Q: What is the Quicken interchange format (QIF)?
A: The Quicken interchange format (QIF) is a specially formatted text (ASCII) file that lets you to move Quicken transactions:
- From one Quicken account register into another Quicken account register, or
- To/From another application that supports the QIF format.
Note: For Quicken to translate data from a text file into the Quicken register as transactions, the text file must be in the QIF format.
Required File Formatting:
- Each transaction must end with a symbol, indicating the end of entry.
- Each item in the transaction must display on a separate line.
- When Quicken exports an account register or list, it adds a line to the top of the file that identifies the type of account or list. Listed below are the header lines Quicken adds to the exported files:
Header Type of data !Type:Bank Bank account transactions !Type:Cash Cash account transactions !Type:CCard Credit card account transactions !Type:Invst Investment account transactions !Type:Oth A Asset account transactions !Type:Oth L Liability account transactions !Account Account list or which account follows !Type:Cat Category list !Type:Class Class list !Type:Memorized Memorized transaction list
You can force Quicken to import all transfers, regardless of whether Ignore Transfers is selected when the file is imported. You must add a line to the file being imported into a Quicken account. Use a text editor or word processor to put the following line right after the header line at the top of the file:
!Option:AllXfr
Items for Non-Investment Accounts
Each item in a bank, cash, credit card, other liability, or other asset account must begin with a letter that indicates the field in the Quicken register. The non-split items can be in any sequence:
Field Indicator Explanation D Date T Amount C Cleared status N Num (check or reference number) P Payee M Memo A Address (up to five lines; the sixth line is an optional message) L Category (Category/Subcategory/Transfer/Class) S Category in split (Category/Transfer/Class) E Memo in split $ Dollar amount of split ^ End of the entry Note: Repeat the S, E, and $ lines as many times as needed for additional items in a split. If an item is omitted from the transaction in the QIF file, Quicken treats it as a blank item.
Items for Investment Accounts
Field Indicator Explanation D Date N Action Y Security I Price Q Quantity (number of shares or split ratio) T Transaction amount C Cleared status P Text in the first line for transfers and reminders M Memo O Commission L Account for the transfer $ Amount transferred ^ End of the entry Items for Account Information
The account header !Account is used in two places-at the start of an account list and the start of a list of transactions to specify to which account they belong.
Field Indicator Explanation N Name T Type of account D Description L Credit limit (only for credit card accounts) / Statement balance date $ Statement balance amount ^ End of entry Items for a Category List
Field Indicator Explanation N Category name:subcategory name D Description T Tax related if included, not tax related if omitted I Income category E Expense category (if category type is unspecified, quicken assumes expense type) B Budget amount (only in a Budget Amounts QIF file) R Tax schedule information ^ End of entry Items for a Class List
Field Indicator Explanation N Class name D Description ^ End of entry Items for a Memorized Transaction List
Immediately preceding the ^ character, each entry must end with one of the following file indicators to specify the transaction type.
- KC
- KD
- KP
- KI
- KE
With that exception, memorized transaction entries have the same format as regular transaction entries (non-investment accounts). However, the Date or Num field is included. All items are optional, but if an amortization record is included, all seven amortization lines must also be included.
Field Indicator Explanation KC Check transaction KD Deposit transaction KP Payment transaction KI Investment transaction KE Electronic payee transaction T Amount C Cleared status P Payee M Memo A Address L Category or Transfer/Class S Category/class in split E Memo in split $ Dollar amount of split 1 Amortization: First payment date 2 Amortization: Total years for loan 3 Amortization: Number of payments already made 4 Amortization: Number of periods per year 5 Amortization: Interest rate 6 Amortization: Current loan balance 7 Amortization: Original loan amount ^ End of entry
Examples of QIF files
Normal Transactions Example
Transaction Item Comment (not in file) !Type:Bank Header D6/ 1/94 Date T-1,000.00 Amount N1005 Check number PBank Of Mortgage Payee L[linda] Category S[linda] First category in split $-253.64 First amount in split SMort Int Second category in split $-746.36 Second amount in split ^ End of the transaction D6/ 2/94 Date T75.00 Amount PDeposit Payee ^ End of the transaction D6/ 3/94 Date T-10.00 Amount PJoBob Biggs Payee MJ.B. gets bucks Memo LEntertain Category A1010 Rodeo Dr. Address (line 1) AWaco, Tx Address (line 2) A80505 Address (line 3) A Address (line 4) A Address (line 5) A Address (line 6) ^ End of the transaction
Investment Example
Transaction Item Comment (not in file) !Type:Invst Header line D8/25/93 Date NShrsIn Action (optional) Yibm4 Security I11.260 Price Q88.81 Quantity CX Cleared Status T1,000.00 Amount MOpening Balance Memo ^ End of the transaction D8/25/93 Date NBuyX Action Yibm4 Security I11.030 Price Q9.066 Quantity T100.00 Amount MEst. price as of 8/25/93 Memo L[CHECKING] Account for transfer $100.00 Amount transferred ^ End of the transaction
Memorized List Example
Transaction Item Comment (not in file) !Type:Memorized Header line T-50.00 Amount PJoe Hayes Payee MRent Memo KC Check transaction ^ End of the transaction T-25.00 Amount T-25.00 Company Payee LTelephone Category KP Payment transaction ^ End of the transaction
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Blocking Hyperlink Auditing Tracking Pings with Extensions
With Chrome, Safari, and Edge enabling the tracking feature called Hyperlink Auditing, or Pings, by default without a way to disable them, users will need to rely on browser extensions to block them going forward.
Source: Blocking Hyperlink Auditing Tracking Pings with Extensions
What to Expect When Expecting Content Security Policy Reports
Content Security Policy (CSP) allows you to dictate a policy for content restrictions on a web site that is enforced by the browser. By setting a CSP header, can control the resources that are loaded when a visitor is viewing your website. The CSP spec allows you to build very specific policies for your site that can handle all of the different types of resources that a site might load. It is a valuable tool for protecting your site visitors.
In addition to blocking resources that violate the defined CSP, the CSP spec details a mechanism for sending reports of such violations. Monitoring these violations can help you ensure that your site is never serving content that violates your wishes whether those violations are the result of producer, developer, or hacker actions.
Source: What to Expect When Expecting Content Security Policy Reports
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Verifying Signatures – KeePassXC
(Get-FileHash .\KeePassXC-*-Win64.msi).Hash -eq (Get-Content .\KeePassXC-*-Win64.msi.DIGEST).split(” “)[0].ToUpper()
Source: Verifying Signatures – KeePassXC
How the browser renders a web page – DEV
My thinking: if I’m going to build websites that are fast and reliable, I need to really understand the mechanics of each step a browser goes through to render a web page, so that each can be considered and optimised during development. This post is a summary of my learnings of the end-to-end process at a fairly high level.
A lot of this is based on the fantastic (and FREE!) Website Performance Optimization course by Ilya Grigorik and Cameron Pittman on Udacity. I’d highly recommend checking it out.
Also very helpful was the article How Browsers Work: Behind the scenes of modern web browsers by Paul Irish and Tali Garsiel. It’s from 2011 but many of the fundamentals of how browsers work remain relevant at the time of writing this blog post.
Ok, here we go. The process can be broken down into these main stages:
How to use Unison to sync files on Linux machines across a network
Jack Wallen shows you how to sync files across a network on Linux with a simple command line tool.
Source: How to use Unison to sync files on Linux machines across a network
130+ Vim Commands
Essential Vim Commands
Since the 1970’s, Vi and its successor Vim have been included by default on many operating systems, including almost all GNU/Linux distributions.
Vim is free and open-source and is one of the most popular code editors. It can be downloaded on Vim official site.
Table of Contents showVim is a modal text editor, which means that it has a mode for writing text, a mode for running commands, etc.
Vim has a total of 12 different editing modes.
The three main modes are:
- Command mode (also sometimes referred to as Normal mode) is where you can run commands. This is the default mode in which Vim starts up.
- Insert mode is the mode where you insert/write your text.
- Visual mode is where you visually select a bunch of text so that you can run a command/operation only on that part of the text.
Basic Vim Commands
Let’s start with an easy set of Vim commands to open, save, and exit Vim.
:e filename Open filename for edition :w Save file :q Exit Vim :q! Quit without saving 😡 Write file (if changes has been made) and exit :sav filename Saves file as filename . Repeats the last change made in normal mode Moving in the File
While in command mode, the following set of commands will allow you to easily move the cursor in the file, jump to a particular line number, or set the cursor position at the beginning of the file.
k or Up Arrow move the cursor position up one line j or Down Arrow move the cursor down one line e move the cursor to the end of the word b move the cursor to the beginning of the word 0 move the cursor to the beginning of the line G move the cursor to the end of the file gg move the cursor to the beginning of the file L move the cursor to the bottom of the screen :59 move cursor to line number 59. Replace 59 by the desired line number. % Move cursor to matching parenthesis [[ Jump to function start [{ Jump to block start Cut, Copy & Paste
Here are some basic Vim commands to cut, copy and paste portions of text. All the commands below has to be ran in command mode.
y Copy the selected text to clipboard p Paste clipboard contents dd Cut current line yy Copy current line y$ Copy to end of line D Cut to end of line Search
In command mode, you can easily search for any string within a file. This is extremely useful for developers and sysadmins alike.
/word Search word from top to bottom ?word Search word from bottom to top * Search the word under cursor /\cstring Search STRING or string, case insensitive /jo[ha]n Search john or joan /\< the Search the, theatre or then /the\> Search the or breathe /fred\|joe Search fred or joe /\<\d\d\d\d\> Search exactly 4 digits /^\n\{3} Find 3 empty lines :bufdo /searchstr/ Search in all open files bufdo %s/something/somethingelse/g Search something in all the open buffers and replace it with somethingelse Replace
Vim command line tool is extremely useful to replace many occurrences of a string by another within a file. Using more advanced commands, there are a lot of search and replace options available.
:%s/old/new/g Replace all occurrences of old by new in file :%s/onward/forward/gi Replace onward by forward, case insensitive :%s/old/new/gc Replace all occurrences with confirmation :%s/^/hello/g Replace the beginning of each line by hello :%s/$/Harry/g Replace the end of each line by Harry :%s/onward/forward/gi Replace onward by forward, case insensitive :%s/ *$//g Delete all white spaces :g/string/d Delete all lines containing string :v/string/d Delete all lines containing which didn’t contain string :s/Bill/Steve/ Replace the first occurrence of Bill by Steve in current line :s/Bill/Steve/g Replace Bill by Steve in current line :%s/Bill/Steve/g Replace Bill by Steve in all the file :%s/^M//g Delete DOS carriage returns (^M) :%s/\r/\r/g Transform DOS carriage returns in returns :%s#<[^>]\+>##g Delete HTML tags but keeps text :%s/^\(.*\)\n\1$/\1/ Delete lines which appears twice Ctrl+a Increment number under the cursor Ctrl+x Decrement number under cursor ggVGg? Change text to Rot13 Case
Vim has some powerful commands to modify the case of text. All the commands below have to be run in command mode.
Vu Lowercase line VU Uppercase line g~~ Invert case vEU Switch word to uppercase vE~ Modify word case ggguG Set all text to lowercase gggUG Set all text to uppercase :set ignorecase Ignore case in searches :set smartcase Ignore case in searches excepted if an uppercase letter is used :%s/\<./\u&/g Sets first letter of each word to uppercase :%s/\<./\l&/g Sets first letter of each word to lowercase :%s/.*/\u& Sets first letter of each line to uppercase :%s/.*/\l& Sets first letter of each line to lowercase Read and Write Files
Vim is clearly one of the most powerful text editors available. This section shows how you can manipulate files, insert the content of a file into another, and export portions of a file into a new file.
:1,10 w outfile Saves lines 1 to 10 in outfile :1,10 w >> outfile Appends lines 1 to 10 to outfile :r infile Insert the content of infile :23r infile Insert the content of infile under line 23 File Explorer
Vim features a built in file explorer, which allows you to explorer the content of your server without exiting the text editor.
:e . Open integrated file explorer :Sex Split window and open integrated file explorer :Sex! Same as :Sex but split window vertically :browse e Graphical file explorer :ls List buffers :cd .. Move to parent directory :args List files :args *.php Open file list :grep expression *.php Returns a list of .php files containing expression gf Open file name under cursor Interact With Unix
Vim is installed by default on most Unix based operating systems, including Mac OS and most GNU/Linux distros. It therefore feature various commands that allows you to interact with the OS.
:!pwd Execute the pwd unix command, then returns to Vi !!pwd Execute the pwd unix command and insert output in file :sh Temporary returns to Unix $exit Retourns to Vi Alignment
In command mode, you can quickly and easily align a file’s lines for better clarity.
:%!fmt Align all lines !}fmt Align all lines at the current position 5!!fmt Align the next 5 lines Tabs and Windows
One of my favorite Vim options is the ability to use tabs to edit various files at the same time. The following Vim commands will let you open, close, and organize your tabs for better productivity.
:tabnew Creates a new tab gt Show next tab :tabfirst Show first tab :tablast Show last tab :tabm n(position) Rearrange tabs :tabdo %s/foo/bar/g Execute a command in all tabs :tab ball Puts all open files in tabs :new abc.txt Edit abc.txt in new window Window Spliting
Vim allows you to split the screen horizontally or vertically, so you can edit many files at once using the insert mode.
:e filename Edit filename in current window :split filename Split the window and open filename ctrl-w up arrow Puts cursor in top window ctrl-w ctrl-w Puts cursor in next window ctrl-w_ Maximize current window vertically ctrl-w| Maximize current window horizontally ctrl-w= Gives the same size to all windows 10 ctrl-w+ Add 10 lines to current window :vsplit file Split window vertically :sview file Same as :split in readonly mode :hide Close current window :nly Close all windows, excepted current :b 2 Open #2 in this window Auto-Completion
Vim can use external dictionaries to provide auto-completion. This can be a real time saver, so pay attention to the commands below if you want to speed up your workflow.
Ctrl+n Ctrl+p (To be used in insert mode) Complete word Ctrl+x Ctrl+l Complete line :set dictionary=dict Define dict as a dictionary Ctrl+x Ctrl+k Complete with dictionary Marks
When editing large files, it can be tricky to move in the file and remember important sections. Happily, Vim allows its users to create marks that can easily be accessed later. No need to remember a dozen of line numbers anymore!
m {a-z} Marks current position as {a-z} ‘ {a-z} Move to position {a-z} ” Move to previous position Abbreviations
This little known trick lets you define abbreviations that can be reused later and as many times as needed.
:ab mail mail@provider.org Define mail as abbreviation of mail@provider.org Text Indentation
Text indentation is vital when it comes to code readability. Luckily, Vim has a set of commands for the text editor to indent your lines in a clear and readable manner.
:set autoindent Turn on auto-indent :set smartindent Turn on intelligent auto-indent :set shiftwidth=4 Defines 4 spaces as indent size ctrl-t, ctrl-d Indent/un-indent in insert mode >> Indent << Un-indent =% Indent the code between parenthesis 1GVG= Indent the whole file Frequently Asked Questions
How do I Type Commands in Vim?
To type commands, you have to first activate Vim’s command mode. To do so, press the
Esckey of your keyboard. You can then type any command of your choice.How do I Start Typing Text in Vim?
Vim must be in insert mode for you to type text. Simply press the
ikey when in command mode to enter the insert mode.
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Remove Sign In box from Office apps
Method 1: You can use the Registry Editor to remove Office Sign In Option from Office 2016.
Here are the steps to follow:
1. On your computer, notebook or laptop go to your Start Screen.
2. From there press “Win + R” dedicated keyboard keys.
3. The Run box will be displayed.
4. There enter “regedit” in order to run Registry Editor.
5. on Registry go to path “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\SignIn”.
6. Then, go to the right panel of Registry and right click on a blank space.
7. Select “New” and pick “DWORD Value”.
8. Name this new value “SignInOptions”.
9. Right click on the new key and set its value to 3.
10. Close Registry Editor and Reboot your Windows 7, open an Office App to check if it works.Method 2: You can use the Group Policy to remove Office Sign In Option from Office 2016.
Here are the steps to follow:
1. Download the Office 2016 Administrative Template files and install it.
After self-extracting, we can get a folder and open the admx folder inside, where you can see some language-specific folders and Office application specific admx files.
Copy the ADMX files to C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions
Copy the adml file under the corresponding language file to the corresponding language folder in C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions
2.Press Windows+R to open Run>type gpedit.msc > hit Enter to launch the Group Policy Editor
3.Go to this path: Local Computer Policy > User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Microsoft Office 2016 > Miscellaneous
4. You should now see the option ‘Block signing into Office‘ > double click on it
Select ‘None allowed’ to disable the sign-in option.
5. Reboot your Windows 7, open an Office App to check if it works.Note: Blocking signing in Office may affect the use of the Office cloud service.