bash: How to escape single quotes single quotes
In bash, you can use the backslash character (“\”) to escape any character. However, if a single quote is inside…
How to setup virtual lamp stack on Microsoft Windows
Oracle’s VirtualBox is a very solid and stable virtual machine but it isn’t the simplest to work with. So I…
ksh: History and re-running commands
To view a listing of commands you entered in ksh, type To re-run the last command To re-run command by…
PHP: How to create csv files
It is very easy to create a csv file using PHP. All you need to do is create a two…
How to pipe the output of locate to ls
locate command can be used to search for files. Locate command is good at search an index but not great…
How to change nodepad++ theme
Notepad++ is a simple lightweight editor that packs a punch. When using any editor, you would want customize its look…
Merging and unmerging cells in Excel
Steps to merge cells select desired cells click on Format and choose Cells. Format cells window should be open now click on the Alignment tab check Merge cells under Text…
Excel: how to transpose data
The following steps show how to transpose data in excel. Transposition refers to switching between rows and columns. For example,…
Node Package Manager (npm)
Node Package Manager (npm) comes bundled with Node. It allows you do search Node repositories for packages and modules. Anything…
PHP code to Scrape tags from an HTML page
Following code uses DOM to extract links. This code scrapes image and anchor links. This code can be extended to…