Is there a better algorithm for converting big binaries into decimal?
At the moment, I am stuck with using single-precision float, and double-precision float. So, the maximum represent-able value for single is 1
Pulling variables from functions executed as conditions
I’ve written small bash scripts before, but I bit off a little more this time, and I’m trying to program a little terminal game....
Can I email or text myself through Python or bash?
cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/10863052...
I made a Brainfuck interpreter within G'MIC (Shell-Like language for image processing)
Three things before I’ll get to the relevant details....
.bin/check_installed.sh:fc:3: no such event: 1 when trying to run a set of commands from script that work fine when ran in the terminal directly
Hello everyone. I wrote this command in the terminal directly and got the desired and expected output - that being the last 50 occurrences of me installing or removing a package with pacman or yay: history | grep -e ‘pacman -Ss’ -e ‘pacman -Rs’ -e ‘yay -Ss’ -e ‘yay -Rs’ | tail -n 50 > ~/history_installed...
announcement : link-batch.zsh, to generate symlinks batches
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/1838642...
do you use file extensions for your scripts?
i’m pretty new to the shell scripting world and not sure, if i should give my scripts a .sh or .bash extension....
Any introduction to pure “sh” scripting
I came across this pure sh bible when browsing HN. Now I’d like to know if there is any introduction to pure “sh” scripting. It would be nice if it’s something downloadable as epub.
Tracing is your friend!
A huge part of programming in general is learning how to troubleshoot something, not just having someone else fix it for you. One of the basic ways to do that is by tracing. Not only can this help you figure out what your script is doing and how it's doing it, but in the event that you need help from another person, posting the...