A Hard Programmer's Life

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pdftk burst - specify output files names

pdftk filename.pdf burst output filename_%04d

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Elementary OS taking screenshot of desktop instead of active window

It is caused by some problems with AMD drivers. There is a workaround: use Ctrl + Alt + F1, then Ctrl + Alt + F7 to return and then you can take your screenshots!

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Convert all xib files in project to new Xcode 5 format

find . -name "*.xib" -exec ibtool {} --upgrade --write {} \;

(thanks to M.)

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Prevent cmd from autmatically closing after the program ends

Create a shortcut to your program.

Rigth-click on your shortcut, select Properties and change Target field  by adding /K property to cmd:

cmd /K "path to your program"

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String lenght in bash

${#your_string}

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CandyBar not working on Mavericks

sudo nano /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist

then change both versions from 10.9 to 10.8 and launch CandyBar. Remember to change it back once you're finished with your icons.

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Replace text in PostgreSQL database

UPDATE table_name SET field_name = replace(field_name, text_to_be_replaced, text_to_replace_with);

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Find application using specified port number on Windows

In command line type:

netstat -ona | findstr 0.0:<port number>

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Checking out remote branch in Git

git fetch origin

git checkout -b test origin/test

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Removing branches in Git

To remove a local branch: git branch -d <branchName>

To remove a remote branch: git push origin --delete <branchName>

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Changing number separators from American to European in pgfplots

Solution:

1. Comma as decimal separator: /pgf/number format/use comma

2. No thousand separator: /pgf/number format/1000 sep={}

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FIXME and TODO in Xcode

In Xcode (version 4.6 for sure) you can use FIXME:, TODO:, ???: and !!!: in comments in your code. Marked comment will then appear in drop down list of methods in class.

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Moving lines of code up and down in Xcode

Solution: ⌥⌘[ and ⌥⌘] will move single line where the cursor is or multiple lines after selection, up and down respectively.

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PCH file built from a different branch than the compiler

Solution: In Xcode select Product > Clean or use ⇧⌘K key combination. Then build again.