Category Archives: Scripting

Mass Create Objects in FortiGate with Python

Had a customer with over 200 static routes on their Cisco Nexus core switch.  We are deploying FortiGates as Internal…

By Manny Fernandez

April 28, 2025

Sublime Text Cheat Sheet

This is a work in progress, I will be updating it as I use it more and figure things out.…

By Manny Fernandez

October 21, 2024

Syncing Sublime Text for macOS with iCloud

I have been playing with the free version of Sublime Text for macOS for years.  I mainly have been using…

By Manny Fernandez

October 21, 2024

My Jobs Script and How to Automate It

For years and years, I would create a folder for a customer, then I would create a sub folder for…

By Manny Fernandez

May 3, 2020

Running Post VPN Login Script

I have been getting asked this question since this coronavirus thing started.  I decided I would address it with an…

By Manny Fernandez

April 7, 2020

Bash Script to dig a list of IP Addresses

Update: I modified the script.  It now gives you an NA or the PTR when available.   I had a customer…

By Manny Fernandez

March 2, 2020

Live Ubuntu USB with Persistence

My son started a coding club in his middle school.  He teaches coding.  Specifically Python.  The issue is that his…

By Manny Fernandez

January 30, 2020

Creating an .app out of a Script on macOS

Since I am on my backup laptop due to my primary laptop having the keyboard replaced, I wanted to make…

By Manny Fernandez

January 28, 2020

2-Way Sync with RSYNC

I have two MacBook Pros.  One is a 32GB 15" and the other is a 16GB 15".  The 16GB stays…

By Manny Fernandez

January 19, 2020

Killing a Process in macOS

Sometimes in the course of your day, you may run into an app or a process that wants to behave…

By Manny Fernandez

December 9, 2019
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FortiOS AutoScript from CLI

OK folks, time for another quick scripting article.  As many may know, there has been some folks that have hit…

By Manny Fernandez

December 5, 2019

Fortinet FIT / Tinycore Linux Static IP addressing

Last night, I decided to deploy the Fortinet FIT OVA which is essentially a packet generator that pushes attacks, web…

By Manny Fernandez

November 25, 2019

Search and Add Line Script

The other day, a friend called me about a Cisco ASA configuration he migrated to Fortigate. They needed to add…

By Manny Fernandez

November 14, 2019

SED and AWK for scripting configs

Let me start by saying that I did not write this code, but I have used it for many years.…

By Manny Fernandez

October 27, 2019

Sudo Command in FortiOS

Any Fortinet administrator that uses Fortigates with VDOMs will tell you that sometime, you need to jump back and forth…

By Manny Fernandez

August 28, 2019

Adding Multiple Calendar Invites at Once

In the next couple of weeks, I will be traveling for some company training.  I wanted to add the agenda…

By Manny Fernandez

July 14, 2019

Fortigate Script for Adding Countries

Working with Fortigates, you may want to have all the countries predefined in the address list so that you can…

By Manny Fernandez

June 30, 2019

Useful Fortiswitch CLI commands and settings

So I "grew up" on the Cisco CLI.  Later moved to Linux and loved it.  I am now on a…

By Manny Fernandez

June 8, 2019

Using Hazel In My Daily Workflow

It is no secret that I run macOS. I love the flexibility.  I used to run Linux (Fedora for 4…

By Manny Fernandez

May 24, 2019

Using NMAP

On September 1, 1997, Nmap was first released in Phrack magazine Issue 51, Article 11.  Since then it has been…

By Manny Fernandez

April 7, 2019

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