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Difference between Argument and Parameter
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August 24, 2022
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Programmers use the terms argument and parameter interchangeably. When someone says argument or parameter, they mean the same thing. However, there is a difference.
How to Enforce JTextField to Allow Only Numeric Input Data of Limited Length?
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August 24, 2022
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The JTextField component in javax.swing package is a general-purpose text field that accepts any input character. Often applications need to restrict the text field to accept only a certain type of inputs. One such use case is – the text field only allows numbers without decimal points (integers) and also it must restrict the length…
View Files in Tree Structure for Mac, Linux and Windows
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February 20, 2022
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Tree command recursively lists files and folders in a tree structure. This provides an excellent overview of what a folder contains. On Windows tree command is available by default. However, there is no default tree command available on Linux and Mac. In this article, I’ll share steps to use tree command on Mac, Linux, and…
Update Cached Credentials in Git Repository
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February 18, 2022
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If you have cached your git credentials for a repository or globally, a couple of scenarios might arise: 1. Cached credentials need to be updated for a single repository or globally 2. Cached credentials need to be removed for a single repository or globally.
vim Syntax Highlighting
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January 25, 2022
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The syntax highlighting feature of text editors mark keywords, operators, numbers, string, etc. differently according to the programming language constructs. For developers, modern IDEs offer syntax highlighting.
vi Show Line Numbers
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January 25, 2022
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Knowing the commonly used vi editor commands is absolute bliss. You can get your work done much faster with frequently used commands. In this article, I’ll share the commands to show line numbers in the vi editor temporarily for a single session, and permanently as well.
vi goto line
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January 24, 2022
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Knowing the commonly used vi editor commands is absolute bliss. You can get your work done much faster with frequently used commands. The command to go to a specific line is one of those frequently used commands.
Work With vi Editor Like a Pro
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June 14, 2021
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People working in system engineering in Linux and Mac still prefer vi. In this article, I’ll highlight 20 commands when practiced, will enable you to use the vi editor like a pro.
Launch Visual Studio Code from Command Line
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March 4, 2021
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Visual Studio Code is an increasingly popular tool for developing software applications. It is comparable to Atom, Sublime Text etc. To launch any tool from the command prompt, the path of the tool executable has to be present in PATH environmental variable. This is either done automatically at the time of installation of the tool…
Git – Refresh a File or Folder from the Remote Branch
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January 8, 2021
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When you have messed up a file or made temporary changes locally (e.g. for debugging) and you want to get rid of the local changes, there is an easy way out.
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