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Hello, Diagrams!

GitHub recently added support for including Mermaid diagrams in Markdown files. The good news is that it works for AsciiDoc files as well. Here is an example:

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    participant Bob
@darrenpmeyer
darrenpmeyer / open-vm-tools-vmware-ubuntu-sharing.md
Last active April 10, 2024 19:18
open-vm-tools and VMWare Shared Folders for Ubuntu guests

(NB: adapted from this Ask Ubuntu thread -- tested to work on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS through Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy).

Unlike using VMWare Tools to enable Linux guest capabilities, the open-vm-tools package doesn't auto-mount shared VMWare folders. This can be frustrating in various ways, but there's an easy fix.

TL;DR

Install open-vm-tools and run:

sudo mount -t fuse.vmhgfs-fuse .host:/ /mnt/hgfs -o allow_other
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joncardasis / Storing-Images-On-Github.md
Last active February 2, 2024 02:30
Storing Images and Demos in your Repo

Storing Images and Demos in your Repo

In this quick walkthough you'll learn how to create a separate branch in your repo to house your screenshots and demo gifs for use in your master's readme.

How to

1. Clone a fresh copy of your repo

In order to prevent any loss of work it is best to clone the repo in a separate location to complete this task.

2. Create a new branch

Create a new branch in your repo by using git checkout --orphan assets