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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Personal Settings in SVN Increases Happiness by 125%!
This may sound a little silly, but when I first started using aliases in Linux (and loving their potential utility), I was put off by the realization that once I got used to using them, I would end up being … Continue reading
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Exporting a MySQL DB to .csv
The CSV file format is extremely useful as well as common for dumping, parsing, and loading data. Being able to export the data of a MySQL database into a .csv format file is a handy ability to have. For one-off … Continue reading
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New and Helpful Aliases
Some aliases I have added of late and found to be useful: Displays a calendar and then your locale’s 12-hour clock time: 1alias now=’cal;date +%r’ For those who often like to edit X display config: 1alias editxorg=’sudo vim /etc/X11/xorg.conf’ For … Continue reading
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Summary Execution
I find myself coming across strange files on occasion. Crowded folders, shady thrice nested system dirs and the like are filled with them. Usually system files, files whose nature and purpose I might not know. To get to know such … Continue reading
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