Linux shell script to reduce PDF file size

Here is a handy and useful Linux and Unix shell script that reduce PDF file size using Ghostscript. No need to upload your PDF file to the shady third-party website. Just do it from the terminal. I tested it with both CentOS and Ubuntu/Debian Linux.
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Shell script to mirror backups to another server in pull mode using rsync

A shell script mirror remote server named server1.cyberciti.biz and /backups directory to another server. The script use rsync command and also make sure a special directory mounted in local server. You must setup ssh keys (see “How To Set Up SSH Keys” for more info).

#!/bin/bash
# Purpose: Mirror remote server backup using rsync command
# Author: Vivek Gite {https://www.cyberciti.biz/}
# License: GPL ver 2.x+
# Note: Tested on Debian/Ubuntu and CentOS only.
# ------------------------------------------------------------
 
## change me ##
_mnt="/dev/mapper/offsite-backups"
_user="vivek"
_host="server1.cyberciti.biz" 
_dir="/backups"
_dest="/offsite-backups/mirror.${_host}"
 
# Make sure offsite backup directory mounted
mount | grep -q ${_mnt}
if [ $? -eq 0 ]
then
  # Make dir if not found
  [ ! -d "$_dest" ] && mkdir -p "${_dest}"
  # alright mirror it. make sure you setup ssh-keys
  rsync --bwlimit 10000 --delete  -P -az -H --numeric-ids ${_user}@{_host}:${_dir} ${_dest}
else
  echo "$0: Error '${_dest}' not mounted." 
  exit 999
fi

Shell script to reset ebtables on Linux

Ebtables is an application program used to set up and maintain the tables of rules (inside the Linux kernel) that inspect Ethernet frames. It is analogous to the iptables application, but less complicated, due to the fact that the Ethernet protocol is much simpler than the IP protocol. ebtables used with bridges on Linux. The following script will stop and clean all ebtables rules:
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