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markSci5 / Git checkout remote branch
Created July 3, 2013 07:08
Git checkout remote branch
//To fetch a branch, you simply need to:
git fetch origin
//This will fetch all of the remote branches for you. With the remote branches
//in hand, you now need to check out the branch you are interested in, giving
//you a local working copy:
git checkout -b test origin/test
@willurd
willurd / web-servers.md
Last active May 16, 2025 23:15
Big list of http static server one-liners

Each of these commands will run an ad hoc http static server in your current (or specified) directory, available at http://localhost:8000. Use this power wisely.

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Python 2.x

$ python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000
@sgergely
sgergely / gist:3793166
Created September 27, 2012 09:43
Midnight Commander Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac OSX
----- Esc -----
Quick change directory: Esc + c
Quick change directory history: Esc + c and then Esc + h
Quick change directory previous entry: Esc + c and then Esc + p
Command line history: Esc + h
Command line previous command: Esc + p
View change: Esc + t (each time you do this shortcut a new directory view will appear)
Print current working directory in command line: Esc + a
Switch between background command line and MC: Ctrl + o
Search/Go to directory in active panel: Esc + s / Ctrl + s then start typing directory name
@clstokes
clstokes / tomcat7
Created September 25, 2012 21:06
Enable JMX in Tomcat 7 on Ubuntu
#
# Since I have to look this up every time...
#
# Add the following in /etc/default/tomcat7
#
JAVA_OPTS="${JAVA_OPTS} -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote"
JAVA_OPTS="${JAVA_OPTS} -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=9991"
JAVA_OPTS="${JAVA_OPTS} -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=false"
JAVA_OPTS="${JAVA_OPTS} -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=false"
@jfhbrook
jfhbrook / README.md
Created December 21, 2011 09:50
A hacked-together node.js alarm clock

BASICALLY I FORGOT TO FINISH DRYING MY SHEETS

so I'm sleeping on the couch

and I need an alarm clock

and my regular alarm clock is in the other room.

So, I wrote one.