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Multi-Line Selection Text Entry with Sublime Text
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Chris Simpkins
May 29, 2019
Python Curses Based ASCII Art Fire Animation
Python Curses Based ASCII Art Fire Animation
Get ready for winter with a toasty Python curses script that displays an animated ASCII fire in your terminal.
Chris Simpkins
Oct 14, 2017
Display Human Readable File + Directory Size Summaries on the *nix Command Line
Display Human Readable File + Directory Size Summaries on the *nix Command Line
This article demonstrates how to display the size of any combination of files and directories in a human readable format on the *nix…
Chris Simpkins
Oct 11, 2017
Quick Change to Previous Directory on Command Line
Quick Change to Previous Directory on Command Line
This is a short command line idiom that takes you back to your previous directory on *nix platforms.
Chris Simpkins
Oct 10, 2017
How to Keep a Downstream git Repository Current with Upstream Repository Changes
How to Keep a Downstream git Repository Current with Upstream Repository Changes
This article demonstrates how to keep a downstream repository current with upstream repository changes as you perform work.
Chris Simpkins
Oct 9, 2017
How to Perform a git Squash Merge to Turn a Lengthy git Commit History into One Merge Commit and…
How to Perform a git Squash Merge to Turn a Lengthy git Commit History into One Merge Commit and…
This article demonstrates how to use git merge --squash to eliminate intermediate git commit history steps between branches so that you can…
Chris Simpkins
Oct 7, 2017
Express Yourself: Complete List of Available Github Markdown Emoji
Express Yourself: Complete List of Available Github Markdown Emoji
Rafael Xavier de Souza brings you the complete list of Github emoji characters that are available in Github flavored Markdown.
Chris Simpkins
Oct 6, 2017
Template for an Open Source Project README File
Template for an Open Source Project README File
Courtesy of Billie Thompson, here is a template to get a quick start on your next open source project README documentation.
Chris Simpkins
Oct 6, 2017
Point and Click Your Cursor to Any Spot in a Terminal Line on OS X
Point and Click Your Cursor to Any Spot in a Terminal Line on OS X
This article demonstrates how to point and click orient your cursor to any spot in a line of terminal text on OS X.
Chris Simpkins
Oct 5, 2017
Remove Unwanted Unstaged Changes in Tracked Files from a git Repository
Remove Unwanted Unstaged Changes in Tracked Files from a git Repository
This article demonstrates how to discard undesired, unstaged changes to tracked files in a git repository with git checkout so that they do…
Chris Simpkins
Oct 5, 2017
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