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Re: Unix tricks
#2So happy to see this on HN! Actually I took most of the tips from unix threads here and r/commandline, I highly recommend that subreddit if you like this kind of tricks!
Edit: also, @climagic: https://twitter.com/climagic
Second edit: I'm enhancing the file with these comments, so if there are any inconsistencies between the txt and a commenter, it's my fault.
Re: Unix tricks
#3> SMB is better than NFS.
More details would be nice.
Re: Unix tricks
#4:set spell is pretty neat. Will use not when coding, but when writing blog posts.
Re: Unix tricks
#51) `pgrep` is a standard utility that does what his `psgrep` does and much much more.
2) htop is a cpu and memory hog -- every time I've used it I noticed it takes 6+% CPU time
3) there's an awk trick to do the `sort | uniq` recommendation that works on 10+GB files (single pass):
awk '!x[$0]++'
Re: Unix tricks
#6Only one Vim tip? I'm disappointed.
Check out this resource!
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#7> SMB is better than NFS. More details would be nice.
NFS basically breaks the client computer until the host responds, while SMB detects the I/O error earlier and, at least, doesn't hang the terminal.
Other than that, SMB allows for permissions and a bunch of other features. It is, basically, a more modern and robust protocol. Does NFS shine for some use cases? Indeed. Would it be the first choice for most ones? Nope.
Disclaimer: my sysadmin skills are not so great, I'm talking as a user
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#8Only one Vim tip? I'm disappointed. Check out this resource! http://www.rayninfo.co.uk/vimtips.html
Great resource! Thanks for the link.
Most of my vim tips are on my .vimrc (my dotfiles here https://github.com/carlesfe/dotfiles/blob/master/.vimrc) and on the links on my homepage: http://mmb.pcb.ub.es/~carlesfe/#programming_h3. The .txt that op linked feels a bit out of context :)
Re: Unix tricks
#91) `pgrep` is a standard utility that does what his `psgrep` does and much much more. 2) htop is a cpu and memory hog -- every time I've used it I noticed it takes 6+% CPU time 3) there's an awk trick to do the `sort | uniq` recommendation that works on 10+GB files (single pass): awk '!x[$0]++' 4) Passwordless keys are dangerous -- use ssh-agent to save the password of the keys
On my computer htop consumes about the same amount of resources as top, just tested.
Re: Unix tricks
#101) `pgrep` is a standard utility that does what his `psgrep` does and much much more. 2) htop is a cpu and memory hog -- every time I've used it I noticed it takes 6+% CPU time 3) there's an awk trick to do the `sort | uniq` recommendation that works on 10+GB files (single pass): awk '!x[$0]++' 4) Passwordless keys are dangerous -- use ssh-agent to save the password of the keys
Not trying to contradict you, just some explanations
1. I prefer 'psgrep' because it covers 99% of my use cases for pgrep (ps axuf | grep $NAME)
2. htop is very nice, come on! Would not let it running on the background for hours, but it's nicer than top
3. Note taken, thanks!
4. Is ssh-agent really safer than using passwordless keys? Just asking, I'm curious