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If you have a dual monitor setup you might decide to undock some of your Netbeans windows, for example for running XDebug sessions or PHPUnit testing. However you will find that by default, Netbeans sets the transparency of these windows to unreadable levels when they are not active. This really defeats the object and is [...]

I rely on multiple desktops in order to keep my workflow organised. However each time I start up my computer I have to move these windows onto the correct desktop, which is a pain. Thankfully there is a way to place each window onto it's own desktop when your computer starts. This will explain the [...]

So you have a plesk backup file and you want to extract and open the files from it? No problem. This blog will show you how. The file is a mime file. The "mpack" package will let you unpack it. First we install the "mpack" package PLAIN TEXT CODE: sudo apt-get install mpack Let's imagine [...]

If you use Netbeans then you have no doubt seen the red wavy underline that pops under lines that have errors. Unfortunatley if your errors relate to punctuation, eg concatenation full stops, then the red wavy line can actually obscure these making finding and fixing the error tricky. An nice alternative is to set Netbeans [...]

Found this great article on writing bash scripts defensively. Glad to say most of the advice we are already following with our bash scripts however there are a couple of new things I intend to roll in on Monday. Recommended reading for anyone scripting in Bash. http://www.davidpashley.com/articles/writing-robust-shell-scripts.html More Reading:Server Migration – Pipe Tar from Server [...]

If you want or need sun java for your Linux Ubuntu desktop, perhaps for running Netbeans, then you will like this link http://blog.flexion.org/2012/01/10/updated-sun-java6-packages-for-ubuntu/ There is a PPA for sun java. Problem solved. More Reading:Ubuntu Git Install 1.7.5 and WhyUbuntu 10.04 Sun JavaNetbeans Disable Transparent Undocked WindowsStart windows on a specified workspacePath Tools Netbeans Open File [...]

Not many people are aware of the Path Tools extension for netbeans, and even fewer know how to make it really useful. Effectively it provides 4 buttons - Copy Path, Open Folder, Open Terminal and Edit Path, the latter three being configurable. Its default for Open Folder is great (for gnome users) but that's the [...]

If you create a bash script for a long running process then you may decide its much better, or even essential, that this script is run using screen. Screen is a utility that allows you to run things in a detachable terminal on the server, so you are not reliant on your own machine maintaining [...]

If you have a large folder that contains a lot of files but you only want to see what directories are in there, then this little snippet is for you: PLAIN TEXT CODE: ls -d -- */ You may decide to make an alias for it PLAIN TEXT CODE: echo "alias lld='ls -alFhd -- */'">> [...]

If you need to transfer a large amount of data from one server to another you might normally create a large tar archive, send it across and then untar it on the other end. However a slightly slicker and easier repeated way of doing this is to pipe tar directly from one server to the [...]