Thoughts on Programming
Bodo Schönfeld The path to a user directory can vary depending on the operating system. For instance, if the username is “kendra”, you would deal with the following paths: When writing a Python program for personal use, you could simply use the corresponding path to your user directory (i.e., /Users/<Username>). However, the situation changes when the program … Read more
This blog post is the first in a series of articles on the topic of artificial intelligence.— Contrary to the views of various “experts” from the past, AI has not disappeared; instead, it is gaining more significance in everyday life, particularly through AI chatbots. ChatGPT is perhaps the most widely used example. Most users might … Read more
In this blog post, I’ll show you how to create a USB boot stick on an Ubuntu Linux system. The prerequisite is that an Ubuntu image file has been downloaded. After downloading, the image file will typically be located in the „Downloads“ folder. You should leave it there, as it will be automatically detected (more … Read more
The first edition of the book macOS Shell for Beginners was published in spring 2017. At that time, Bash was still defined as the default login shell. Accordingly, the first edition, as well as the following editions 2 and 3, focused on Bash. With the switch to Z shell (zsh) as the default login shell, … Read more
What good are all the files in the file system if you can’t find them again? Exactly—none. That’s why this blog post is all about searching for files (and folders) using the shell. There are several commands available for this, but I’ll focus on find. Open the Terminal and create a new subfolder named “shell” … Read more