@JaredBusch said in Drive wiping tools:

https://dban.org/

a second vote for

https://dban.org/

@travisdh1 thanks, I was able to find a replacement, with module. less than $20, so I figure it is worth
the gamble. From a previous entry , the battery is Li-ion, not LI-polymer. The official documentation from LSI confirms it.
as happenstance would have it, just noticed this on twitter today, re li-polymer batteries

pic.twitter.com/FQxDGZo5L1

thanks everybody for your comments.

@gjacobse really, I am surprised. I thought ( incorrectly ) the raid controller batteries were not anything special. I think I replaced
some Dell perc card batteries a couple of years ago and the price was reasonable ( in my mind). Is this particular battery type li-poly,
something worth the extra expense ?

@gjacobse , yes, that looks like it

Where does one get raid controller batteries , at a modest price. I see that I can get a new one for ~150.00

I am thinking $10 -15 is more reasonable. It is for an older controller, LSI 9750, however, it is doing its job and I expect
it to work another year or two or three.

@stacksofplates

works exactly as intended, my sincere appreciation.. Now I have to try and understand, the syntax
and what I missed. All I had to do was change prename to rename ( Debian distro)
thanks, kindly

@DustinB3403 I went to a windows box, had some errors, sorted all of them except this one. I put in the command I used.
any assistance is greatly appreciated.

the error message first
At line:1 char:154

• ... '-'} -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -ErrorVariable daError) if ($daErr ...

•                                                            ~~
  

Unexpected token 'if' in expression or statement.
+ CategoryInfo : ParserError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnexpectedToken

and the command I used is,

(Get-ChildItem -Path "D:\bradford_temp" -Recurse | Rename-Item -NewName {$_.Name -replace '~','-'} -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -ErrorVariable daError) if ($daError.Exception.Message -match " Source and destination path must be different.") { Write-Output "ERROR - There was an error. Pay Attention : [$daError]" }

@Grey where does the destination path go from the above script by DustinB3403

@Grey interesting, Has anybody tried it ? It seems to me that powershell syntax is much longer than linux,
my powershell knowledge is quite limited, but may not stay that way........

thank you

@DustinB3403 I just may transfer to a windows box, and use your script, just for the powershell experience.
I will let you know. thanks again

@DustinB3403 I looked at similar. I had to do this a few years back and saved the command lines, then I started 'boning' up again, (today), I thought I had it. but obviously, I did something wrong. I was taking the easy route ( so I thought). The brain isn't working as well as I want today. LOL

@pattonb it is a solution, and I appreciate the input, and I just may, if the frustration gets too high.
thank you

@pattonb if need be I could transfer the files, ( about 50gb), but would rather not.

@DustinB3403 thanks, but this is on a linux server.

struggling with renaming 35k files. they all have a '~' at the end of the name, ie. blahblah.xls~, blahblah.docx~, etc.

I thought rename would do the job, but I have something incorrect with the syntax, or I don't know what I am doing.
The files are in many sub directories, all differing in depth. I tried the following, any suggestions ?

find . -iname ".~" | rename -n 's/.~$//' . mmm

weird, the window wasn't showing the last part of the command, so I added the 'm', so the '.' would show up ignore the m's

but no action. sigh

@scottalanmiller Is Matomo,Open Web Analytics,AWStats of any value. I suspect am I asking as to whether tying into the Google World provide any advantage. or will the other software provide me with the data I need. as for as data , I only really need traffic, visits, pages, how long they stay, or pages they view. Basic ( in my mind) , to see whether traffic is increasing/decreasing , and which pages draw the most interest. The audience is local, services provided don't extend beyond the local area , pop, ~1.4 million

I understand, a summary of all your previous blogs, I was hoping for something with a little more detail, ( I did say hoping)
as in a pdf , a primer. Perhaps I am trying to 'game' the learning process. I haven't had to deal with web pages in many years, and I see change in the only constant.

I have been coerced into the 'seo' arena. I have read Scott's post and associated threads. Very informative. The 'net has
so much on the subject, and a lot of 'snake oil', I am wondering if anybody knows of a good primer I could utilize/follow to get started. Also, google analytics, necessary, optional, ....... thanks kindly

@scottalanmiller I haven't done hundreds, but close to 100, and Scott's experience is exactly the same as mine.

@Obsolesce Step1 was to get the printing working. Now that it is working, I will be investigating as to whether the PCL6 driver works, or the universal drivers. They have with other older HP printers, this particular one didn't. thus the reason I presented the situation to the group. I am appreciative of all responses