UP: A tool for writing Linux pipes with instant live preview
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HN comment orderFor fast iteration with pipes, using only basic unix tools, and arguably less risky to fat-fingering, I write it in a file, and use watch -n1. Easy to modify, temporarily comment parts of it, etc... Also, I wrote this plog function (for pipe-log, or something): plog() { local msg=${1:-plog} tee >(sed -e "s/^/[$msg] /" | cat 1>&2 ) } That allows me to see what's happening in the middle steps of the pipeline. I ended up compiling a list of…
Careful with rm: r rm rm - rm -rf rm -rf ~ rm -rf ~/ rm -rf ~/tmp # where did my files go?
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Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-24 | Show HN: Ultimate Plumber – a tool for writing Linux pipes with live previewFirst breakout | akavel | 484 | 217 |
| 2018-10-24 | Up: tool for writing Linux pipes in a terminal-based UI interactively | ingve | 122 | 6 |
| 2021-03-31 | UP: A tool for writing Linux pipes with instant live previewBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | ducktective | 485 | 83 |
| 2022-10-24 | Ultimate Plumber – a tool for writing Linux pipes with live preview | metadat | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-07-13 | Up: Plumber is a tool for writing Linux pipes with instant live previewHall induction | thunderbong | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-05-21 | Up – The Ultimate Plumber | montyanderson | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-10-20 | Ultimate Plumber: a tool for writing Linux pipes with instant live preview | tosh | 3 | 0 |