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| - | <bootnote>All scripts are licensed under GNU GPLv3 [[https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html|license]]. Source code hosted at https://github.com/vegaminer/rigutils</bootnote> | + | <bootnote>All Rigutils scripts are licensed under GNU GPLv3 [[https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html|license]]. Source code hosted at https://github.com/vegaminer/rigutils</bootnote> |
| === Install === | === Install === | ||
| There is no special install program for Rigutils. It's just a[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zip_(file_format)|zip]] archive. You have to download it from GitHub [[https://github.com/vegaminer/rigutils|repository]] and unpack to your local hard drive. My favorite location for scripts and programs under Windows is ''c:\bin'', so Rigutils will reside in ''c:\bin\rigutils'' accordingly. See the [[windows:rigutils|description]] page for short info on each file from the tool set. | There is no special install program for Rigutils. It's just a[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zip_(file_format)|zip]] archive. You have to download it from GitHub [[https://github.com/vegaminer/rigutils|repository]] and unpack to your local hard drive. My favorite location for scripts and programs under Windows is ''c:\bin'', so Rigutils will reside in ''c:\bin\rigutils'' accordingly. See the [[windows:rigutils|description]] page for short info on each file from the tool set. | ||
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| + | As with [[:windows:software:firefox|FireFox]] itself I recommend to download //rigutils.zip// file **before** installing Windows and put in onto the same USB drive. First step before installing Windows you should do is disconnecting of your PC from Internet by unplugging an Ethernet cable from it. You'll reconnect it back later, but having rigutils and FireFox already on your USB drive may be very handy. | ||
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| Download zip-archive from GitHub | Download zip-archive from GitHub | ||
| - | 1. Open [[:windows:soft:firefox|FireFox]] and navigate to | + | 1. Open [[windows:software:firefox|FireFox]] and navigate to |
| ''https://github.com/vegaminer/rigutils'' | ''https://github.com/vegaminer/rigutils'' | ||
| 2. Click pull-down menu ''Clone or download'' | 2. Click pull-down menu ''Clone or download'' | ||
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| Step by step I wrote a bunch of //bat scripts// for managing mining rigs, so Rigutils toolset was born. Started as a simple helper for starting/stopping xmr-stak it became capable of many more things. Is it possible to successfully manage a rig without using [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/devtest/devcon|devcon.exe]] and [[https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/overdriventool-tool-for-amd-gpus.416116/|OverDriveNTool]]? The answer is Yes. Rigutils has no other binary dependencies except ones which are already present in any Windows setup by default. | Step by step I wrote a bunch of //bat scripts// for managing mining rigs, so Rigutils toolset was born. Started as a simple helper for starting/stopping xmr-stak it became capable of many more things. Is it possible to successfully manage a rig without using [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/devtest/devcon|devcon.exe]] and [[https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/overdriventool-tool-for-amd-gpus.416116/|OverDriveNTool]]? The answer is Yes. Rigutils has no other binary dependencies except ones which are already present in any Windows setup by default. | ||
| - | You may ask me - why //bat file//s and not //powershell// or //golang// or //PHP// or //bas//h, //C/C++//, //Java// etc.? Well, I hate writing bat files for its cryptic syntax, unpredictable behavior and absence of tooling of any kind. But I like it because it's a real challenge and fun and it reminds me of //good old days// of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer_XT|IBM XT]] computers, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_8086|i8086]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk|5.25" disks]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PC_DOS#See_also|PC DOS]] | + | You may ask me - why //bat file//s and not //powershell// or //golang// or //PHP// or //bas//h, //C/C++//, //Java// etc.? Well, I hate writing bat files for its cryptic syntax, unpredictable behavior and absence of tooling of any kind. But I like it because it's a real challenge and fun and it reminds me of //good old days// of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer_XT|IBM XT]] computers, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_8086|i8086]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk|5.25" disks]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PC_DOS#See_also|PC DOS]]. |
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| + | Just an example... Can you guess the purpose of the following bat code? | ||
| + | <code> | ||
| + | ((for /L %%P in (1,1,70) do pause>nul)&set /p "t=")<"%COMSPEC%" | ||
| + | set "t= %t:~0,1%" | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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| + | Answer is here https://stackoverflow.com/a/49959194 This is why I love bat files 8-) | ||