To what extent do we find similarities and differences between shell expansion and regular expressions? This post is going to engage in an interesting exercise to explore three common characters found in both.
Category: Command Line
A Review of the nnn File Manager
One of the universal appeal of the command line has to do with the total control a person has with regard with not only his or her environment, but also any tools that run in the background. However, a scary aspect with the terminal for many has to do with file management: Typing cd to… Continue reading A Review of the nnn File Manager
Doing Accounting in Plain Text
This post provides a primer on plaintext accounting. It seeks to answer the question: Is it possible to do personal financial management with plain text?
The Beauty of the Command Line
I sometimes wonder at this simple questions: At what point did the command line get a not-so-friendly reputation? This is especially true when we know that in the beginning, there was the command line. As a matter of fact, some people erroneously believe that switching to Linux will prove to be difficult because Linux runs… Continue reading The Beauty of the Command Line