Every day is a school day
This is a catalogue of notable things David Winterbottom has learnt (since July 2020).
There have been 111 TILs so far — recent topics include Python, Unix, Vim, Git.
Browse posts by month or by tag.
Recent learnings
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Python’s
csv.writerfunction defaults to Windows line endings on -
You can use
shufto take random samples of lines on -
That
vim-polyglotconflicts with Hub when creating pull requests on -
About
git-absorbon - JSON is valid YAML on
- How to convert SSH2 public keys to OpenSSH format on
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How to include the date in
git reflogoutput on -
About
xargs -ton - What the sections of the Unix manual are on
- About delta, a viewer for Git and diff output on
- You can have class-scoped autouse pytest fixtures on
- That software can be “free as in mattress” on
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systemd sends SIGKILL signals after waiting for
TimeoutStopSecseconds on - iTerm2’s “Cursor boost” feature will cause everything to appear dimmed on
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pdbpphas a useful ‘sticky’ mode on - systemd timers can be stopped on
- You can use Git log to view the evolution of a function on
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To prefer
dateutiloverpytzon - Pytest doesn’t play nicely with ipdb on
- Chrome has a flags page for enabling experimental features on
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