“linux how to patch sample script” Well, patching is simple. Consider the following scenario: we have a script file named script.pl to which we need to make changes, save them in the patch. We start by copying the original file to the working file with the command cp script.pl script-my.pl . Then we do whatever … Continue reading How can I patch a script on a Linux system?
We all use gzip-ped tar achrives (.tar.gz) like mad. Sometimes, though, we need to check if the file is in the archive without extracting the whole damn thing on to the poor hard disk :)
Half a day in Nicosia trying to get into Russian Embassy. It’s trips like this one that remind me why I don’t want to go back to Russia. Ugly picture. About 30 people are standing in front of a bullet-proof metal door for more then 4 hours under a direct sun (luckily, it’s neither very … Continue reading Russian Embassy
This whole week was dedicated to my family. No, I mean all my relatives and their families. Currently I know of 260+ people that are related to me in some way. There is still so much information to get. I am missing few large branches, but that is on the way. I am also falling … Continue reading Patching Gramps
Today is last day of the longest winter in the last four years, in case anyone forgot. :) Accidentally, I came over an excellent piece of software called gramps. Which is, as title abbreviates, “Genealogical Research and Analysis Management Programming System”. Something like this has been on my I-really-need-it list for a long time. During … Continue reading Gramps – Genealogical Research and Analysis Management Programming System