Quick Guides
Practical, no-nonsense reference guides for tools and workflows I use often — version control, text editors, plotting, automation, and cloud/HPC platforms. Pick a guide below.
Quick Guide to Git
Setup, staging, committing, branching, remotes, stashing, tags, and undoing changes.
Quick Guide to GNUPlot
Generating EPS, PNG, and PDF plots for inclusion in LaTeX documents — terminals, axes, styles, labels, and legends.
Quick Guide to Docker
Images, containers, volumes, and networking — the core commands for building and running containers.
Quick Guide to n8n
Self-hosted workflow automation — nodes, triggers, and connecting services together.
Quick Guide to NSCC ASPIRE2A
Logging in and getting started on the National Supercomputing Centre’s ASPIRE 2A cluster.
Quick Guide to nawk
Pattern-action text processing from the command line.
Quick Guide to Emacs
Essential keybindings and everyday editing workflow.
Quick Guide to CVS
Legacy version control commands for older codebases still tracked in CVS.
