Anton Olsen.com

links for 2008-01-30

• Can you get cp to give a progress bar like wget?
  Interesting hack to add a wget like progress bar to cp. I’m sure there are more efficient ways to do it, but this one is quick and elegant.
  (tags: bash hack shell toread)
• programming: How long does one have to use vim until you feel that you’re actually in control of it?
  Stupid VIM tricks. I didn’t see anything completely new, but some of the ideas were interesting.
  (tags: programming vim tricks hacks toread)
• [Phoronix] Eight Interesting Improvements In GNOME 2.22
  List of notable changes in Gnome 2.22.
  (tags: gnome improvements version 2.22)