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Solving the i3 Startup Race: Why assign Fails for LibreOffice

I tweaked my i3 configuration to automate application placement. During this process, I encountered a frustrating issue. LibreOffice was ignoring my workspace assignments. While the main suite started correctly, specific components like LibreOffice Writer refused to land in their designated workspace. The first attempt I originally used the assign directive Read more

By Hameed, 3 weeksFebruary 25, 2026 ago

Computing

AWK One‑Liner: Total a CSV Column in Seconds

Imagine you have a file with multiple columns and you need to quickly get the total of a column in command line in UNIX. The easiest way is to use AWK in the command line. Let’s take the following file: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 Read more

By Hameed, 13 yearsMay 29, 2013 ago