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Intro Constantly asking Vim which file you are editing is disruptive to your workflow. Especially after the 20th time of asking..😵‍💫 Here’s a great way to have Vim always tell you which file you are in; instead of stopping to ask. Vim Options Here are the commands to change and reset the defaults for laststatusContinue reading “Optimize Your Vim Statusline”

Main commands from the video:

Knowing what Relative and Absolutes Paths are will improve your experience with the Linux bash shell! Latest video explains what said concepts are and how to use them:

Here’s how NOT to read the following:  “Show me all commits from branch ‘master’ to branch ‘origin/master’ that are reachable” Here’s the CORRECT WAY to read it: “Show me all commits from branch ‘master’ to branch ‘origin/master’ that are UNREACHABLE” That command will tell you what – if any – commits you WOULD merge inContinue reading “Git Range Notation “..””

Given the following are equal: The first one is waaaaaaay more intuitive to me. 🤔 What say you?

Notes from video: You can also get the most current version of the above via git:

The best way to learn new information is to make it useful. UTILITY is key! 🔑 For example, VIM has a lot of commands for splitting windows, creating tabs, managing buffers, etc. I struggle to “make this, make sense”. === Finally ☝️, once I installed a VIM plugin for git – fugitive – all theContinue reading “How To Learn (Linux) Better 🧠”