Pwshnotes's Gemlog

# Next Friday's Date I am not happy with KDE 6.5.0.

# Scratch Buffers in Vim Vim has the concept of buffers which represent the contents of a file, or more abstractly, the text you are interacting with.

# Bookmarklet for Mastodon I was a bit annoyed at using Mastodon on the web while logged out.

# How to Disable Autosuggestions in fish Shell If you use the command line then you might be familiar with the Command Prompt or PowerShell on Windows.

# PowerShell-Preview Version Number When PowerShell starts, it prints its version number.

# Demonstrate uname Options Personally, I never made a habit of using the uname command on Linux. uname is a basic utility which is primarily used to print the kernel version.

# Change Virtual Console Font Size openSUSE Tumbleweed follows a rolling release update cycle.

# Soldering I'm terrible at soldering.

# How to Clean a Flashlight Lens Here are the steps I follow to clean the glass lenses on my flashlights. ## Materials You should be able to find these materials in a drugstore or supermarket. * Lens cleaning spray.

# Remove openSUSE Pattern I wanted to remove XFCE since I wasn't using it.

# Wayland Video Playback I have an AMD Ryzen 7 6800H mini PC.

# Working around suse.vimrc I use the command-line editor Vim.

# List Running Images I wanted to generate a list of running processes.

# KDE plasmashell High CPU Usage Work-around I updated openSUSE today.

# Nation Books I was reading a book which invited me to visit the publisher: Nation Books.

# USB Charging Standards I collect high quality flashlights (torches) as a hobby.

# Updating macOS from the Terminal It is possible to update macOS from the Terminal. ## Simple Example ### Update All ``` zsh softwareupdate -i -a ``` ### Update One Use softwareupdate with the lowercase L option to list possible updates.

# Web API Articles From time to time I need to work with web APIs.

# Fix Vivaldi Graphical Corruption after Linux Update I updated openSUSE today.

# Chrooting into BTRFS I was trying to rescue my new Manjaro installation.

# Killing All Processes When Logging Out I happened to run the Xfce Task Manager to troubleshoot an unrelated issue.

# Eliminating PulseAudio Pops After a brief pause in sound playback, my speakers make a popping sound.

# Cleaning Up an Old Kernel in Manjaro I was updating Manjaro and received the following errors: ``` Shell (11/23) Updating linux initcpios... ==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux515.preset: 'default' -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-5.15-x86_64 -c…

# Update Proprietary Media Codec for Vivaldi on Manjaro I noticed that the Vivaldi package on Manjaro stopped updating the proprietary media codec after installing or updating.

# Disable PowerShell Predictions PowerShell IntelliSense is turned on by default starting in PowerShell v7.3.0.

# Vim Menu for Tab Completion When you are working on the Vim command line, you can press the Tab key to complete the current command.

# Git Pull Before Checkout VS Code introduced a feature to synchronize before switching branches: > Pull before checkout > > This milestone we added a new setting, git.pullBeforeCheckout, to streamline the process of switching branches.

# How To Downgrade The Manjaro Kernel I am having a problem with my current kernel.

# Find a URL in a Document While Using Vim > https://example.org/ The forward slashes in a URL affect the search operator in Vim.

# Windows Programs => https://chris.dziemborowicz.com/apps/hourglass/ Hourglass | Timer for Windows => http://meldmerge.org/ Meld | Diff Tool => https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ Notepad++ | Advanced Text Editor => https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatha…

# Managing PowerShell Modules PowerShell code is packaged as modules.

# Anonymous Functions in PowerShell A function is a collection of program statements bound to a function name.

# Using Asterisks as Bullet Points in Vim If I create a bulleted list in Vim using the Markdown or Gemtext syntax: ``` Text * Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

# Formatting Plain Text Copies in Vim I prefer to read long passages in Vim.

# VS Code Sticky Scroll VS Code version 1.70 added the feature "sticky scroll". settings.json: ``` JSON { "editor.stickyScroll.enabled": true } ``` This allows the declaration for a code block to stay in view while scrolling vertically: similar to frozen…

# What is PPID on Linux?

# Linux Command Line Reference ## Show the IP Address ``` ip address show # Show only the addresses. ip address show | grep inet ``` ## Network Manager Manjaro uses the RedHat NetworkManager suite to manage network interfaces.

# Add a Permanently Visible Command Palette in VS Code The May 2022 patch notes for VS Code mention the Command Center.

# Prevent "Press Enter" in Vim Script I use a Vim session to restore my workspace when I return to work.

# Some Useful TechNet Wiki Articles => https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/7703.powershell-running-executables.aspx Running Executables => https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/7804.powershell-creating-custom-…

# Start XFCE Terminal with a Different Shell I have PowerShell set as the default shell when XFCE Terminal launches.

# Trim Strings in Vim / Organize Firefox History I was able to trim the end of a line in Vim.

# Opening a Terminal in Vim Sometimes it is useful to run a shell inside Vim.

# Working with Secret Information in Vim I am vaguely aware that Vim stores information about the file I am working on.

# Vim Modelines Temporarily setting Vim options like nowrap and guioptions+=b can be helpful for log files.

# Install Samba I'm using Manjaro on my desktop.

# GitHub Docs ## Search Issues In this example, I am searching for issues which contain the word "snap", are currently open, and do not have the Distribution-Request label attached. ``` text snap is:open -label:Distribution-Request ``` => https://docs.git…

# Linux Shortcut Specification If you edit a desktop launcher or shortcut on Linux, you might see a command like this: ``` text /usr/lib/firefox/firefox %u ``` The first part is a path to the Firefox executable.

# Check If You Are Using X11 or Wayland If you are using Linux but are not sure which display server you are using (X11; Wayland), you can check your environment variables. * Wayland uses WAYLAND_DISPLAY. * X11 uses DISPLAY.

# Disable sudo Caching I don't like to have sudo cache my credentials.