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 at listing the results. To get better listing features, you…
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 and feel to suit your comfort. Notepad++ comes with several…
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, if row 1, column1 is A, row 2, column 2…
Node Package Manager (npm)
Node Package Manager (npm) comes bundled with Node. It allows you do search Node repositories for packages and modules. Anything that is searchable on search.nodejs.org is also searchable by npm.…
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 include other html tags.
bash: How to display image properties
The following bash script shows how to capture image properties from ImageMagick: xa.jpg is an image which is stored in the same directory as this script. identify is an ImageMagick…
How to make scroll bar show in Mac
By default, Mac scroll bars show only after keyboard or trackpad movements. This can be very annoying because often the scroll bar disappears before you can get to it. The…
Checking disk space in Linux
To check disk space, you can use one the following commands: This command would list the amount of space used and available on each partition of the system. du commands…
Getting started with gulp.js
Gulp.js is a great tool for building and enhancing workflows. It is free and open source. It helps you automate repetitive tasks such as automating CSS creation and unit testing.…