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Desktop keyboard shortcuts

I switch back and forth regularly between Ubuntu and Windows. I like to use multiple desktops in either operating system in order to organize my work. In Ubuntu, to switch to another desktop, it's ctrl-alt-(left or right arrow). To move an app to another desktop, it's ctrl-shift-alt-(left or

Find recently changed files

I'm using Ubuntu as my daily driver these days, and while I love it, I really miss some of the built-in features of Windows such as recently used files. For example, what Git repos have I pulled or worked in recently? A little Linux-Fu solves this problem quite easily! Here's

Find files containing text in Linux

One of the more frustrating experiences that happens to me (and maybe you too!) while working on my computer is trying to find a specific file, or a file containing a phrase or programming function, and it can be hard to figure out how to move forward. Fortunately, there's a

How to zip up a git project without the .git files

Once in awhile (like today!) I have to zip up a git project to send to someone. When this happens, obviously don't want to include the .git files, I just want the contents of the repo. To do this, I use this command: zip -r my-zippedup-stuff.zip ./directory-of-my-project/ -x '*

Install dotnet core on Ubuntu

I do a lot of development on Ubuntu, specifically Ubuntu running in WSL 2 inside of Windows. It's awesome to have the goodness of Linux inside of the usefulness of Windows. When I fire up a connection to a new Linux box and type "dotnet" and get "command 'dotnet' not