Sachin works at Red Hat and is passionate about Free and Open source software. He is avid GNU Emacs user and likes to talk and write about open source, GNU/Linux, Git, and Python. He is a developer working on Red Hat Insights and previously worked on OpenStack & ManageIQ/CloudForms. He also likes to explore Swift Object Storage in his spare time. He can be reached on IRC as psachin@{Freenode, OFTC, gnome}. Read more about him at http://psachin.gitlab.io/about

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How to blog with Emacs Org mode

The org-publish tool allows you to publish your website or blog with Emacs Org mode.
Sachin Patil (Red Hat) 05 Mar 2020
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setV: A Bash function to maintain Python virtual environments

Get to know setV, a lightweight Python virtual environment manager and alternative to virtualenvwrapper.
Sachin Patil (Red Hat) 13 Jan 2020 3 comments
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How to use Magit to manage Git projects

Emacs' Magit extension makes it easy to get started with Git version control.
Sachin Patil (Red Hat) 03 Jan 2019 2 comments
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What is a Makefile and how does it work?

Run and compile your programs more efficiently with this handy automation tool.
Sachin Patil (Red Hat) 22 Aug 2018 8 comments
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How to kill a process or stop a program in Linux

Here are several options for terminating a program in Linux using the command line or a graphical interface.
Sachin Patil (Red Hat) 09 May 2018 5 comments
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Commented on 11 May 2021
3 beloved USB drive Linux distros
Knoppix..another great distro.
Commented on 6 Feb 2020
Celebrating Opensource.com's 10-year anniversary
Congrats!!
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