having a web server turned on doesn't necessarily mean you are serving pages on the world wide web. its what allows you to load your own static files (.html
, .js
etc.) in a browser via http://
.
if you're not sure whether or not you have a web server running, no problem! its easy to confirm.
what happens when you visit http://localhost/?
function Foo(who) { | |
this.me = who; | |
} | |
Foo.prototype.identify = function() { | |
return "I am " + this.me; | |
}; | |
function Bar(who) { | |
Foo.call(this,"Bar:" + who); |
Many of us spend many hours of our days using their terminal. Plus, we all have different tastes when it comes to color schemes. That's why the ability to change the color scheme of a terminal is one of its more important featuresl. Throughout this tutorial, I'll teach you how you can change the looks of your terminal, step by step.
This tutorial is aimed at elementary OS users, but it also works for any Ubuntu user. Start by installing dconf-tools:
sudo apt-get install dconf-tools
Secondly, you need to decide which theme you're going to apply. You can find dozens of terminal color schemes online, you can even design your own using this web application. Design the color scheme, hit "Get Scheme" and choose "Terminator". You'll get a raw text file with a background color, a foreground color and a palette. Those strings define your color scheme. In this tutorial, I'll post an
# If you work with git, you've probably had that nagging sensation of not knowing what branch you are on. Worry no longer! | |
export PS1="\\w:\$(git branch 2>/dev/null | grep '^*' | colrm 1 2)\$ " | |
# This will change your prompt to display not only your working directory but also your current git branch, if you have one. Pretty nifty! | |
# ~/code/web:beta_directory$ git checkout master | |
# Switched to branch "master" | |
# ~/code/web:master$ git checkout beta_directory | |
# Switched to branch "beta_directory" |