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To find the size of a directory including files and folders therein, run the following command in the terminal: du -h /path/to/your/directory/ The -h flag stands for "human" which gives…

By default Ubuntu logs cron results to: /var/log/syslog Should you want a dedicated Cron log you can do the following: nano /etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf Uncomment the following line: #cron.* /var/log/cron.log Restart rsyslog:…

Even though OverGrive is a closed-source paid application, you'll want to give it a look. At $5 per Google account, you can access all the features available on the application.But…

Opening large log files with the default text editor or nano very quickly becomes a resource hogging nightmare. To solve this install Vim: sudo apt-get install vim Open the file…

From time to time you might receive the following error when trying to install something: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock To fix this you can run the following command: sudo…

Although trivial, the difference between a parameter and an argument can often be a point of confusion for developers. A parameter can be defined as a variable in a method…

Preventing bots from submitting forms on a website or web app is an absolute must, especially when you're receiving hundreds of emails about highheel specials in Russia 🙂 For some…

If you'd like to display a preview of some text without cutting ending the preview in the middle of a word you can use the following snippet: jQuery.trim("This is a…

Let's start by understanding why you receive the following error message: XMLHttpRequest cannot load … has been blocked by CORS policy: No 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header is present on the requested resource….

Kdenlive is a free to download open source multi-platform video editing software. Assuming you require the Debian distribution package, follow these simple steps. To get started, open your terminal with:…