bash env ; and && gotcha

if you want to change a bash environment variable you need to set it in each and every bash multistatement

$ env TERM=lpr env|grep TERM ; env TERM=lpr env|grep TERM
TERM=lpr
COLORTERM=xfce4-terminal
TERM=lpr
COLORTERM=xfce4-terminal

$ env TERM=lpr env|grep TERM && env TERM=lpr env|grep TERM
TERM=lpr
COLORTERM=xfce4-terminal
TERM=lpr
COLORTERM=xfce4-terminal

drupal map modules simple-gmap, gmap, openlayers

drupal map embedding modules simple-gmap, gmap, openlayers

• http://webwash.net/tutorials/using-simple-google-maps-module-drupal-7
• https://www.drupal.org/project/simple_gmap
• https://www.drupal.org/project/gmap
• https://www.drupal.org/project/openlayers

node.js tutorials

node.js tutorials

• https://www.airpair.com/posts/tag/node.js

javascript chart libaries

javascript chart libaries

• http://www.highcharts.com/
• https://morrisjs.github.io/morris.js/
• https://github.com/morrisjs/morris.js/wiki

drupal drush docs

drupal drush docs

• http://www.drushcommands.com/drush-7x
• http://www.siteground.com/tutorials/drupal/drush.htm
• http://coredogs.com/article/drupal-install-and-use-drush
• http://transparatech.com/blog/how-use-drush-update-drupal-core-without-updating-all-modules-too-0

eclipse git ignore broken hack

here’s a nasty eclipse hack to get eclipse to read your git ignore/exclude files from .config/git/ignore

$ cat ~/.gitconfig 
[user]
 name = me
 email = me@example.com

[core]
 excludesfile=/home/me/.config/git/ignore

 

du disk usage gotcha

du -s doesnt always show you quite what you expected for example

$ du -s .*

you may prefer to use this syntax instead

$ du -s .[#-z]*