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@tvlooy
tvlooy / unit.sh
Last active May 4, 2026 03:52
Bash test: get the directory of a script
#!/bin/bash
function test {
MESSAGE=$1
RECEIVED=$2
EXPECTED=$3
if [ "$RECEIVED" = "$EXPECTED" ]; then
echo -e "\033[32m✔︎ Tested $MESSAGE"
else
@ccbrown
ccbrown / DumpHex.c
Last active July 28, 2026 01:35
Compact C Hex Dump Function w/ASCII
#include <stdio.h>
void DumpHex(const void* data, size_t size) {
char ascii[17];
size_t i, j;
ascii[16] = '\0';
for (i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
printf("%02X ", ((unsigned char*)data)[i]);
if (((unsigned char*)data)[i] >= ' ' && ((unsigned char*)data)[i] <= '~') {
ascii[i % 16] = ((unsigned char*)data)[i];
{ config, pkgs, ... }:
{
require = [
<nixos/modules/programs/virtualbox.nix>
./hardware.nix
./monitors.nix
# ./mailpile.nix
];
@dergachev
dergachev / GIF-Screencast-OSX.md
Last active September 17, 2026 20:02
OS X Screencast to animated GIF

OS X Screencast to animated GIF

This gist shows how to create a GIF screencast using only free OS X tools: QuickTime, ffmpeg, and gifsicle.

Screencapture GIF

Instructions

To capture the video (filesize: 19MB), using the free "QuickTime Player" application:

// Answering the "how many squares" problem (my answer = 40):
//
// http://media-geeks.com/special-features/how-many-squares-indeed/
//
// HasCanvas:
//
// http://hascanvas.com/Counting-Squares
//
// GIF outptu:
//
@samnang
samnang / gist:1759336
Created February 7, 2012 11:52
Install Bash version 4 on MacOS X
# Install Bash 4 using homebrew
brew install bash
# Or build it from source...
curl -O http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/bash-4.2.tar.gz
tar xzf bash-4.2.tar.gz
cd bash-4.2
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/bin && make && sudo make install
# Add the new shell to the list of legit shells
@mathiasbynens
mathiasbynens / appify
Created November 12, 2010 13:46 — forked from subtleGradient/appify
appify — create the simplest possible Mac app from a shell script
#!/bin/bash
if [ "$1" = "-h" -o "$1" = "--help" -o -z "$1" ]; then cat <<EOF
appify v3.0.1 for Mac OS X - http://mths.be/appify
Creates the simplest possible Mac app from a shell script.
Appify takes a shell script as its first argument:
`basename "$0"` my-script.sh