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@dergachev
dergachev / GIF-Screencast-OSX.md
Last active August 25, 2026 18:55
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:

#!/usr/bin/env sh
#
# Works best with blinking text: the last heart will blink when you have less
# than 25% of your battery life remaining.
#
# Add the following to your `~/.tmux.conf`;
#
# set -g status-right "#[fg=red]#(path/to/zelda-battery-tmux.sh) "
battery="$(pmset -g ps | awk 'NR==2' | perl -pe 's/.*?(\d+)%.*/\1/')"
@milkypostman
milkypostman / package.el
Created September 12, 2011 16:11
Function to update all packages in package.el
(defun package-update-all ()
"Update all packages"
(interactive)
(dolist (elt package-alist)
(let* ((name (car elt))
(file-name (symbol-name name))
(available-pkg (assq name package-archive-contents))
(available-version (and available-pkg
(package-desc-vers (cdr available-pkg))))
(current-version (package-desc-vers (cdr elt)))
@defunkt
defunkt / clients.md
Created April 18, 2010 14:09
A list of Gist clients.

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