Bash foreach loop
I have an input (let's say a file). On each line there is a file name. How can I read this file and display the content for each one.
What does "sys.argv[1]" mean? (What is sys.argv, and where does it come from?)
I'm currently teaching myself Python and was just wondering (In reference to my example below) in simplified terms what the `sys.argv[1]` represents. Is it simply asking for an input? ``` #!/usr/bin/p...
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What’s the best RESTful method to return total number of items in an object?
I'm developing a REST API service for a large social networking website I'm involved in. So far, it's working great. I can issue `GET`, `POST`, `PUT` and `DELETE` requests to object URLs and affect my...
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- 16 Mar at 22:41
Trim last character from a string
I have a string say ``` "Hello! world!" ``` I want to do a trim or a remove to take out the ! off world but not off Hello.
Why does Lua have no "continue" statement?
I have been dealing a lot with Lua in the past few months, and I really like most of the features but I'm still missing something among those: - `continue`-
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What is the difference between a regular string and a verbatim string?
I have a trial version of ReSharper and it always suggests that I switch regular strings to verbatim strings. What is the difference?
How do I make background-size work in IE?
Is there any known way to make the CSS style `background-size` work in IE?
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Strtotime() doesn't work with dd/mm/YYYY format
I really like the `strtotime()` function, but the user manual doesn't give a complete description of the supported date formats. `strtotime('dd/mm/YYYY')` doesn't work, it works only with `mm/dd/YYYY`...
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- 13 Dec at 13:21
MySQL load NULL values from CSV data
I have a file that can contain from 3 to 4 columns of numerical values which are separated by comma. Empty fields are defined with the exception when they are at the end of the row: ``` 1,2,3,4,5 1,2...
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Good Hash Function for Strings
I'm trying to think up a good hash function for strings. And I was thinking it might be a good idea to sum up the unicode values for the first five characters in the string (assuming it has five, oth...
Why do people say that Ruby is slow?
I like Ruby on Rails and I use it for all my web development projects. A few years ago there was a lot of talk about Rails being a memory hog and about how it didn't scale very well but these suggest...
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- 18 Sep at 02:25
Why is there no multiple inheritance in Java, but implementing multiple interfaces is allowed?
Java doesn't allow multiple inheritance, but it allows implementing multiple interfaces. Why?
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How can I get the SQL of a PreparedStatement?
I have a general Java method with the following method signature: ``` private static ResultSet runSQLResultSet(String sql, Object... queryParams) ``` It opens a connection, builds a `PreparedStatem...
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How to add List<> to a List<> in asp.net
Is there a short way to add List<> to List<> instead of looping in result and add new result one by one? ``` var list = GetViolations(VehicleID); var list2 = GetViolations(VehicleID2); list.Add(list...
Django ManyToMany filter()
I have a model: ``` class Zone(models.Model): name = models.CharField(max_length=128) users = models.ManyToManyField(User, related_name='zones', null=True, blank=True) ``` And I need to con...
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How to create multiple directories from a single full path in C#?
If you have a full path like: `"C:\dir0\dir1\dir2\dir3\dir4\"` how would you best implement it so that all directories are present? Is there a method for this in the BCL? If not, what's the most eleg...
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- 25 Jan at 17:59
Best Practices: working with long, multiline strings in PHP?
Note: I'm sorry if this is an extremely simple question but I'm somewhat obsessive compulsive over the formatting of my code. I have a class that has a function that returns a string that will make u...
Convert NSArray to NSString in Objective-C
I am wondering how to convert an `[@"Apple", @"Pear ", 323, @"Orange"]` to a string in .
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What are the most common naming conventions in C?
What are the naming conventions commonly use in C? I know there are at least two: 1. GNU / linux / K&R with lower_case_functions 2. ? name ? with UpperCaseFoo functions I am talking about C only ...
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- 17 Mar at 15:47
Event listener for when element becomes visible?
I am building a toolbar that is going to be included into a page. the div it is going to be included in will default to . Is there a way i can put an event listener on my toolbar to listen for when it...
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- 12 Jul at 08:38
Execute unit tests serially (rather than in parallel)
I am attempting to unit test a WCF host management engine that I have written. The engine basically creates ServiceHost instances on the fly based on configuration. This allows us to dynamically recon...
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How can I print the contents of a hash in Perl?
I keep printing my hash as # of buckets / # allocated. How do I print the contents of my hash? Without using a `while` loop would be most preferable (for example, a [one-liner](https://en.wikipedia....
In a .csproj file, what is <None Include="..."> for?
How is ``` <None Include="C:\foo.bar" /> ``` different from ``` <Content Include="C:\foo.bar" /> ``` ?
Catch browser's "zoom" event in JavaScript
Is it possible to detect, using JavaScript, when the user changes the zoom in a page? I simply want to catch a "zoom" event and respond to it (similar to window.onresize event). Thanks.
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