- journalctl -qn2 -f -u "$cmd_name" &
- # Trial and error of time needed to avoid missing initial lines.
- # .5 was not reliable. 1 was not reliable. 2 was not reliable
- sleep 4
+ journalctl --since=now -qn2 -f -u "$cmd_name" &
jr_pid=$!
# note, we could have a version that does system --user, but if for example
# it does sudo ssh, that will leave a process around that we can't kill
jr_pid=$!
# note, we could have a version that does system --user, but if for example
# it does sudo ssh, that will leave a process around that we can't kill
- journalctl --unit=$vpn_service@$1 -f -n0 &
- # sometimes the journal doesnt open until after the vpn output
- # has happened. hoping this fixes that.
- sleep 1
+ journalctl --since=now --unit=$vpn_service@$1 -f -n0 &
sudo systemctl start $vpn_service@$1
# sometimes the ask-password agent does not work and needs a delay.
sleep .5
sudo systemctl start $vpn_service@$1
# sometimes the ask-password agent does not work and needs a delay.
sleep .5
sink=$(pactl get-default-sink)
if [[ $sink == auto_null ]]; then
# guessing there is just one with an off profile. otherwise we will
# need some other solution, like storing the card identifier that we
sink=$(pactl get-default-sink)
if [[ $sink == auto_null ]]; then
# guessing there is just one with an off profile. otherwise we will
# need some other solution, like storing the card identifier that we
- # muted with nap.
- card=$(pacmd list-cards | sed -n '/^[[:space:]]*index:/{s/^[[:space:]]*index://;h};/^[[:space:]]*active profile: <off>$/{g;p;q}')
+ # muted with nap. Or, we could so some hakery with
+ # pactl -f json.
+ sedcmd='/^[[:space:]]*index:/{s/^[[:space:]]*index://;h};/^[[:space:]]*active profile: <off>$/{g;p;q}'
+ card=$(pacmd list-cards | sed -n "$sedcmd")
+# dsh on btrbk hosts
+dsb() {
+ :
+}
+
+# dsh a file and run it
+dsa() {
+ local ret file
+ if ! parallel -j 10 scp x {}:/tmp <~/.dsh/group/btrbk; then
+ echo parallel scp failed. dsa returning $ret
+ fi
+ dsh -g btrbk
+}
+
+# temporary
+zmqsend() {
+ /nocow/t/ffmpeg-release/ffmpeg-7.0.1/tools/zmqsend "$@"
+}
+
+ffg() { /nocow/t/ffmpeg-release/ffmpeg-7.0.1/tools/graph2dot -o /tmp/g.tmp && dot -Tpng /tmp/g.tmp -o /tmp/g.png && feh /tmp/g.png; }
+