drive. When done for the day, suggest unmounting in case to help mitigate security risks:

    uU
   

Note: if you have any files open (like say a spreadsheet on the ~/U drive), ~/U will stay connected until you close that file(s).

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Get Public IP address

python getIP.py