Mandalika's scratchpad

Some of these tips are applicable only on Linux. (1) List all files in an uninstalled RPM Try any of the following. rpm -qlp rpm -qil...

[1] Check if a String Starts with Substring or a Wildcard Pattern Reproducing from Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide -> Chapter 7. Tests . ...

[1] Check if the content of file X is in another file Y One option is to rely on comm utility to compare common lines in both files. comm...

Signals are used to notify processes of a synchronous or asynchronous event. When a signal is sent, operating system interrupts the flow of ...

Running pip commands encounter Could not find an activated virtualenv (required) error. Some of the options to get around this error are d...

Audio & Widget courtesy: Spotify Old Playlists:      #1    #8    #14 (50s, 60s and 70s)    |    #2    #3    #4    #5 (80s) ...

Shuffling List Elements Try shuffle method in random module. shuffle() modifies the original sequence. In other words, shuffling happ...

Shell Scripting Tidbits: #1 Extracting the filename and extension from an absolute path eg., Input: abspath="/var/tmp/localuserinf...

Length of a String Stored in a Variable ${#VARIABLE} eg., $ FRUIT="Orange" $ echo ${#FRUIT} 6 In bash, variables that stor...

The King of Pop needs no special introduction so here goes. This playlist features music from five different albums of MJ -- Off the Wall ...