Here Are Some Tips & Tricks for (Mac) OS X and GNU/Linux Nano Text Editor Including Shortcuts, Line Numbers, Going to Line Number etc. Basic Things. vi is definitely a powerful text editor, you can read How to Use vi Text Editor, but basically for the new Linux and OS X user, Nano appears better. It is better to help the user to shift from closed source software like Microsoft Windows in a … [Read more...]
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Nano Syntax Highlighting : nanorc
Here is updated list of nanorc with script to compile them to one file for Powerful Nano Syntax Highlighting. Clone the Git repo and get highlighted. Nano is not exactly a powerful text editor, vi is definitely the powerful text editor (we have basic guide on vi), but for the beginners and the purposes where vi may be not required, Nano can do the work nicely. Nano Syntax Highlighting : OS X … [Read more...]
Command Line Music Player with Visualizer
Here is the source code and steps to install a Command Line Music Player with Visualizer to play music from iTerm2 or Terminal or from SSH. Previously, we talked about Herrie - a good, stable CLI Music Player. The players name is Open Cubic Player, it possibly has a GNU GPL License, but the developer is quite restrictive about development, porting etc. - clearly written to inform the Author about … [Read more...]
OS X Nano Syntax Highlighting
Here is How to Update OS X Nano and Enable OS X Nano Syntax Highlighting For Various Languages. Needed dot Files to Match With iTerm2 Has Been Supplied. Apple uses old version of Nano! Yes, it is 2.0 or something like that on OS X Yosemite - the funky OS update from Apple. Yosemite has targeted the mass, who will update Nano? An Operating System's Text Editor does not get updated. We are using the … [Read more...]
OS X GPG Tricks and Tips
Here are some OS X GPG tricks and tips for clearsign, GPG for Mail for Signing Emails, Code Signing and all the stuffs you need for development. Essentially, you are following our typical configuration on OS X (10.10 and higher) for iTerm2, ZSH, Homebrew. This is mandatory part - you must have all the components updated including XQuartz, Xcode Commandline Tools. OS X GPG Tricks and … [Read more...]
How To Restart, Shutdown Mac Faster From CLI
How To Restart, Shutdown Mac Faster From CLI? Very Easy. From GUI We gracefully Restart, Shutdown Mac OS X 10.x as non-root user from GUI. Basically for running hundreds of daemons, which are installed by Apple as member of UNIX Wheel Group delays the force shutdown and Forced Restart. OS X is cocktail of FreeBSD and NetBSD, but even with 12GB RAM, we have to do lot of works to make Mac to … [Read more...]
OS X Yosemite Review : Steve Jobs Really Left
Here is a hard OS X Yosemite Review pointing the importance of Steve Jobs absence. Apple forgot the premium clients using Mac Pro and MacBook Pro - it ranges from a serious professional blog owner to some country's Military force. Omit the importance of Mac in the Filmmaking, Designing industry. While it is true that, Mobile users and Social Network Users are increasing, but it is a fact - most of … [Read more...]
How to Use tmux on Mac
tmux is used to multiplex several virtual consoles to access multiple terminal sessions inside a single terminal window or remote terminal. tmux is like VNC, we can start application from one computer, without having to restart, we can reconnect, share the session, run multiple terminal sessions and so on. tmux can run on GNU Linux and all kind of UNIX or Unix Like OS. This guide is on on how to … [Read more...]
Reliance 3G USB Modem With OS X Yosemite
The App Shipped With Reliance 3G USB Modem Does Not Work With OS X Yosemite. Here is how to connect to the Internet using Network Settings. When this Reliance 3G USB Modem was written only God knows, may be in PowerPC age. Up to OS X Mavericks, it worked, with OS X Yosemite it will simply crash. Here is a guide for the users who has not much knowledge about hardware and softwares. This way is not … [Read more...]
OS X Yosemite Installation Stuck Fix
If Your OS X Yosemite Installation Stuck at Minutes Remaining, You Should Check the Log and Fix It Accordingly. Read This Guide To Get Helped. Keep in mind, this fix or troubleshooting requires some knowledge about UNIX or Unix Like OS, if you do not have the grasp on UNIX, you should always take the help of Apple. Improper shutdown can kill your hard disk (specially the old spinning hard … [Read more...]
Add SSH Shortcut on Mac OS X to Rackspace Cloud Server
You can add SSH Shortcut on Mac OS X to Rackspace Cloud Server for a Direct SSH Login . It uses Apple Binary plist and not safe for all hosts. This is very easy to create and more easy to perform day to day work. But the user must be very advanced user, else; clicking the shortcut if the SSH login happen without password; a simple rm -r * command will work fine <!> to destroy the whole … [Read more...]