How to import csv data into mongodb?

How to import large amount of csv data to mongodb
mongoimport -d <dbname> -c <collection_name> --type csv --file </path/to/actual/file.csv> --headerline

<blah> - Replace with your respective values

-d <dbname> - Tells to your mongo server into which database you want to import
-c <collection_name> - Tells to your mongo server in <dbname> into which collection you want to import
--type csv - Says it is a csv file
--file <path> - Give full path to your csv file
--headerline - if given, uses the first line as field names.

How to fix "Use gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0') before import" error

Error:

gi.require_version error

Solution:

Replace the line
"from gi.repository import Gtk"

with

"import gi
gi.require_version("Gtk", "3.0")
from gi.repository import Gtk "

How to get the serial number of your network device in linux?

1. sudo lshw -C network | grep -i serial
    lshw    - Command used to list the details of all available hardware in a system.
    -C      - Option used to specify hardware "class".
        network - We asked "lshw" to list only the network devices.

    grep    - Command used to print lines that matches the given pattern
    -i    - Option used to ignore case sensitivity
    serial    - Pattern used to fetch the lines that contains the word "serial"

Example:
$sudo lshw -C network | grep -i serial
[sudo] password for :
       serial: 78:f2:9e:f3:88:e7
   
2. /sbin/ifconfig | grep -i hwaddr or sudo ifconfig | grep -i hwaddr
    ifconfig-Command used to configure network devices.
    grep    - Command used to print lines that matches the given pattern
    -i    - Option used to ignore case sensitivity
    serial    - Pattern used to fetch the lines that contains the word "serial"


Example:
$/sbin/ifconfig | grep -i hwaddr
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 78:f2:9e:f3:88:e7  

3. GUI Way
Applications -> System Tools -> Settings

                                  You will land in the following screen

Settings panel

Click on Network the following window will be open

Network settings panel

The green highlighted part is our interest.

6 often needed sed scripts for string processing

1. How to remove all empty lines in a file
  sed -e '/^$/d' filename.txt

2. How to remove the leading empty spaces
  (whitespace only) -> sed -e 's/^[ ]*//' /file/path/filename.txt
  (whitespace and tab \t) -> sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//' /file/path/filename.txt

3. How to add some string to starting of all lines of a file
  sed -e 's/^/string-to-add-at-starting/g' /file/path/filename.txt

4. How to add date to starting of all lines
  sed -e "s/^/$(date) /g" /file/path/filename.txt  - Note: The Double quotes.
  Before    ->    line in a file
  After    ->    Thu May  4 17:31:58 IST 2017 line in a file

5. How to add formatted date to starting of all lines
  sed -e "s/^/$(date '+%m\/%d\/%Y %H:%M:%S') /g" /file/path/filename.txt
  Example:
   Before    ->    line in a file
   After    ->    05/04/2017 17:30:50 line in a file

6. How to do multiple replace at one go
  sed -e 's/string-to-find1/string-to-replace1/g' -e 's/string-to-find2/string-to-replace2/g' /file/path/filename.txt

Some More scripts:
7. How to remove all contents after pattern match
  sed -e '/pattern/,$d' /path-to/file/filename.txt
  For Ex: To remove all contents after first empty line -> sed -e '/^$/,$d'


8. How to remove all contents before pattern match
  sed -e '0,/pattern/d' /path-to/file/filename.txt
  For Ex: To remove all contents before first empty line -> sed -e '0,/^$/d'

How to create printable version of a man page..?

Most of us are always feel boring to read man pages in terminal window. what if we have a printable version of a particular command's manpage.? Nice isn't it.. so, how we can create a printable version of a manpage...

Step 1: Issue the following command in terminal
$man -t > destination_file_path.ps

Ex:$man -t mkdir > ~/Desktop/mkdir_manpage_printableversion.ps

Now you got a file named " mkdir_manpage_printableversion.ps " in your Desktop :). you can now print and use it..

Note: .ps(Postscript) is the default file type used to print.  It can be opened with any PDF viewer and can be printed.