04-22-2009
countdown to christmas
was wondering if there was a script that would countdiwn the days until christmas
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I would like this to work with seconds as well.
#!/bin/bash
#
if ; then
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echo 'or'
echo './CountDown.sh -m 90'
exit 1
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NAME
burp_ca - program for generating certificates for use with burp
SYNOPSIS
burp_ca [options]
A script for generating certificates for use with burp. This script comes with the burp backup and restore package, and was contributed by
Patrick Koppen.
OPTIONS
-h|--help
show help
-i|--init
inititalize CA
-k|--key
generate new key
-r|--request
generate certificate sign request
-s|--sign
sign csr (use --ca <ca> and --name <name>)
--batch do not prompt for anything
--revoke <number> revoke certificate with serial number
--crl generate certificate revoke list
-d|--dir <dir>
ca output dir (default: /etc/burp/CA)
-c|--config
config file (default: /etc/burp/CA.cnf)
-n|--name
name (default: builder)
-D|--days
valid days for certificate (default in config file)
--ca_days valid days for CA certificate (default: 3650)
-S|--size
key size (default: 2048)
-a|--ca
ca name if different from name
-f|--dhfile <path>
generate a new dhfile
BUGS
If you find bugs, please report them to the email list. See the website <http://burp.grke.net/> for details.
AUTHOR
The main author of Burp is Graham Keeling.
COPYRIGHT
See the LICENCE file included with the source distribution.
February 10, 2012 burp_ca(8)