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[AI summary] The text discusses the use of shell scripts for managing and comparing text files, particularly in the context of version control and text analysis. It highlights the importance of tools like `diff` for identifying differences between files, and how these tools are essential for both academic and programming tasks. The text also touches on the broader implications of text comparison, drawing parallels to historical textual analysis methods used in religious studies. Additionally, it reflects on the adaptability of simple utilities and the value of small, adaptable tools in handling complex tasks.
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tl;dr: the proposed type hinting for Python is done to help tools analyze code better (which can be very useful for programmers) but at the...
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[AI summary] A technical guide detailing how shell expansion works in Linux, covering sequential processing of braces, tildes, variables, command substitution, and filename patterns.
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I spent some time in encoding hell the other day, trying to read a UTF-8 encoded text file with osascript in a bash shell script. Despite its preference for the MacRoman encoding, AppleScript does...
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