Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Tim Chase @gumnos@mastodon.bsd.cafe

10/11/2025, 7:49:43 PM

Public

Do you run Bash on FreeBSD and want your cursor-prompt to always be in the top left? At the bottom of your ~/.bashrc you can add the lines

PS0="$(tput cl)"
PS1="$(tput ho)$PS1"

(depending on whether your system uses termcap-vs-terminfo, those might need to be "tput clear" and "tput home" respectively)

The $PS1 moves the cursor to the top/home position before displaying your normal/previous $PS1

The $PS0 clears from the cursor to the end of the screen before running the command you typed.

Is it useful? Maybe to somebody. Would it drive me bonkers? Absolutely. But did it amuse me to figure out how to do this? You bet 😆

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/gumnos/statuses/115357265656051505 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)