Snippets

1 yr. ago

File safe date string

Javascript

Returns a date time string that is safe to use for filenames.

date

filename

utility

// output: 2025-04-04_17-44-19
const getFileSafeDateString = () => {
    const date = new Date();

    const time = date.toLocaleTimeString(undefined, { hour12: false });
    const hour = time.slice(0, 2);

    const utcDate = new Date().toISOString();

    const updatedDateHour = utcDate.replace(/T\d+/, `_${hour}`);
    const formattedDate = updatedDateHour.replace(/:/g, "-");

    return formattedDate.split(".")[0];
}

3 mo. ago

Photoshop auto-fit layer

Javascript

Markdown

Instantly resize layer to fit your artboard.

auto-fit

images

layers

photoshop

Script
Action instructions

#target photoshop

var doc = app.activeDocument;
var layer = doc.activeLayer;
var bounds = layer.bounds;

var layerWidth = bounds[2].as('px') - bounds[0].as('px');
var layerHeight = bounds[3].as('px') - bounds[1].as('px');

var scaleW = (doc.width.as('px') / layerWidth) * 100;
var scaleH = (doc.height.as('px') / layerHeight) * 100;

var finalScale = Math.min(scaleW, scaleH);

layer.resize(finalScale, finalScale, AnchorPosition.MIDDLECENTER);
layer.translate(doc.width/2 - (bounds[0] + bounds[2])/2, doc.height/2 - (bounds[1] + bounds[3])/2);

12 mo. ago

Outlook group to CSV

Javascript

Parses a semicolon-separated string of contact entries from an expanded Outlook distribution list into a CSV format.

csv

parser

import fs from "fs";

const input = `Abercrombie, Clarence L. <AbercrombieCL@email.com>; Abushawish, Maysaa Z <abushawishmz@email.com>; Adams, Benjamin <adamsbj@email.com>; Anderson, A.K. <AndersonAK@email.com>; Bond, Sr., Jamie <bondje@email.com>; Castilla Candil, Luis <castillacandillm@email.com>; Castillo-Bernal, Melba <castillobernalmd@email.com>; Chang, Shun-Yao <changs@email.com>; Chou, Yi Jou <chouy@email.com>; Crouse, Sr, Jake W. <crousejw@email.com>; Richards, Jr., Robert C <RichardsRC1@email.com>`;

function parseOutlookGroupToCsv() {
  const lines = input
    .split(";")
    .map((entry) => entry.trim())
    .filter(Boolean)
    .map((entry) => entry.replace(/\b(Jr\.?|Sr\.?|II|III|IV|V),?/gi, "").trim())
    .map((entry) => {
      const match = entry.match(/^(.*?),\s*(.*?)\s*<([^>]+)>$/);
      if (!match) return null;

      let [_, lastName, firstPart, email] = match;
      if (/test/i.test(email)) return null;

      let nameParts = firstPart.split(/\s+/);

      if (nameParts.every((p) => /^[A-Z](\.?)$/.test(p))) {
        return `${lastName},${nameParts.join(" ")},${email}`;
      }

      nameParts = nameParts.filter((p) => !/^[A-Z]\.?$/.test(p));
      const firstName = nameParts.join(" ");
      return `${lastName},${firstName},${email}`;
    })
    .filter(Boolean);

  return ["lastName,firstName,email", ...lines].join("\n");
}

const csv = parseOutlookGroupToCsv();
fs.writeFileSync("output.csv", csv);

1 yr. ago

Remove whitespace svg

Javascript

HTML

Paste svg to remove unnecessary whitespace.

cleanup

svg

viewBox

whitespace

Script
Markup

const originalSvg = document.querySelector("#originalSvg");
const newSvg = document.querySelector("#newSvg");

const delay = (ms) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));

originalSvg.addEventListener("paste", async () => {
    await delay(1);

    const tempContainer = document.createElement("div");
    tempContainer.innerHTML = originalSvg.value;
    document.body.appendChild(tempContainer);

    await delay(1);

    const svg = tempContainer.querySelector("svg");

    if (svg) {
    const { x, y, width, height } = svg.getBBox();
    svg.setAttribute("viewBox", `${x} ${y} ${width} ${height}`);
    newSvg.value = svg.outerHTML;
    }

    tempContainer.remove();
});

3 mo. ago

Photoshop batch resize images

Javascript

Batch resize images to a specific canvas size, centers them and exports them as a png or jpg.

batch

images

photoshop

#target photoshop
// update these vars below: targetW, targetH
// toggle comment Save as PNG or JPG

(function () {
    // Prompt user to select input folder
    var inputFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Select the folder with images to process:");
    if (!inputFolder) {
        alert("No folder selected. Exiting.");
        return;
    }

    // Prompt user to select output folder
    var outputFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Select the folder to save processed images:");
    if (!outputFolder) {
        alert("No output folder selected. Exiting.");
        return;
    }

    var files = inputFolder.getFiles(/\.(jpg|jpeg|png|tif|tiff|bmp)$/i);
    if (files.length === 0) {
        alert("No image files found in selected folder.");
        return;
    }

    // Set target canvas dimensions
    var targetW = 1500;
    var targetH = 1000;

    for (var i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
        var file = files[i];
        if (!(file instanceof File)) continue;

        var doc = open(file);
        app.activeDocument = doc;
        doc.changeMode(ChangeMode.RGB);

        // Resize proportionally to fit inside target dimensions
        var w = doc.width.as("px");
        var h = doc.height.as("px");
        var scale = Math.min(targetW / w, targetH / h);
        doc.resizeImage(UnitValue(w * scale, "px"), UnitValue(h * scale, "px"), null, ResampleMethod.BICUBIC);

        // Create transparent canvas
        var tempDoc = app.documents.add(
            targetW, targetH, doc.resolution, "TempCanvas", NewDocumentMode.RGB, DocumentFill.TRANSPARENT
        );

        // Copy/paste from resized image
        app.activeDocument = doc;
        doc.selection.selectAll();
        doc.selection.copy();
        doc.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);

        app.activeDocument = tempDoc;
        tempDoc.paste();
        var layer = tempDoc.activeLayer;

        // Center the pasted layer
        var dx = (targetW - (layer.bounds[2].as("px") - layer.bounds[0].as("px"))) / 2 - layer.bounds[0].as("px");
        var dy = (targetH - (layer.bounds[3].as("px") - layer.bounds[1].as("px"))) / 2 - layer.bounds[1].as("px");
        layer.translate(dx, dy);

        // Save as PNG
        var saveFile = new File(outputFolder + "/" + decodeURI(file.name).replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, "") + ".png");
        var pngOptions = new PNGSaveOptions();
        pngOptions.compression = 9;
        pngOptions.interlaced = false;
        tempDoc.saveAs(saveFile, pngOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);

        // Save as JPG
        // var saveFile = new File(outputFolder + "/" + decodeURI(file.name).replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, "") + ".jpg");
        // var jpgOptions = new JPEGSaveOptions();
        // jpgOptions.quality = 12;
        // jpgOptions.formatOptions = FormatOptions.STANDARDBASELINE;
        // jpgOptions.embedColorProfile = true;
        // jpgOptions.matte = MatteType.NONE;
        // tempDoc.saveAs(saveFile, jpgOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);

        tempDoc.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
    }

    alert("Done! Saved " + files.length + " images as " + targetW + "x" + targetH + " to:\n" + outputFolder.fsName);
})();

1 yr. ago

Scrape links from url

Javascript

Extract text and links from anchor tags and generate HTML in a new window.

links

dom

url

// Refine the selector for a more specific search
const anchors = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll("a"));
const linkData = anchors.map(anchor => {
    const nameText = anchor.textContent?.replace(/\s+/g, " ").trim() || "";
    const cleanLink = anchor.href;
    return [nameText, cleanLink];
}).filter(([name, link]) => name && link);

function makeViews() {
    const list = `<ul>${linkData.map(([name, link]) =>
    `<li><a href="${link}" target="_blank">${name}</a></li>`).join("")}</ul>`;

    const paragraph = linkData.map(([name, link]) =>
    `<p><a href="${link}" target="_blank">${name}</a></p>`).join("");

    const tableRows = linkData.map(([name, link]) =>
    `<tr><td>${name}</td><td><a href="${link}" target="_blank">${link}</a></td></tr>`).join("");

    const table = `
        <table border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;">
            <thead>
                <tr>
                    <th>Name</th>
                    <th>Links</th>
                </tr>
            </thead>
            <tbody>
                ${tableRows}
            </tbody>
        </table>
    `;

    const newWindow = window.open("");
    if (newWindow) {
        // Change to desired view (list, paragraph, table)
        newWindow.document.body.innerHTML = paragraph;
    }
}

makeViews();

1 yr. ago

Expand scrollable elements

CSS

Make all elements fully visible by removing scroll, position and height limits for screenshots.

height

overflow

position

screenshot

scroll

* {
    overflow: visible !important;
    height: auto !important;
    max-height: none !important;
    position: static !important;
}

1 yr. ago

Responsive table

CSS

HTML

Responsive table that stacks on mobile.

table

Styles
Markup

@media (max-width: 800px) {
    .table-vertical tbody tr {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        padding-top: calc(0.25rem + 8px);
        border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
    }
    .table-vertical tbody tr td:nth-of-type(1) {
        width: fit-content;
        margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
        padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
        background-color: rgba(138, 110, 75, 0.2);
        font-size: 16px;
        border-radius: 0 5px 5px 0;
    }
    .table-vertical tbody tr td:nth-of-type(2) {
        padding-left: 0.5rem;
        font-weight: bold;
        border-top: none;
    }
}

1 yr. ago

Add title attribute to link

Shell

Regex pattern to add link text to title attribute.

regex

url

Pattern
Replacement

# Find all <a> tags and capture href and text into groups 1, 2
# $1 is ([^"]+) matches any character except "
# $2 is ([^<]+) matches any character except <
<a\s+href="([^"]+)"[^>]*>([^<]+)</a>

1 yr. ago

Responsive grid columns

CSS

Responsive, equally sized grid columns that wrap for mobile.

grid

.el {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(min(300px, 100%), 1fr));
    gap: 20px;
}

1 yr. ago

Add user to group

Shell

Manage user group membership and permissions to ensure proper access control over directories and files.

chmod

chown

permissions

usermod

usermod
chown
group permissions
setgid

# Add user to primary_group
sudo usermod -aG primary_group user

12 mo. ago

Compress video

Shell

Compress a video using the H.265 (HEVC) codec for a balance of quality and size.

compression

ffmpeg

# Input: input.mp4
# Video codec: x265 (HEVC)
# CRF: 28 (default), recommended range 18-28
# Encoding preset: medium (default), faster|fast|medium|slow|slower, etc.
# Audio codec: aac
# Audio bitrate: 128k (default), 96k|128k|192k|320k
# Video tag: hvc1, can help with compatibility issues
# Output: output.mp4
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vcodec libx265 -crf 28 -preset medium -c:a aac -b:a 128k -tag:v hvc1 -metadata creation_time="2024-05-12T14:33:00Z" output.mp4

1 yr. ago

Compress multiple videos script

Shell

A script to compress all videos in a directory using ffmpeg.

ffmpeg

script

Shell script
Commands

_#!/bin/bash

# Default values
vcodec="libx265"
acodec="aac"
abitrate="128k"
output_format="mkv"
crf=28
preset="medium"

# Dynamic video tag variable
if [[ "$vcodec" == "libx265" ]]; then
  video_tag="-tag:v hvc1"
elif [[ "$vcodec" == "libx264" ]]; then
  video_tag="-tag:v avc1"
else
  video_tag=""
fi

# Function to show usage
usage() {
echo "Usage: $0 [options]"
echo "Options:"
echo "  --vcodec [libx264|libx265]   Video codec (default: libx265)"
echo "  --acodec [aac|mp3]           Audio codec (default: aac)"
echo "  --abitrate [128k|192k]       Audio bitrate (default: 128k)"
echo "  --output-format [mp4|mkv]    Output format (default: mkv)"
echo "  --crf [value]                Constant Rate Factor (default: 28)"
echo "  --preset [preset]            Encoding preset (default: medium)"
echo "  --help                       Show this help message"
exit 1
}

# Parse command-line arguments
while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
case "$1" in
    --vcodec)
    vcodec="$2"
    shift 2
    ;;
    --acodec)
    acodec="$2"
    shift 2
    ;;
    --abitrate)
    abitrate="$2"
    shift 2
    ;;
    --output-format)
    output_format="$2"
    shift 2
    ;;
    --crf)
    crf="$2"
    shift 2
    ;;
    --preset)
    preset="$2"
    shift 2
    ;;
    --help)
    usage
    ;;
    *)
    echo "Unknown option: $1"
    usage
    ;;
esac
done

# Create the output directory if it doesn't exist
mkdir -p output

# Process video files
for file in *.{mp4,mov,avi,mkv}; do
# Skip if no files are found
[ ! -e "$file" ] && continue

# Get creation date from metadata
timestamp=$(ffprobe -v quiet -select_streams v:0 -show_entries format_tags=creation_time -of default=noprint_wrappers=1:nokey=1 "$file")

# Format the timestamp to your desired format YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM-SS
formatted_timestamp=$(date -j -f "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S" "${timestamp%.*}" "+%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S" 2>/dev/null)

# If the timestamp is empty, use the current time instead
[ -z "$formatted_timestamp" ] && formatted_timestamp=$(date "+%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S")

# Compress the video
ffmpeg -i "$file" -vcodec "$vcodec" -crf "$crf" -preset "$preset" -c:a aac "$acodec" -b:a "$abitrate" "$video_tag" "output/${formatted_timestamp}.${output_format}"
done

1 yr. ago

Batch resize images

Shell

Batch resize and center images to a specific dimension.

batch

image

imagemagick

magick

# cd to directory with images
# adjust size as necessary 1427x803 (resize, extent)
# change output directory: ~/Downloads/output/"$file"
for file in *.jpg; do
  magick "$file" -gravity center -resize '1427x803^' -extent 1427x803 ~/Downloads/output/"$file"
done

1 yr. ago

Extract screenshot from videos

Shell

Extract screenshot from videos at a specific timestamp using ffmpeg.

ffmpeg

processing

screenshot

for f in *.mp4; do ffmpeg -ss 5 -i "$f" -frames:v 1 "${f%.mp4}.jpg"; done

2 mo. ago

Find largest files

Shell

List the largest files in a directory with optional limits.

filesystem

find

head

Function
Example

largest_files() {
  local search_dir="${1:-.}"
  local num_results="${2:-10}"
  echo "Searching in: $search_dir for the top $num_results files..."
  /usr/bin/find "$search_dir" -type f -exec /usr/bin/du -ah {} + 2>/dev/null | /usr/bin/sort -rh | /usr/bin/head -n "$num_results"
}

3 mo. ago

Force quit app

Shell

Kill a running application process from the command line using pkill.

pkill

pkill -f "/Applications/Google Chrome.app"

12 mo. ago

Lighten video

Shell

Use ffmpeg to boost brightness and reduce flickering in dark or shadowy videos using frame interpolation and EQ filters.

brightness

ffmpeg

flickering

shadows

ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "minterpolate=fps=30:mi_mode=mci:mc_mode=aobmc:vsbmc=1,eq=brightness=0.03" -c:a copy output.mp4

1 yr. ago

Find directories by name

Shell

Search for directories matching a specific name pattern across the entire filesystem.

directories

find

# change nix for search term
sudo find / -type d -iname '*nix*' 2>/dev/null

1 yr. ago

Monoscopic 360° to stereoscopic 180° video

Shell

Use FFmpeg to transform a monoscopic 360° video into a side-by-side stereoscopic 180° VR format.

ffmpeg

# change input file: input_360.mp4
# Use HEVC (H.265) for better compression: -c:v libx265
# Increase bitrate for better quality: -b:v 20M
ffmpeg -i input_360.mp4 -filter_complex "
[0:v]v360=input=equirect:output=fisheye:h_fov=180:v_fov=180:yaw=-45[left];
[0:v]v360=input=equirect:output=fisheye:h_fov=180:v_fov=180:yaw=45[right];
[left][right]hstack" -c:v libx264 -crf 18 -preset slow -pix_fmt yuv420p output_vr180.mp4

1 yr. ago

Rsync local and remote examples

Shell

Text

Learn how to sync files between drives or remote systems using rsync.

backup

file sync

rsync

Local
Remote
Exclude list

rsync -av --progress --delete-before --exclude-from="exclude-list.txt" /path/to/HDD1 /path/to/HDD2

1 yr. ago

Paste to file over ssh

Shell

Quickly paste clipboard content into a remote file over ssh using pbpaste and cat.

cat

pbpaste

ssh

# Content must be on your clipboard before executing
pbpaste | ssh USERNAME@IP_ADDRESS 'cat > /path/to/file/compose.yml'