/* Code Comments */11 posts tagged with "shell"
forwarding arguments with shell scripts
2022-11-28
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When developing scripts to use to manage a project, I often find myself in a situation where I have multiple scripts that are mostly the…
git - checking out remote branches, revisited
2022-11-28
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Previously, I wrote about how to checkout branches from a remote when the branch is not present locally. Recently, I found a new method that…
running shell scripts in the background
2022-11-28
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Continuing my recent trend of finding useful tips and tricks in the command line. Today, it was how to run multiple processes in parallel…
return to previous directory (quickly) in bash (or zsh)
2022-11-28
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If I can quickly change directories () to anywhere in my computer’s file system, how can I go back if I mistakenly navigate away from…
locate files quickly on your computer
2022-11-28
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I was looking to find all instances of Postgres the other day in order to check the version. A web search led me to this article…
quickly retreive environment information
2022-11-28
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I find myself frequently looking up which version of Node and npm I’m running. Today, a colleague showed me how to get it and lots of…
reminder: logging into postgres with shell commands
2022-11-28
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PGAdmin, Dbeaver, etc. are useful GUIs for managing and reviewing Postgres databases. Sometimes, however, there’s a desire to login via the…
determine which shell is currently running
2022-11-28
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If you switch between shells, it might be handy to determine which one is currently running. One way to do that is to check your process…
changing the default shell to zsh
2022-11-28
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By default, the shell on a Mac is . Changing this should be a simple three step process: Make sure that is installed and is an accepted…
git push new
2022-11-28
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Every time I cut a new branch in Git and am ready to submit a PR for review, I get an annoying error reminding me that I need to set the…
unzipping a file from the command line
2022-11-28
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I should start with the observation that I hate using my mouse. Yet, that was exactly what I was about to do today to unzip a file. The…