Category Archives: Linux

Cygwin and the unreadable files

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Andy

I have a PC which has been upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10. At some point during one of the upgrades, some accounts have been “upgraded”. It all looks seamless until you take a look with Cygwin, which I … Continue reading →

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Vi tip of the day

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Andy

When I need to discuss some code with a colleague over a video call, it’s usually necessary to increase the font-size. Rather than hunting down the menu items, you can type one of these: :set guifont=* # (gvim) launches the … Continue reading →

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