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unix 1 liner to get total minutes of audio

CodeFaster • 108 implied HN points • 25 Jul 23
🕹 Technology Programming Unix
  1. The Unix one-liner uses commands like find, grep, xargs, and math-sum to get total minutes of audio files.
  2. The find command lists all files and directories in the current location.
  3. The xargs -L 1 mp3-minutes command calculates the duration in minutes for each mp3 file and then sums up the total duration using math-sum.

Unix 1-liner using jq

CodeFaster • 108 implied HN points • 20 Jul 23
🕹 Technology Programming Unix JSON Data processing
  1. The Unix 1-liner using jq efficiently filters and extracts specific data from a JSON response.
  2. Creating a small script like get-all-accounts to gather data beforehand is crucial for this command to work effectively.
  3. The jq command simplifies data processing by breaking down the process into four transformations.

unix 1 liner to inspect a CSV

CodeFaster • 72 implied HN points • 23 Jul 23
🕹 Technology Coding Data Analysis Unix
  1. The Unix one-liner uses commands like cat, tac, cut, and less to process a CSV file.
  2. Using 'cat' reads the file, 'tac' prints it in reverse, 'cut' selects specific columns, and 'less' displays data page by page.
  3. This one-liner is handy for quickly examining and navigating through large CSV files in the terminal.

Emacs and Tiling window managers

Amaca • 4 HN points • 14 Apr 23
🕹 Technology AI Programming Unix Automation
  1. Computer enthusiasts often enjoy niche, specialized tools like Emacs and tiling window managers.
  2. The appeal of coding fast and optimizing code has roots in past technological limitations like low RAM.
  3. The future of programming may move towards more natural language interactions with machines, making traditional tools like Emacs less essential.
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