Occasionally, (under Unix) I want to delete all the files in a directory, but when I issue the rm -rf * command it gives me the error:
-bash: /bin/rm: Argument list too long
This happens because the star is interpreted by the shell as:
rm -rf… more »
Category: "Techie"
In the olden days directory listings were switched on by default. This meant that web servers needed an index.html (or equivalent) in every directory in order to hide the contents from prying eyes. A working web server nearly always has temporary, spare… more »
To install Spring IDE 2.0.6 into Eclipse 3.4 Ganymede you need to switch off the Mylyn integration (as per the instructions) and remove the Eclipse 3.2 dependency.
From a clean install of Eclipse 3.4 Ganymede:
From the menu: Help->Software Updates… more »
When getting a new computer with a fresh clean version of Windows XP there are several really annoying “features” that just have to go.
I have blogged them individually but for your convenience they a listed here.
Built in compressed… more »
The feature allows you to view the contents of compressed files, as if they were normal directories. The problem is that when you use Windows Explorer to view the contents of your hard drive it catalogues the contents of every compressed file, in… more »