Converting CSV to TSV
I have a number of large CSV files and would like them in TSV (tab separated format). The complication is that there are commas in the fields of the CSV file, eg:
Unix & Linux
Advantages of using set -o vi
I have seen many developers using this command to set the option to vi. I never understood the real use of this?
Best practice to use $? in bash?
When I read this answer about $? another question comes to mind.
Why does no one use the true Bourne shell as /bin/sh?
I’ve noticed that basically no system I’ve ever worked with has /bin/sh as a real executable. It’s always a symlink to dash, bash in POSIX mode, or something similar.
Glob with Numerical Order
I have this list of pdf files in a directory:
Shell script throws a not found error when run from a sh file. But if entered manually the commands work
I’m trying to use the following script to generate a sitemap for my website. When I run it as sh thsitemap.sh I get an error like this and creates an empty sitemap.xml file:
How to automatically strip trailing spaces on save in Vi and Vim?
Is there a .vimrc setting to automatically remove trailing whitespace when saving a file?
Rebinding/disabling CTRL+ALT+F# Virtual Terminal/Console Switching
I have an application that binds CTRL+ALT+F7, but my linux machine seems to catch the keystroke.
Chrome: DNS requests with random DNS names: malware?
Over the years (since 2005), I have seen logs of strange random DNS requests done, on the multiple DNS / BIND servers I have maintained.
Is data=journal safer for Ext4 as opposed to data=ordered?
The default journal mode for Ext4 is data=ordered, which, per the documentation, means that