Mac OS X
bash – using the vi mode more effectively.
2013/11/22
You can first set the bash mode to vi. This will enable some vim like features to bash. So, add this to .bashrc : set -o vi Once, you have done that then its time to get more out of the vi mode. …
force recheck on reboot – fsck
2013/09/27
If you want to force a fsck re-check on reboot, then just touch /forcefsck Related articles Set some disk params to be safe Improve Boot Performance Ext4
using `!#$’ to referance backward-word
2011/11/03
Image by jeffalldridge via Flickr […] Here is something that I found on the commandlinefu cp /work/host/phone/ui/main.cpp !#$:s/host/target Ah well…its very interesting and very useful. Some …
Some pictures from Burj Khalifa
2011/08/01
{.shutterset_} [php] $file = ‘/var/chroot/home/content/02/6377202/html/wp/wp-content/uploads/copper_albums/Parks_Dubai/orig_DSC_5287.jpg’; $exif = exif_read_data(“$file”, 0, true); $key=”EXIF“; $exif …
Deleting all mails in the N900 (Maemo 5) permanently
2011/06/14
Well couple of days back, I checked the folder details of one of my accounts configured on the N900 (Maemo 5) and it was showing some 1000 or more emails, whereas I had only 4-5 emails in the Inbox so …
A Five-Way Linux Distribution Comparison In 2010
2010/07/14
<a href="http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux_2010_fiveway&num=1" target="_blank">A five way linux comparison. A very good comparison of the most …