Useful CLI commands
These are just reminders/documentation for me because I don’t want to remember them. It is not a guide for anything, it just has commands and tricks I use when reinstalling OS or fixing someone’s computer.
GNU/Linux
remap right alt key with context menu button (I miss the context button on my ThinkPad)
// add this to your startup script to make it permanent xmodmap -e "keycode 108 = Menu"
awk
awk '/regex/' awk '!/regex/' awk 'BEGIN{a=5; b=2.5; print a+b}' awk '{sub(/:/, "-")} 1' // subtitution awk '{gsub(/:/, "-")} 1'
Make VS Code remember Github credentials; Easier if you are working with multiple accounts for work and personal.
git config credential.helper store
Print exit code of previous-run program
echo $?
Windows
PATH manipulation
env | grep PATH echo $PATH export PATH=<previous-paths>:<new-path>
List network devices
arp -a
nodejs
Installing NPM
curl -L https://npmjs.org/install.sh | sudo sh
Clear node modules cache and install dependencies
rm node_modules -r npm cache clean --force npm cache verify npm install