This article explains how to copy a directory in the Linux terminal. That's a very simple operation. In most cases, you can use the regular "cp" command. But it may require using some additional flags if you want to copy the whole directory. Also, at the end of this article, we will describe how the …
This is a detailed guide that explains how to get a Unix timestamp in either JavaScript or TypeScript programming language. We will provide samples that can be run in native environment, without usage of any 3rd party libraries. However, at the end of the article, you may see how to get a timestamp also with …
This article will give you detailed instructions on how to decompress a zip file in a Linux terminal. That's a very simple operation and can be done with just a single command. For that purpose, we can use the "unzip" tool. There is a chance that it's already installed on the system that you have. …
This article describes the different methods that you can use to search for a specific content inside of any file. This may be useful if you need to find some word or sentence in a large group of files. Please keep on reading this guide, we will show various commands that are available on a …
When an image is added to the HTML page, it may not be positioned correctly inside of the parent container. For example, the most common case is when the image is larger than the DIV element. As a result, you may see other regular content overlapped by the picture data. Or even worse, in some …
If you are working in a team or making complicated projects, then it's very likely that you'll need to create branches on an ongoing basis. As a result, you should know which commands have to be used for that purpose. The GIT version control system contains all the functionality required for managing the branches. In …
In this article you will learn how to create a user in both MySQL and MariaDB databases. You may want to perform such a task when working directly with the server. It is worth mentioning that you need all the required access privileges. The instructions that are provided here require root access to the database …
In this article we will talk about the AJAX technology, which allows developers to build dynamic web sites or applications. It's very popular and often used when making JavaScript code for the WordPress content management system. You may read the following information and see what are the benefits of this technology, why it makes sense …
Regular web sites may only be styled with the help of plain CSS rules. But, if you are making a dynamic web site with some forms, windows, visual effects, or any other similar functionality, then you may need to modify CSS classes at runtime. Such a task is not complicated in JavaScript, there are many …
This article provides detailed information on how to create attractive CSS gradients for your web application. At the beginning, you will read specifications of the relevant CSS properties. Then, real world examples will be provided and you'll see what kind of effects can be done. In most cases, it's better to use gradients instead of …