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magnetikonline / README.md
Last active July 31, 2026 19:40
Bash string manipulation cheatsheet.

Bash string manipulation cheatsheet

Assignment
Assign value to variable if variable is not already set, value is returned.

Combine with a : no-op to discard/ignore return value.
${variable="value"}
: ${variable="value"}
@jasonm23
jasonm23 / xterm-256color.svg
Last active July 13, 2026 20:42
Xterm 256color mode color chart, organised into sections. (used on Wikipedia/xterm)
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@cookrn
cookrn / links.md
Created March 20, 2012 19:51
How to Create and Apply a Patch w/ Git Across Similar Repositories
@jehiah
jehiah / simple_args_parsing.sh
Created March 4, 2011 16:56
a simple way to parse shell script arguments
#!/bin/sh
#
# a simple way to parse shell script arguments
#
# please edit and use to your hearts content
#
ENVIRONMENT="dev"

Different services I can suggest when a non-tech friend or family member asks me how they can cheaply make a website and possibly use it to sell stuff online.

Website Hosting

@chrismdp
chrismdp / s3.sh
Last active May 5, 2026 04:47
Uploading to S3 in 18 lines of Shell (used to upload builds for http://soltrader.net)
# You don't need Fog in Ruby or some other library to upload to S3 -- shell works perfectly fine
# This is how I upload my new Sol Trader builds (http://soltrader.net)
# Based on a modified script from here: http://tmont.com/blargh/2014/1/uploading-to-s3-in-bash
S3KEY="my aws key"
S3SECRET="my aws secret" # pass these in
function putS3
{
path=$1
@dhh
dhh / gist:1014971
Created June 8, 2011 18:09
Use concerns to keep your models manageable
# autoload concerns
module YourApp
class Application < Rails::Application
config.autoload_paths += %W(
#{config.root}/app/controllers/concerns
#{config.root}/app/models/concerns
)
end
end
class PostsController < ActionController::Base
def create
Post.create(post_params)
end
def update
Post.find(params[:id]).update_attributes!(post_params)
end
private
inoremap <silent> <Bar> <Bar><Esc>:call <SID>align()<CR>a
function! s:align()
let p = '^\s*|\s.*\s|\s*$'
if exists(':Tabularize') && getline('.') =~# '^\s*|' && (getline(line('.')-1) =~# p || getline(line('.')+1) =~# p)
let column = strlen(substitute(getline('.')[0:col('.')],'[^|]','','g'))
let position = strlen(matchstr(getline('.')[0:col('.')],'.*|\s*\zs.*'))
Tabularize/|/l1
normal! 0
call search(repeat('[^|]*|',column).'\s\{-\}'.repeat('.',position),'ce',line('.'))
@ryanb
ryanb / chef_solo_bootstrap.sh
Created April 5, 2012 04:35
Bootstrap Chef Solo
#!/usr/bin/env bash
apt-get -y update
apt-get -y install build-essential zlib1g-dev libssl-dev libreadline5-dev libyaml-dev
cd /tmp
wget ftp://ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/1.9/ruby-1.9.3-p125.tar.gz
tar -xvzf ruby-1.9.3-p125.tar.gz
cd ruby-1.9.3-p125/
./configure --prefix=/usr/local
make
make install