Category Archives: Operating Systems

Find all folders with same name in a directory tree and execute commands on them

October 11, 2009 | No comments

In a Linux CLI environment you can use the “find” command to search for files or folder. In this tutorial I will explain how to find folders having the same name in a directory tree and execute commands on them.Continue reading →

PHP CLI increase memory limit

October 3, 2009 | 3 Comments

When running a PHP script from command line interface (CLI), a higher memory limit may be required in order for the script to be successfully executed. This can be achieved using the “-d” or “–define” option in the commandContinue reading →

Copy from Firefox and paste into Excel

December 3, 2008 | 2 Comments

You’ve probably already noticed that if you try to copy a table from Firefox and paste into an Excel spreadsheet, using the classic methods the table formatting is not preserved, and the data from the table is copied into one cell from the Excel spreadsheet.Continue reading →

Enable compositing effects for metacity in Ubuntu

November 25, 2008 | 1 Comment

Desktop effects in Ubuntu 8.10 can be used without Compiz, by enabling compositing in Metacity – the Gnome’s default window manager.Continue reading →

Shell script to extract the exchange rates from BNR (Romania)

August 13, 2008 | 2 Comments

Here is a simple script to get the exchange rates.Continue reading →