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chrismccoy / gitcheats.txt
Last active June 11, 2026 12:42
git cheats
# alias to edit commit messages without using rebase interactive
# example: git reword commithash message
reword = "!f() {\n GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR=\"sed -i 1s/^pick/reword/\" GIT_EDITOR=\"printf \\\"%s\\n\\\" \\\"$2\\\" >\" git rebase -i \"$1^\";\n git push -f;\n}; f"
# git alias to tag and push a version
tagpush = "!f(){ t=${1#v}; git tag v$t && git push origin v$t; }; f"
# git alias to download single file from a repo in format of user/repo file
fetch-file = "!f() { out=\"${4:-$(basename \"$2\")}\"; if gh api \"repos/$1/contents/$2\" ${3:+-f ref=$3} --jq '.content' 2>/dev/null | base64 --decode > \"$out\" 2>/dev/null; then echo \"Downloaded $2 → $out\"; else echo \"Failed\"; rm -f \"$out\"; fi; }; f"
@edsu
edsu / wikichanges.js
Created January 21, 2014 14:53
paste this in your browser's console window and smoke it :-)
var w = new EventSource("https://wikipedia-edits.herokuapp.com/sse");
w.onmessage = function(event) {
change = JSON.parse(event.data);
console.log(change);
}
@julionc
julionc / 00.howto_install_phantomjs.md
Last active July 15, 2026 02:09
How to install PhantomJS on Debian/Ubuntu

How to install PhantomJS on Ubuntu

Version: 1.9.8

Platform: x86_64

First, install or update to the latest system software.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential chrpath libssl-dev libxft-dev
@dypsilon
dypsilon / frontendDevlopmentBookmarks.md
Last active July 25, 2026 20:55
A badass list of frontend development resources I collected over time.
@domenic
domenic / promises.md
Last active May 13, 2026 13:10
You're Missing the Point of Promises

This article has been given a more permanent home on my blog. Also, since it was first written, the development of the Promises/A+ specification has made the original emphasis on Promises/A seem somewhat outdated.

You're Missing the Point of Promises

Promises are a software abstraction that makes working with asynchronous operations much more pleasant. In the most basic definition, your code will move from continuation-passing style:

getTweetsFor("domenic", function (err, results) {
 // the rest of your code goes here.
@juanje
juanje / gist:3081998
Created July 10, 2012 08:21
A simple Logstash conffile with a custom grok filter
input {
tcp {
type => "linux-syslog"
port => 3333
}
file {
type => "linux-syslog"
path => [ "/var/log/auth.log" ]
}