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Zerotools project contains a set of tools to aid keeping virtual disks clean (by filling binary zero to those regions which are no longer in "use"). This is done on-the-fly or manually, depending on which tool suits the needs best. In technical terms the on-the-fly mechanism uses LD_PRELOAD to... Platforms: *nix

Cmenu is a Perl extension for menuing and data entry in perl scripts. SYNOPSIS use Cmenu; use Curses; use Text::Wrap; &menu_initialise($main_title,$advice); &menu_init($title,$sub-title,$topest,$menu_help); &menu_item($item_text,$item_label,$item_style,$item_data,$item_pos)... Platforms: *nix

XML::NodeFilter is a generic XML::NodeFilter Class. SYNOPSIS use XML::NodeFilter; my $filter = XML::NodeFilter->new(); $your_iterator->set_filter( $filter ); "Filters are objects that know how to "filter out" nodes. If a NodeIterator or a TreeWalker is given a NodeFilter, it applies the... Platforms: *nix

drsbackup is for backing up systems, disk to disk. drsbackup project is not aimed at your cron job that does periodic backups. Instead, it is intended as a one-shot backup facility, for use when you, say, need to upgrade a system, in which case doing a -a followed by a -a -i can be very... Platforms: *nix

Sitback is actual just another tar/gzip interface. It evolved from a bash-script I wrote to handle automated backups on Linux fileservers. The script worked ok, but it soon proved difficult and tiresome to make local modifications to the script to handle various problems or differences. I... Platforms: *nix

GraphViz is a Perl interface to the GraphViz graphing tool. SYNOPSIS use GraphViz; my $g = GraphViz->new(); $g->add_node(London); $g->add_node(Paris, label => City ofnlurve); $g->add_node(New York); $g->add_edge(London => Paris); $g->add_edge(London => New York, label => Far);... Platforms: *nix

Xmp Manager application is a GUI to manage XMP metadatas on GNU/Linux. Currently XmpManager is a very experimental software and it could not work as expected. The features implemented are minimal. Why should I use metadatas? Metadatas permit to attach more info to your files, ex. description,... Platforms: *nix

MatPLC project is a software-based PLC for industrial automation. MatPLC is a software-based PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) for industrial automation. Ultimately, it should be possible to run a factory using this software. Currently, one should keep in mind that it is still at the... Platforms: *nix

AuthPG is a PostgreSQL Authentication Module. PostgreSQL Authentication Module (AuthPG) enables Apache to authenticate users with the information stored in PostgreSQL database. This module gets a username and password pair in the standard way or from a cookie, and you can choose your preferred... Platforms: *nix

Bigtop::Docs::TOC is a table of contents for Bigtop::Docs::* documentation modules. What Should I Read? This document is a brief annotated list of each Bigtop::Docs::* module. Here are the highlights: Lazy people should start with Bigtop::Docs::TentTut Those allergic to web apps should... Platforms: *nix

ZoneMinder is are applications intended for use in video camera security applications, including theft prevention and child or family member monitoring. It supports capture, analysis, recording, and monitoring of video data coming from one or more video or network cameras attached to a Linux... Platforms: *nix

Getargs::Long is a Perl module with named subroutine arguments, with optional type checking. SYNOPSIS use Getargs::Long; # case sensitive use Getargs::Long qw(ignorecase); # case insensitive # Simple, args mandatory my ($val, $other) = getargs(@_, qw(val other)); # Simple, args optional... Platforms: *nix

MoioChart project is my Java library to draw function plots, bar graphs, pie graphs, etc. Why should I use it? Firstly, because it is very easy to use. For example: Drawable objects such as functions, axes, pies, etc. can be added to or removed from the Chart via the standard Collection... Platforms: *nix

Image::MetaData::JPEG::TagLists contains a collection of tag tables for JPEG segments. Image::MetaData::JPEG::TagLists is an appendix to the main manual page of the Image::MetaData::JPEG module, which the reader should refer to for further details and the general scope. Valid tags for Exif APP1... Platforms: *nix

SIB (Simple IPX Bridge) is able to tunnel IPX and IP frames received by your Ethernet device via UDP over the Internet. It is able to put the interface it listens on to promiscous mode, so all frames (not only broadcasts, and frames for the tunneling server) can be received. Actually every... Platforms: *nix

Gantry::Docs::TOC is a table of contents for Gantry::Docs::* documentation modules. What should I read? This document is a brief annotated list of each Gantry::Docs::* module. About.pm Describes the history, features, and motivation behind Gantry. DBConn.pm Explains how database... Platforms: *nix

VFU is console (text mode) file manager for UNIX/Linux. During the years I tried to make short attractive list of features which VFU has. Attractive as Advertising above :) and it does not seem to work... at least it didnt for me and I never liked it. I made all possible to make VFU cover all... Platforms: *nix

BSPonMPI is a platform independent software library for developing parallel programs. BSPonMPI implements the BSPlib standard (with one small exception) and runs on all machines which have MPI. This last property is the main feature of this library and with this feature it distinguishes itself... Platforms: *nix

Edge Detect... This little plug can produce some neat effects. what it does is very simple: it scans the frame for hard contrast, and when it finds it, marks it in a certain color. this alone can be used for some cool contrast enhancements, but is only half the magic. you can also tell the plug... Platforms: Mac

Clip snapshot is a free iMovie plug-in of a very special kind. It doesn't actually provide an effect that can be applied to a clip. Rather, it's a productivity tool that allows you to use snapshots of your clip outside of iMovie. The plug-in allows you to select any area from any frame in a clip,... Platforms: Mac