Results for “ties”
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Extract filename components
Python: Use pathlib properties to separate a directory, filename stem, and suffix.
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Filter lines by literal text
Linux Commands: Filter lines by literal text using GNU/Linux commands in an empty practice directory.
Linux Commands✓ Tested
Find empty regular files
Linux Commands: Use the empty predicate with a file type constraint.
Linux Commands✓ Tested
Find files larger than a byte threshold
Linux Commands: Use the c suffix for exact byte units with GNU find size tests.
Linux Commands✓ Tested
Find lines common to two sorted files
Linux Commands: Use comm -12 to suppress the two columns of unmatched lines.
Linux Commands✓ Tested
Find lines unique to the first sorted file
Linux Commands: Use comm -23 to retain only records absent from the second input.
Linux Commands✓ Tested
Find the second-highest distinct value
SQL: Select the maximum below the overall maximum to skip ties at the top.
SQL✓ Tested
Find the second-highest distinct value
SQL Server: Select the maximum below the overall maximum to skip ties at the top.
SQL Server✓ Tested
Find the second-highest distinct value
Postgres: Select the maximum below the overall maximum to skip ties at the top.
Postgres✓ Tested
Find the second-highest distinct value
SQLite: Select the maximum below the overall maximum to skip ties at the top.
SQLite✓ Tested
Handle a filename that begins with a dash
Linux Commands: Use -- to terminate command options before an unusual filename.
Linux Commands✓ Tested
Handle a result with a discriminated union
Separate success data from an error message.
discriminated union✓ Tested