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If you thought you were invincible, behold, git reset --hard in automation scripts will get you!
(luckily I had a plain text output of the git diff printed in my terminal)
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Bash double quotes lesson
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This is the correct way to nest the double quotes in the subshell
a="$(command "$arg")"
Using
$()creates a new quoting context. Thus, double quotes inside a command substitution are completely independent of those outside it…
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42652185/how-to-quote-nested-sub-shell-arguments-correctly
Convert SVG to EPS
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inkscape -o result.eps input.svg
Cleaning flatpak bloat
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this command cleaned 11gb of space for me
flatpak repair --user
https://www.reddit.com/r/flatpak/comments/u32xkb/flatpak_objects_folder_impossibly_large/
Keychain - the secret agent manager
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If you spawn ssh-agent from current terminal, other terminals don’t pick up the populated env vars. (read more on SO)
Keychain is to the rescue:
it originates from Gentoo, which is one love :)
Learned: force Firefox to print non .txt files instead of downloading them
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Use prefix view-source: before the url. This allows to quickly check the contents of curl-to-bash install scripts like this:
view-source:https://pyenv.run/
Oldest still alive domain names
Bidirectional tcp - udp forwarding oneliner
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if you ever wondered how to connect to Wireguard server via SSH:
mkfifo /tmp/fifo
nc -l -p 5679 < /tmp/fifo | nc -u 127.0.0.1 5678 > /tmp/fifo
https://superuser.com/questions/53103/udp-traffic-through-ssh-tunnel
Some people just inspire
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She is 17 and knows how CPUs work: cpu.land , also how networking works: github.com/kognise/a… , plays cello, composes music and piloting aircrafts, and I guess many more…
im-press-ive
The Website Existential Crisis
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Redesigning a website goes beyond applying a fresh coat of CSS: it can (and maybe should) make your project go through an existential crisis. You need to put words on who you are, what you do, for whom, and who you’re talking to. It requires stepping out of your comfort zone but it rewards you with a better compass for your project.