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java.time APIs provide many common date and time calculations. To calculate the elapsed time between two LocalDateTime instances you can use:
LocalDateTime start = LocalDateTime.now(); //some time inbetween LocalDateTime end = LocalDateTime.now(); long elapsedMinutes = ChronoUnit.MINUTES.between(start, end);
In my previous zsh configuration that I combined from multiple sources there’s an issue with backspace when moving back through a longer line. The cursor jumps up or down a line and behaves weirdly.
From some searches online, it appears I have an issue with the escape codes not starting and ending correctly. Rather than spending time debugging what’s going on, I simplified it to avoid using the escape codes using suggestions in this question:
function parse_git_branch() {
git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -n -e 's/^\* \(.*\)/[\1]/p'
}
setopt PROMPT_SUBST
export PROMPT='%n %~ %F{green}$(parse_git_branch)%F{reset_color} > '
This approaches uses the built in color codes, e.g. $F{green} instead of using the escape codes that need to be correctly terminated.
Register your account with (steps here)
/msg NickServ REGISTER <password> <e-mail>
Identify with:
/msg NickServ IDENTIFY <password> <nickname>
Password reset with:
/msg NickServ sendpass <nickname>
Check your email for a reset code, then:
/msg NickServ sendpass <nickname> <resetcode> <newpassword>
Some additional notes:
Create an account at irc.com
Configure SASL login in irss (from steps here):
/network add -sasl_username username -sasl_password password -sasl_mechanism PLAIN freenode
Connect: /connect freenode
After connecting with this SASL config, you /nick is your irc.com userid (no need to /nick)