Uncompress A Bz2 File Using Tar Command
Uncompress a bz2 file using tar command
tar --use-compress-program bzip2 -xvf your-file-to-uncompress.tar.bz2
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Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
Intercepting the Wordpress Loop with Pre_get_posts
#deprecated (see http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/query_posts#Post_.26_Page_Parameters)
Using the "pre_get_posts" filter you can intercept the Wordpress loop and override or set attributes in the "$query" object. This is useful because you c...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
TODO and Custom Annotations in Rails Applications
While writing software it's common to leave comments for your future self. For instance, if you have written some code but realize that it should be refactored to be more efficient, you may place something along the lines of "TODO: change active record fi...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
Change the Default Controller Name in Rails Functional Tests
Rails will infer the controller you want to test from the class name of the test case. For example...
class PeopleControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
end
will test the app/controllers/people_controller.rb.
To change this is trivial. Us...
Written by Sean Behan on 10/23/2013
How to Check if the Current Logged In User can Edit a Course in MOODLE Using the Has_capability Function
After an hour of fruitless searching through the docs and forums, I finally found an answer to my simple question, of course buried in the depths of the shark infested, murky water that is the Moodle code base .
How do I check if a user is a course creat...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
