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How to use PlantUML with Markdown

PlantUML is a really awesome way to create diagrams by writing code instead of drawing and dragging visual elements. Markdown is a really nice documentation tool.

Here's how I combine the two, to create docs with embedded diagrams.

Step 0: Setup

Get the command-line PlantUML from the download page or your relevant package manager.

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#!/usr/bin/env bash
# https://developers.supportbee.com/blog/setting-up-cucumber-to-run-with-Chrome-on-Linux/
# https://gist.github.com/curtismcmullan/7be1a8c1c841a9d8db2c
# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10792403/how-do-i-get-chrome-working-with-selenium-using-php-webdriver
# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26133486/how-to-specify-binary-path-for-remote-chromedriver-in-codeception
# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40262682/how-to-run-selenium-3-x-with-chrome-driver-through-terminal
# https://askubuntu.com/questions/760085/how-do-you-install-google-chrome-on-ubuntu-16-04

# Versions
CHROME_DRIVER_VERSION=`curl -sS https://chromedriver.storage.googleapis.com/LATEST_RELEASE`

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# An example global gitignore file
#
# Place a copy if this at ~/.gitignore_global
# Run `git config --global core.excludesfile ~/.gitignore_global`

# Compiled source #
###################
*.com
*.class
*.dll

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# Extracted using: $ unzip -p lib/pycharm.jar com/jetbrains/python/PyBundle.properties | grep -B1 INSP.NAME | grep '^#' | sed 's|Inspection||g' | sed -e 's|#\s\{,1\}|# noinspection |'

# noinspection PyPep8
# noinspection PyPep8Naming
# noinspection PyTypeChecker
# noinspection PyAbstractClass
# noinspection PyArgumentEqualDefault
# noinspection PyArgumentList
# noinspection PyAssignmentToLoopOrWithParameter
# noinspection PyAttributeOutsideInit

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OS X Screencast to animated GIF

This gist shows how to create a GIF screencast using only free OS X tools: QuickTime, ffmpeg, and gifsicle.

Instructions

To capture the video (filesize: 19MB), using the free "QuickTime Player" application:

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# module list (generated by listmodules.py)
#
# timestamp='20160226T200954Z'
# sys.version='2.7.10 (default, Dec  8 2015, 18:25:23) \n[GCC 4.8.3 20140911 (Red Hat 4.8.3-9)]'
# sys.platform='linux2'
# platform='Linux-4.1.13-19.31.amzn1.x86_64-x86_64-with-glibc2.2.5'
#
BaseHTTPServer
Bastion
CDROM

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#!/bin/bash

# install can-utils

git clone https://github.com/linux-can/can-utils.git
cd can-utils
./autogen.sh
./configure
make
sudo make install

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package main

import (
	"net/http"
	"database/sql"
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"os"
)

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Erlang QuickCheck

What is QuickCheck?

QuickCheck is a language for stating properties of programs.

?FORALL(X, nat(), X*X >= 0)

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o.......Open files, directories and bookmarks....................|NERDTree-o|
go......Open selected file, but leave cursor in the NERDTree.....|NERDTree-go|
t.......Open selected node/bookmark in a new tab.................|NERDTree-t|
T.......Same as 't' but keep the focus on the current tab........|NERDTree-T|
i.......Open selected file in a split window.....................|NERDTree-i|
gi......Same as i, but leave the cursor on the NERDTree..........|NERDTree-gi|
s.......Open selected file in a new vsplit.......................|NERDTree-s|
gs......Same as s, but leave the cursor on the NERDTree..........|NERDTree-gs|
O.......Recursively open the selected directory..................|NERDTree-O|
x.......Close the current nodes parent...........................|NERDTree-x|