tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18023874842848446002024-03-14T09:54:51.825+01:00Linux ProjectMy personal help file for Linux related stuff.erikhephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14645743040570723955noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802387484284844600.post-10819697074860800542021-09-21T18:45:00.009+02:002021-09-21T19:56:13.234+02:00Using linux' find command<p>Strangely enough I sometimes have a need to find a file which I don't know exactly where is. Even though I am sure I am the only one with this problem I will try to explain how to search for a file on my computer.</p><p>To make this a rather short how-to I will only give some pointers about using the find-command.<span></span></p><a href="https://linproject.blogspot.com/2021/09/using-linux-find-command.html#more">Read more »</a>erikhephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14645743040570723955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802387484284844600.post-54556816499826605212017-11-10T18:10:00.000+01:002018-09-25T07:50:27.881+02:00Getting stats from dd -commandWhile trying to move the contents of one partition to another I used the dd -command like this: <br />
(<span style="color: red;">DO NOT cut'n'paste this command</span>)<br />
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<code class="php">
dd if=/dev/sda7 of=/dev/sda1
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Here's how to get the progress of a long dd-copy:<br />
<ol>
<li>Open up a terminal (T1) and run your dd-command.</li>
<li>Open another terminal (T2) by pressing Ctrl+Shift +T</li>
<li>In terminal T2 type in: ps aux | grep dd</li>
<li>Find the Pid for the dd-command</li>
<li>In terminal T2 type: kill -USR1 <pid></li>
<li>Go back to T1 to see the stats printed.</li>
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Repeat points 5 and 6 to keep getting an update.<br />
<br />EHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949160140558360157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802387484284844600.post-84136063212266533892015-09-03T15:13:00.003+02:002017-11-10T18:09:32.523+01:00Wordpress Permalinks not working?When creating a local website on your own webserver running Apache2 and using Wordpress, you will see that the URL is created by referring to different kind of ID's. This could be Post ID's, Category ID's, Page ID's and so on. So I went into the Wordpress Administration Panel and told it to use permalinks instead. Hoping this would make the URL's a little prettier...<br>
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<a href="https://linproject.blogspot.com/2015/09/wordpress-permalinks-not-working.html#more">Read more »</a>EHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949160140558360157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802387484284844600.post-71026812964525082312015-03-31T09:41:00.000+02:002017-10-26T08:43:41.662+02:00Remmina connection problemAfter the latest update on my Ubuntu 14.04 Remmina would not connect to one of my Windows computers. I remembered having had this problem before, but was not able to remember the solution. (Even though I knew the solution was a very simple one.)<br>
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So I started googling and after a while I found the very simple solution to this problem.<br>
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<a href="https://linproject.blogspot.com/2015/03/lvm-snapshot-example.html#more">Read more »</a>EHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949160140558360157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802387484284844600.post-10974705604229711402015-02-24T09:30:00.000+01:002015-02-24T09:30:39.689+01:00SUM filtered rows in LibreOffice using SUBTOTALIn Libre Office Calc you sometimes need to filter data using the Autofilter. And of course you would like to know the sum of the values filtered. This is where you'll want to use the <b>SUBTOTAL()</b> function. To get the subtotal of the filtered values you'll need to tell the subtotal function which function you would like to use on the filtered rows.<br>
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<a href="https://linproject.blogspot.com/2015/02/sum-filtered-rows-in-libreoffice-using.html#more">Read more »</a>EHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949160140558360157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802387484284844600.post-12374996379652413282015-01-26T13:00:00.000+01:002015-02-03T20:33:25.901+01:00LibreOffice - using INDIRECT() for cell referencing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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At times I need to summarize values from another sheet in Libre Office, and get an output that will group some values together. In my example I have a small table that could contain from 10 to 1000 rows. The table I want is to be grouped by date, and I want to know how much I have spent on a specific day.<br>
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<a href="https://linproject.blogspot.com/2015/01/libreoffice-referencing-cells.html#more">Read more »</a>EHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949160140558360157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802387484284844600.post-80646433480988887842014-03-07T08:24:00.000+01:002015-03-23T21:06:53.848+01:00Cleaning out linux-image-x.x.xx-xx-* filesI was suddenly denied access to my in-house web-server with a message telling me the disk is full. After a quick check with <b>df -h</b> I could confirm the root partition used 100%.<br>
First I started to look for "user -files" I could remove, but found out there wasn't all that many of them. Most of the usage was in the folders <b>/lib</b>, <b>/usr</b> and <b>/var</b>. A quick question to my friend google took me in the direction that there could be some linux-image files no longer used that were spending my disk.<br>
Some more searching gave me the following solution to removing these unused kernel files:<br>
<a href="https://linproject.blogspot.com/2014/03/cleaning-out-linux-image-xxxx-xx-files.html#more">Read more »</a>EHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949160140558360157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802387484284844600.post-12867384503904335162014-01-29T18:45:00.000+01:002014-01-29T18:45:00.071+01:00Personal emails - Mail Merge add-on<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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About a year ago I added some info about this little add-on for thunderbird calle Merge Email. I then described how-to use the address-book to make merged emails. Since I am a bit of a fan of this add-on I'll describe using it with a csv-file.<br>
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<a href="https://linproject.blogspot.com/2014/01/personal-emails-mail-merge-add-on.html#more">Read more »</a>EHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949160140558360157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802387484284844600.post-63647436709733340412014-01-23T10:00:00.000+01:002014-01-23T10:00:03.904+01:00Making or burning ISO imagesI was given a burned CD from a friend and decided to make an ISO image of that particular CD. Currently I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 and decided to use the Linux-command: <b>dd</b><br>
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But to my surprise; IT WOULDN'T WORK!!! I have always used that command to make an ISO image, so now I had to figure out why this is not working, and how I could make it work.<br>
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<a href="https://linproject.blogspot.com/2014/01/making-or-burning-iso-images.html#more">Read more »</a>EHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949160140558360157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802387484284844600.post-23160679455858364492014-01-20T20:30:00.000+01:002018-09-25T08:28:26.526+02:00LibreOffice 4.1 Solver example<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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While going through my accounting I found some discrepancies. So I needed to go through a long list of numbers and check whether they have been included in the totals I was checking.<br>
Of course I would like not having to spend hours doing this, so I decided to find out how I could do this using LibreOffice Calc an save myself a lot of time. The time spent making the calculation is now about 1 second. (The time spent figuring this out... Let's just say hours....)<br>
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<a href="https://linproject.blogspot.com/2014/01/libreoffice-41-solver-example.html#more">Read more »</a>EHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949160140558360157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802387484284844600.post-87984401035109409632014-01-16T19:22:00.000+01:002014-03-07T09:44:03.767+01:00Formatting phone numbers in LibreOfficeEvery now and then I need to setup a list containing phone numbers in Libre Office Calc. When the phone numbers are listed I need to have them formatted in 3+2+3 digits. (Or else I'm unable to separate the digits when I am going to make the call.)<br />
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Here's the trick how to do this:<br />
In the phone number column I'll select the entire column or the cells I need the formatting on.<br />
Right click the selected area and click <b>Format Cells</b><br />
In the <b>Numbers</b> tab, I insert the following as <b>Format Code</b>: <b></b><br />
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<b>###" "##" "###</b></blockquote>
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Make sure to add the space between the " and ".<br />
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Correctly inserted phone numbers should now look like: 123 45 789<br />
(A lot better for my ageing eyes.)<br />
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. EHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949160140558360157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802387484284844600.post-66497937605040199212013-07-31T10:40:00.001+02:002014-01-18T17:39:18.720+01:00LibreOffice 4.1 password protected document<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another release of LibreOfice have been announced and I was quick to download <br>
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and install version 4.1. I must admit I have been a big fan of LibreOffice from their first release, but there are still a few bugs that I find annoying. Unfortunately I found a new bug in v.4.1, or at least I thought so...<br>
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<a href="https://linproject.blogspot.com/2013/07/libreoffice-41-password-protected.html#more">Read more »</a>erikhephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14645743040570723955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802387484284844600.post-78145954352516062122013-06-19T14:27:00.001+02:002013-06-19T14:27:57.232+02:00Using netcat as a serverJust this morning I was checking out some piece of software and was trying to setup its mail configuration. But it would not function the way I thought it was supposed to so I had a look into my mail server logfile. With the tailf -command I would be seeing the messages to and from the mail server. But as I was looking at little to no action the logfile suddenly was filling my screen with messages.<br>
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<b>Someone was trying to use my mailserver....</b><br>
<a href="https://linproject.blogspot.com/2013/06/using-netcat-as-server.html#more">Read more »</a>erikhephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14645743040570723955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802387484284844600.post-25461483185091799302012-12-11T09:41:00.000+01:002013-06-19T14:26:27.976+02:00find files between two datesHere's a quick tip for how you can find a file between two dates.<br />
Suppose you are looking for a file you know you worked with last friday. At the time of writing this would be on december 7th. Using the find command you can go to your terminal and add the following code:<br />
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<pre class="shell" xml:lang="shell"><code>find . -type f -newerat "2012-12-07" -not -newerat "2012-12-08"
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This would search for files acessed between dec. 7th and dec. 8th.<br />
This code snippet also shows an example of how to use the <b>-newerXY</b> parameter of the <b>find</b> -command.erikhephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14645743040570723955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802387484284844600.post-25119662365893289552012-11-27T10:43:00.000+01:002012-11-27T10:43:28.613+01:00Vmware Server 2 - "Failed to initialize monitor device."After rebooting the server my virtual machines would not start up again. Neither automatically nor manually. This problem had me confused for a while but I finally found a simple solution.<br />
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The problem was that kvm-intel module was loaded, so simply removing this, and restarting the vmware service was sufficient to restart my virtual machines.<br />
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sudo rmmod kvm-intel<br />
sudo service vmware restart<br />
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After this my virtual machines had no problem starting.erikhephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14645743040570723955noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802387484284844600.post-54785131247876450202012-11-07T14:48:00.000+01:002012-11-07T14:48:29.787+01:00Backup your images on JottaCloudOn <a href="http://www.jottacloud.com/signup?referer=1CAFAA8FCE667792A8667D8A60160DC7" target="_blank">JottaCloud</a> you can easily backup your images or files. I use <a href="http://www.jottacloud.com/signup?referer=1CAFAA8FCE667792A8667D8A60160DC7" target="_blank">JottaCloud</a> to save a backup of the images I take on my Android phone.<br>
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<a href="https://linproject.blogspot.com/2012/11/backup-your-images-on-jottacloud.html#more">Read more »</a>erikhephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14645743040570723955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802387484284844600.post-77633439244357786552012-09-30T19:04:00.000+02:002012-09-30T19:06:27.389+02:00Scaling a pdf file from A3 to A4This is just a quick tip for converting a pdf file from one pagesize to another.<br />
By using the command <b>convert</b> this is easily achieved.<br />
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This is the quickest way I've found to do this:<br />
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<code language="shell">
convert -page a3 infile.pdf -page a4 outfile.pdf</code><br />
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The <b>outfile.pdf</b> should now be sized as an A4 page.<br />
The command is as follows: convert [input file options] infile.pdf [output file options] outfile.pdf<br />
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Of course it is possible to convert to and from other sizes as well.<br />
<br />erikhephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14645743040570723955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802387484284844600.post-13366991823361041522012-09-23T14:42:00.001+02:002015-03-28T08:05:24.860+01:00SSH without password promptingUsually while working on different computers I am using SSH. Being prompted for a password is not a favourite of mine, so I set up my computers to connect without needing a password. It's easier than you think.<br>
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<a href="https://linproject.blogspot.com/2012/09/ssh-without-password-prompting.html#more">Read more »</a>erikhephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14645743040570723955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802387484284844600.post-71295443419834279042012-09-11T19:33:00.000+02:002015-02-03T20:12:29.862+01:00Free E-booksJust a quick tip for everyone who likes to learn more.<br />
At <a href="http://www.bookboon.com/" target="_blank">BookBoon.com</a> you'll find a few good pdf-books free to download.<br />
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As always there is a small cath; there are a few adverts in these books. erikhephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14645743040570723955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802387484284844600.post-61268291366512371272012-08-16T15:18:00.000+02:002012-08-16T15:18:00.973+02:00Password prompt via sshSometimes when working with <b>ssh</b> you want to run a command that require root privileges on the remote host.<br />
For instance when running apt-get install.<br />
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The trick is then to add the <b style="color: red;">-t</b> option to <b>ssh</b> so you get to write the remote host password.<br />
Like this:<br />
<pre language="text/shell">ssh -t example.com "sudo apt-get install nmap"</pre>
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<b>Without</b> the -t option you would get the following error:<br />
<pre language="text/shell">sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
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<br />erikhephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14645743040570723955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802387484284844600.post-29033376913630901832012-08-11T13:00:00.000+02:002012-08-11T13:00:07.209+02:00Making an A5 book from a pdf-fileHere's how to create an A5 book from a pdf file. This procedure can be done by creating a script that runs through the needed steps automatically. I'll see if I will do that later. But here is the necessary steps to do this manually.<br />
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The mission is to print a folder on A4 paper, and fold it into a book.<br />
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<li>Calculate: (number of pages \ 4) + 1 = Sheets (This is needed as the -s parameter in the psbook-command. If the original document has 9 pages then we need to use the following calculation: (9 \ 4)+1 = 2 + 1 = 3) 2 sheets will hold 8 pages which is one page less than the document. 3 sheets will hold 12 pages and is more than the document.</li>
<li>Convert the original file to a .ps-file: <b>pdftops original.pdf new_original.ps</b></li>
<li>Create the pages in the book: <b>psbook -s3 new_original.ps new_original_book.ps </b>(Refer to step 1 for info about -s3 parameter)</li>
<li>Reorder the pages using psnup: <b>psnup -l -n2 new_original_book.ps new_original_folder.ps</b> (Parameter -l is to print in landscape, and -n2 is to place 2 pages on each page.)</li>
<li>Convert back to pdf-format: <b>ps2pdf new_original_folder.ps folder.pdf</b></li>
<li>Remove temporary files: <b>rm new_original_*</b></li>
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After we have printed the book; the pages should come sequentially as in all books. Fold, staple and deliever you brochure/folder. If the original document is more than 4-5 pages we might want to cut a little in front of the book after we have folded it.erikhephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14645743040570723955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802387484284844600.post-73375194859516026042012-08-09T20:00:00.000+02:002015-02-03T20:54:21.417+01:00Encrypted storage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In case you have documents and files you don't want anyone to be able to see there is always the possibility to use truecrypt. Truecrypt will let you use a file or partition as an encrypted storage. It is easy to use and not at all hard to understand. It also supports Linux, Windows and Mac so you can use it on whatever platform you wish.<br />
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Truecrypt is no longer safe.<br />
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You can even encrypt part of an USB-pendrive and include the files for running the truecrypt program on the USB-drive. This way you will be able to use you USB-device on other computers without needing to install the package on the computer you are working on. (But you will need admin privileges.)<br />
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To download TrueCrypt head over to <a href="http://www.truecrypt.org/" target="_blank">their web-site</a>. Go to the download page and download the package for your platform. After downloading the Linux gzipped tarball you simply extract it and run the truecrypt installation-file.<br />
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<b>Step 1:</b><br />
Run <b>truecrypt</b> to open the GUI for the program and create a new encrypted volume. Using a file is as it can be. Click on <b>Create Volume</b>, select the folder to put the file in, and give it a filename. Follow the instructions to set the encryption, password and any other option.<br />
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<b>Step 2:</b><br />
In the TrueCrypt main window select the slot you want to put your encrypted volume in, click on <b>Select File</b> and navigate to the file you created in the previous step. Click on <b>Mount</b> and type your password for the encrypted filesystem when prompted.<br />
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Add files or folders to your encrypted filesystem as you do to any filesystem. <br />
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That's all there is to it.<br />
Easy and well functioning way of keeping some documents private.<br />
To use a portable USB-drive check the documentation on <a href="http://www.truecrypt.org/" target="_blank">TrueCrypt web-site</a>.<br />
<br />erikhephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14645743040570723955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802387484284844600.post-48952135243118926402012-07-23T06:21:00.000+02:002012-08-14T10:16:14.551+02:00Google WebfontsSometimes we would like or blogposts to stand out in one way or the other. By using google webfonts we can make our posts look a bit more interesting, or even handwritten. We can do this globally, on our entire blog, or we can make just a few paragraphs handwritten.<br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Like this handwritten note.</span>
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We can also use more than one font in the same blogpost.</div>
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Here's a simple primer for how to accomplish this.<br>
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Linux has become the preferred OS for me and my company. Not only for the fact that it is free, but also because of the possibilities it gives us.<br>
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For a small company as ours Linux is the perfect solution. It provides us with a stable and secure platform for our servers running mail, webserver, fileserver, printserver, automated backups and a lot more.<br>
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Of course we need to know a thing or two about installing it and setting up the various components . And I am always looking for more information on how to configure and setup different parts of Linux and other Open Source Software.<br>
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Recently I found out that <a href="http://www.linux.org/" target="_blank">linux.org</a> had redesigned their site and of course I had to take a look at it.<br>
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