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When managing a server or developing applications, particularly on an Ubuntu system running Nginx, it's often necessary to verify the existence of files. This is crucial for tasks like deploying new versions, checking configuration files, or ensuring that required assets are in place. In this article, we'll explore how to use command-line queries to check if a file exists, highlighting various options and methods you can use.
Basic File Check with test Command
The test command is a simple...
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Managing large directories, especially those filled with a diverse mix of media...
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Recently I came across this piece of gold when dealing with databases,...
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In the realm of system administration and monitoring, understanding memory usage...
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When attempting to install python libraries on my OSX
pip3 install pandas,...
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The red flag was when I saw the server disk space is showing a site is taking up 57992.5 MB, where locally the site size is showing 957MB. There is something serious happening here and I need to establish the problem quickly. When dealing with a significant discrepancy in site size between a local environment and a server, it's important to identify the root cause of the larger disk usage on the server.
Approaches for discovering the issue(s)
1. Analyse Large...
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To determine the size of a directory using the terminal, you can use the du...
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The "Too many open files" error in Python typically occurs when your program has...
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You can use the pip list --outdated command to view a list of installed Python...
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Snapshot of the error
File...
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To begin, note that Lando is often used for web development and it may not be optimised for running long-running Python scripts or applications. It's primarily designed to host web services, so if you have specific Python development requirements, you might want to consider using a dedicated Python development environment or container. However, Lando can be useful for running Python scripts in the context of web development projects.
To run Python within a Lando environment, you can...
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Lando is a development environment tool that makes it easier to set up and...
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The error message "RuntimeError: Directory 'static/' does not exist" typically...
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It seems like you're using the CharacterTextSplitter class from the tiktoken...
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To use OpenAI to summarise text from a PDF using Python 3.11.6, you'll first...