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Linux Fu: Miller The Killer Makes CSV No Pest | Hackaday
Historically, one of the nice things about Unix and Linux is that everything is a file, and files are just sequences of characters. Of course, modern practice is that everything is not a file, and there is a proliferation of files with some imposed structure. However, if you’ve ever worked on old systems where your file access was by the block, you’ll appreciate the Unix-like files. Classic tools like awk, sed, and grep work with this idea. Files are just characters. But this sometimes has its problems. That’s the motivation behind a tool called Miller, and I think it deserves more attention because, for certain tasks, it is a lifesaver.
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How to Use the csplit Command to Split Files on Linux
csplit is a popular Linux command-line utility used to split the contents of a file into two. The file you need to alter must be a text file with a ".txt" extension.
The command is easy to use and works well on all Linux distributions. With the use of different flags available for csplit, you can also modify the output according to your need.
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How To Install Stremio on Ubuntu 20.04 | 22.04 LTS
In this guide, we will show you how to install Stremio on Ubuntu systems.
Stremio is a modern media center that’s a one-stop solution for your video entertainment. You discover, watch and organize video content from easy to install addons.
Movies, TV shows, live TV or web channels – find all this on Stremio.
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How To Install Ubuntu Cleaner on Ubuntu 20.04 | 22.04 LTS
Hi, this post is about how to install Ubuntu Cleaner on Ubuntu 20.04/22.04
Ubuntu Cleaner is a tool that makes it easy to clean your Ubuntu system.
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How to track project time using use this OpenProject tool
Most project management tools include so many great features that it’s easy to overlook a standout feature — that was the case for me with OpenProject’s Time and Cost tool. With this tool, you can easily see how much labor and cost is going into a project; plus, you can add a widget to your dashboard that shows how many hours have gone into a project, so you can quickly glance at those numbers.
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How To Install Hiri Email Client on Ubuntu 20.04 | 22.04 LTS
In this guide, we will show you how to install Hiri in Ubuntu systems. Hiri is a linux email client for Exchange and Office 365 Email, Calendar, Contacts and Tasks. All in one.
Hiri was (now defunct) a business focused desktop e-mail client for sending and receiving e-mails, managing calendars, contacts, and tasks. It was developed as an alternative to existing e-mail clients and calendar applications such as Microsoft Outlook and Mozilla Thunderbird.
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How to install MetaTrader 5 with the Vantage Broker on a Chromebook
Today we are looking at how to install MetaTrader 5 with the Vantage Broker on a Chromebook.
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Deleting All Types of Contents from Calc Range using Macro
This tutorial explains how to delete contents from cells or ranges in LibreOffice Calc using macro.
Using a macro, you can clear everything that contains in a cell or in a range of cells. In this tutorial we will clear every type of contents from a range. Before clearing out contents from ranges, the macro needs to determine the type of cell contents. Because if you want to delete everything from cells, you need to consider the value, the formatting styles, etc.
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Date and Time Processing in LibreOffice Calc using Macro
This tutorial explains the basic date and time processing in basic macro in LibreOffice Calc.
In basic, a Date is a datatype that stores date and time values. By default, it holds Jan 1 year 0001 midnight. We will pick any date and process it in different ways. Let’s explain the concept using some examples.