cpverify verifies that a file or directory structure has been copied or burned without errors. That is, it ensures that the copied data is exactly the same as the original. This is done by calculating and comparing a cryptographic checksum using the MD5 message-digest algorithm on each file from the source and the copy destination.
killppp is a shell script that kills the PPP process after a specified time period of no traffic. This is especially useful for dial-up users who pay per time-unit of being connected. The typical use for it is to start a large download along with killppp and go away. The script will shut down PPP right after the downloading is done, thus saving unnecessary cost of unused network connectivity.
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