TIL

Today I Learned

A log of small things I learn day to day across a variety of languages and technologies.

24 TILs and counting...

Counting since 28 March 2020

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Categories

• Git
• Linux
• Tmux
• VSCode
• Python
• Docker
• Github
• Vim

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Git

• Dry Runs
• Convert All HTTPS Connections to SSH
• Perform Empty Commits

Linux + BASH

• Connecting to a Wifi Network from Terminal
• Reading From and Writing to the Clipboard from Terminal
• Retrieving distribution-specific information
• Square Brackets as shell Builtins and standalone files
• Case Insensitive String Comparison
• The !! Shortcut
• Simulating an Install in apt

Tmux

• Use Vim Keybindings to Move between Panes
• Change Working Directory from Inside Session

VSCode

• Collaborate with Peers in Real Time

Python

• Using underscore as separator for large numbers
• Generating Simple Arithmetic Sequences with Itertools
• Generating Fibonacci sequence with Itertools
• Cached Integers and Strings
• Making function parameters keyword-only

Docker

• Copying Files from a Container to Host

Github

• Vertical Alignment of Images with Text in Markdown

Vim

• Viewing the Contents of a File in Another Branch
• Using Smart Case for Search
• Using Sessions for Persistence
• Using Skeletons for boilerplate code

Updaing TIL Count

Run python til.py updatecount to count and update the total number of TILs in the README file.