Readers may ask “there are lots Q&A sites. Why do you set up ask.fclose.com?”. There are mainly two reasons: I have some tips to share which are short and fit into the Q&A model very well. These tips sometimes do not fit into a relative long blog post. Hence, I post them as Q&As. Some…
How to disable all swaps on Linux to force the application/kernel use the physical memory? To diable all swaps on Linux, run this command as root: # swapoff -a -a means all swaps. Similarly, to enable all swaps on Linux: # swapon -a
Printing integers in hexadecimal format in Python is a simple task that can be accomplished using the built-in hex() function. By following the steps outlined in this post, you can easily print integers in hexadecimal format in Python. Additionally, by using string formatting, you can control the format of the hexadecimal output to suit your…
When developing a C++ project, debugging is an essential part of the process, as it allows you to identify and fix issues in your code. If you’re using CMake to build your project, it’s crucial to know how to enable debug mode to take advantage of debugging tools like gdb. In this post, we’ll walk…
What is the strcmp and strncmp implementation in glibc? strcmp implementation in glibc 2.16: string/strcmp.c /* Copyright (C) 1991, 1996, 1997, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This file is part of the GNU C Library. The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU…
What is the x86-64 calling convention by gcc? The calling convention of the System V AMD64 ABI is followed on GNU/Linux. The registers RDI, RSI, RDX, RCX, R8, and R9 are used for integer and memory address arguments and XMM0, XMM1, XMM2, XMM3, XMM4, XMM5, XMM6 and XMM7 are used for floating point arguments. For…
How to get a file’s size in C? If you have the file stream (FILE * f): fseek(f, 0, SEEK_END); // seek to end of file size = ftell(f); // get current file pointer fseek(f, 0, SEEK_SET); // seek back to beginning of file // proceed with allocating memory and reading the file Or, #include…
Converting a string to a long in C is a common operation that can be useful in various programming tasks. In this post, we will explore how to use the strtol and strtoul C library functions to convert a string to a long in C. Using strtol and strtoul The strtol and strtoul functions are…
We all know scanf / fscanf / sscanf is dangerous. But why? what is the exact reason? I thought the ‘%s’ is a problem that causes buffer overflow and ‘fgets’ is a better solution. But is it the exact reason? I pased a discussion by AndreyT and his discussion helps me figure it out: Claiming…
ANSI C is a standardized version of the C programming language that was introduced in 1989 by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The ANSI C standard defines the syntax and semantics of the C language, including its grammar. In this post, we will explore the ANSI C grammar in more detail. The ANSI C…
The built-in canonical URL function since WordPress 2.9 is great. But under some situation, it is not needed. For example, all the Mingle Forum threads’ canonical URL is set to the URL of the page that contains the [mingleforum] shortcode, which, of course, is wrong. How to diabled it? We can disabled WordPress’s Built-in Canonical…
Any suggestion on the hosting services? Seems Hostgator is great: http://www.warriorforum.com/internet-marketing-product-reviews-ratings/362470-hostgator-bluehost-dreamhost-pair-com.html I was considering moving to Hostgator from Dreamhost. Dreamhost has less limitations after comparing it with others (e.g. the 250k inodes number limitation). I will stick with it. Moreover, with CloudFlare enabled ( https://www.systutorials.com/b/web/3218/cloudflare-with-dreamhost/ ), it looks better.
As a WordPress user, you may have noticed that the default HTML editor lacks some of the features that you need for your content. Fortunately, you can add custom buttons to the WordPress HTML editor to make your content creation experience more efficient and productive. In this post, we will explore how to add custom…
How to download the video playing in Chrome? Download the video playing in Chrome. Checkout the “FVD Video Downloader”: FVD Video Downloader If you are using Firefox, DownloadHelper ( http://www.downloadhelper.net/ ) can handle videos even youtube very well.
Are there some good free CDNs on the Web? There are some free CDNs in the Web. Cloudflare: https://www.cloudflare.com CloudFlare protects and accelerates any website online. Once your website is a part of the CloudFlare community, its web traffic is routed through our intelligent global network. We automatically optimize the delivery of your web pages…
How to enable the author information in Google search results as shown for many posts? As a post writer, we may want our authorship information to appear in search results. To do this, we need a Google+ Profile with a good, recognizable headshot as the profile photo. Then, verify authorship of our content by associating…
Pasting code from another application to Vim is a nightmare. The autoindent features of Vim drive you crazy. How to make it easier to use? Pasting code from another application to Vim is a nightmare. The autoindent features of Vim will drive you crazy. What help you out is the “paste mode”. To paste code…
By default, Vim does case sensitive search. How to make case-insensitive search in Vim? By default, Vim does case sensitive search. :set ignorecase can set Vim to conduct case insensitive search. However, it also affects substitutions, which is not we want However, how to do a case insensitive search only when it is needed? Use…
When managing many hosts, answering 100s of “yes” can make us crazy. In a trusted environment, let ssh automatically add the new hosts to the list of known hosts and free us from typing “yes”es. How to enable it? Method 1. Passing option to ssh ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no username@host Method 2. Configuring ~/.ssh/config To automatically…
How to set up Firefox Sync? The online Firefox help provides a very good tutorial on setting up Firefox sync across computers and other devides: http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-do-i-set-up-firefox-sync