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  1. Streamline your git workflow with aliases

    My git workflow is heavily influenced by articles such as Rein’s or the topic...

    Harold Giménez
    April 19, 2011
    • Git
    • Unix
  2. A tmux Crash Course

    Learn everything you need to be productive in tmux.

    Josh Clayton
    January 18, 2011
    • tmux
    • Unix
    • Vim
  3. Love, Hate, & tmux

    Many at thoughtbot run their editor+shell combos inside of tmux. Some remote...

    Dan Croak
    December 10, 2010
    • tmux
    • Unix
    • Vim
  4. Set Your Mouse Free

    Seeing that I refuse to be tied down by the shackles of corded peripherals, I...

    Tristan Dunn
    November 4, 2010
    • Vim
    • OS X
    • Unix
  5. How Grep Got its Name

    How did grep get its name? This all starts back with ed, the original unix...

    Mike Burns
    July 28, 2010
    • Vim
    • Unix
  6. tiniest of tips

    Every time you find yourself typing something long and repetitive, automate...

    Jason Morrison
    September 16, 2009
    • Unix
  7. Zsh completion for your tests and specs

    Got zsh? Loving your TATFT but tired of typing out all those spec commands?...

    Jason Morrison
    September 11, 2009
    • Web
    • Unix
    • Testing
  8. Tail Your Test Logs

    How to get the most information out of your Rails logs.

    Dan Croak
    September 9, 2009
    • Web
    • Ruby
    • Testing
    • Unix
  9. Integrating Vim Into Your Life

    More tips from thoughtbot about using vim, but this time with an emphasis on...

    Mike Burns
    April 8, 2009
    • Vim
    • Unix
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