NEW: Some new scripts

nodejs/urlcheck.js

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+const https = require('https');
+
+const options = {
+  hostname: 'blog.headdesk.me',
+  port: 443,
+  path: '/',
+  method: 'GET'
+};
+
+const req = https.request(options, (res) => {
+  console.log('Status Code:', res.statusCode);
+  console.log('Response Headers:', res.headers);
+
+  res.on('data', (chunk) => {
+    // Consume response data if needed
+  });
+
+  res.on('end', () => {
+    console.log('Response ended.');
+  });
+});
+
+req.on('error', (e) => {
+  console.error(`Problem with request: ${e.message}`);
+});
+
+req.end();
+

pwsh/InstallSsh.ps1

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+Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Server~~~~0.0.1.0
+Start-Service sshd
+Set-Service -Name sshd -StartupType 'Automatic'
+New-NetFirewallRule -Name "SSH" -DisplayName "OpenSSH Server" -Enabled True -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 22 -Action Allow

pwsh/windows-update.ps1

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+Write-Output "Installing PSWindowsUpdate"
+[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
+Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -MinimumVersion 2.8.5.201 -Force
+Install-Module PSWindowsUpdate -Force -Confirm:$False
+
+Write-Output "Running Get-WindowsUpdate"
+Get-WindowsUpdate -MicrosoftUpdate -Category 'Critical Updates', 'Security Updates' -Verbose 
+
+Write-Output "Running Invoke-WUJob"
+Invoke-WUJob -Script {ipmo PSWindowsUpdate;Get-WindowsUpdate -Install -MicrosoftUpdate -Category 'Critical Updates', 'Security Updates' -AcceptAll -IgnoreReboot -Verbose | Out-File C:\WindowsUpdate.log} -RunNow -Confirm:$false
+
+Write-Output "Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName PSWindowsUpdate"
+Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName PSWindowsUpdate
+
+Write-Output "(Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName PSWindowsUpdate).Actions"
+(Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName PSWindowsUpdate).Actions
+
+Write-Output "Get-ScheduledTaskInfo -TaskName PSWindowsUpdate"
+Get-ScheduledTaskInfo -TaskName PSWindowsUpdate
+
+Write-Output "Get-Content C:\WindowsUpdate.log"
+Get-Content "C:\WindowsUpdate.log"
+
+Write-Output "Waiting for PSWindowsUpdate Task to Complete"
+$stopWatch = [System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch]::StartNew()
+while($true) {
+  $taskStatus = (Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName PSWindowsUpdate).State
+  Write-Output "PSWindowsUpdate Task Status - $taskStatus"
+
+  if ($taskStatus -ne "Ready" ) {
+    $elapsed = "{0:D2}:{1:D2}:{2:D2}" -f $stopWatch.Elapsed.Hours, $stopWatch.Elapsed.Minutes, $stopWatch.Elapsed.Seconds
+    Write-Output "Waiting for completion of task PSWindowsUpdate - $elapsed"
+    Write-Output "Get-Content C:\WindowsUpdate.log"
+    Get-Content "C:\WindowsUpdate.log"
+    Start-Sleep -s 10
+  }
+  else {
+    Write-Output "PSWindowsUpdate Task Completed"
+    break
+  }
+}
+
+Write-Output "Get-Content C:\WindowsUpdate.log"
+Get-Content "C:\WindowsUpdate.log"
+$taskStatus = (Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName PSWindowsUpdate).State
+Write-Output "PSWindowsUpdate Task Status - $taskStatus"
+Write-Output "Get-WUHistory"
+Get-WUHistory
+
+

sh/sem-parallel.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+function doit() {
+  echo $1 | ts
+  sleep 1
+}
+
+export -f doit
+
+echo "* Regular loop execution"
+for i in $(seq 1 5); do
+  doit $i
+done
+
+echo "* Execution with sem"
+for i in $(seq 1 5); do
+  sem -j4 doit $i
+done
+
+sem --wait