• Ranger custom configuration: Configuration files are located at /etc/range/config/ commands.py: contains various functions’ implementation, written in Python, used to modify ranger’s behavior, rc.conf: is used for setting various options and binding the keys to functions, rifle.conf: decides which program to use for opening which file, scope.sh: is a shell script used to generate...  Posted on:
  • Git basics: You clone a repository with git clone URL. For example, if you want to clone the Git linkable library called SUBDIR, you can do so like this: $ git clone URL/SUBDIR That creates a directory named SUBDIR, initializes a .git directory inside it, pulls down all the data for that...  Posted on:
  • Formating demo: “Markdown is not a replacement for HTML, or even close to it. Its syntax is very small, corresponding only to a very small subset of HTML tags. The idea is not to create a syntax that makes it easier to insert HTML tags. In my opinion, HTML tags are already...  Posted on:
  • Adding custom rifle menu for markdown files in Ranger FM: “rifle is a powerful file executor that allows for complex file type checking, written to meet the needs of the file manager ranger. rifle’s strength lies in automatically determining file types, depending on which programs are installed on the system, even without any user interaction.is a command like tool to...  Posted on:
  • pdftk - A CLI tool to manipulate pdf files: pdftk is a command like tool to manipulate (merge, extract, encrypt, etc) pdf files. On Ubuntu you can install from it from the repositories, like: sudo apt install pdftk Extract pages from a long pdf Take long.pdf and cut out pages 5-14 to output_pp5_14.pdf. pdftk long.pdf cat 5-14 output_pp5_14.pdf` Merge...  Posted on:
  • youtube-dl: youtube-dl is a command-line program to download videos and subtitles from youtube. It works not only on youtube.com, but on many more sites. Supported sites To download the most recent version visit project page and follow the install instructions. Caveat: see a recent issue/bug raised on r/youtubedl! Example 1 -...  Posted on:
  • Cheatsheet for ranger FM: Ranger fm, is a console based file manager (fm) on Unix/Linux. It has a special three-column view features (that is called Miller columns), but it is also able to behave as a dual-pane fm, like Midnight Commander (MC), total commander, etc. (Actually many keys work like in MC. It is...  Posted on:
  • Miller columns: “Miller columns (also known as cascading lists) are a browsing/visualization technique that can be applied to tree structures. The columns allow multiple levels of the hierarchy to be open at once, and provide a visual representation of the current location. It is closely related to techniques used earlier in the...  Posted on: