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• Practical Computer Vision — CV learning resources
• CUDA Codes — CUDA flash attention algorithms
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• Apple ML-GBC — Apple ML framework
• Python CLI — Python CLI tool
• Data Structures for Image Processing — Newsletter

Shell Essentials

Echo & Variables

• echo "value is $foo" → value is bar (variable expanded)
• echo 'value is $foo' → value is $foo (literal)
• foo=bar — no space around =
• $PATH — environment variable
• cd - — go to previous directory

Navigation

• / — root directory
• ~ — home folder
• . — current folder
• .. — parent folder
• Absolute path starts with /, relative path starts with folder/file

Shortcuts

• Ctrl+L — clear terminal
• Ctrl+R — reverse search history
• !! — repeat last command

Pipes & Redirection

• ; — run commands sequentially
• && — run next only if previous succeeded
• | — pipe output to next command
• >> — append to file
• # — root/sudo prompt

Useful Commands

• xdg-open file — open with default app
• ulimit -a — show memory limits
• htop — process monitor
• tldr — simplified man pages
• locate / ripgrep (rg) / fzf / broot / nnn — search & file managers

Custom Functions

mcd () {
    mkdir -p "$1"
    cd "$1"
}
source mcd.sh

Python One-Liner

#!/usr/bin/env python
import sys
for arg in reversed(sys.argv[1:]):
    print(arg)

Vim Quick Reference

Docker Tips

Shrink WSL Disk

wsl --shutdown
diskpart
select disk file="C:\Users\[USER]\AppData\Local\Docker\wsl\disk\docker_data.vhdx"
compact disk

GitHub Tips

Quick Access

• Press . on any GitHub repo to open web-based VS Code editor

GitIngest

Turn any GitHub repo into readable text for LLMs. Replace “hub” with “ingest” in the URL:

• Repo: https://github.com/user/repo
• Ingest: https://gitingest.com/user/repo

PR Code Review

Add .diff to the end of any PR URL to see raw changes. Paste into ChatGPT/Grok for AI code review:

• PR: https://github.com/user/repo/pull/42
• Diff: https://github.com/user/repo/pull/42.diff

GitSummarize

Replace “hub” with “summarize” in any GitHub URL for AI-powered documentation:

• Repo: https://github.com/user/repo
• Summary: https://gitsummarize.com/user/repo