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Managing large directories, especially those filled with a diverse mix of media such as documents and images, can quickly become cumbersome. In my latest project, dealing with a directory that totals a whopping 87GB, the need for efficient file compression and selective archiving became apparent. How can we streamline this process using the zip command, particularly when we want to exclude non-essential files and directories?
The routine of zipping files in Linux
In Linux, zipping files...
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Recently I came across this piece of gold when dealing with databases,...
Andrew Fletcher
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In the realm of system administration and monitoring, understanding memory usage...
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The red flag was when I saw the server disk space is showing a site is taking up...
Andrew Fletcher
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To determine the size of a directory using the terminal, you can use the du...
Andrew Fletcher
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These steps are for Drupal 8 and 9.
Export your database
Order here is important. First you want to clear all the Drupal caches. Then export / dump the db the sql database to a file in your home directory.
drush cr
drush sql-dump > path/to/your/file/ourpout/sql-dump-file-name.sqlor
drush sql-dump --extra-dump=--no-tablespaces --result-file=../sql/db-2022-12-07.sqlWithout having to manually set the date
drush sql-dump --extra-dump=--no-tablespaces...
Andrew Fletcher
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In Vim, following is an outline of the vi(m) functions you can utilise whilst in...
Andrew Fletcher
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A summary of Node package commands
Short cut commands
npm install...
Andrew Fletcher
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Something I haven't had to do in a while is to change the name of a Git branch...
Andrew Fletcher
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Post a NetSkope update, composer would fail when running any command that...
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I need to generate a patch and then apply automatically to my Drupal installation.
Current path to the file: web/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/argument/
Orignal filename: ArgumentPluginBase.php
Adjusted filename: ArgumentPluginBase-adjusted.php
Create a Patch
A patch is used to create or override changes in another file. The command to create a patch is:
diff -u {original filename} {changed filename} > {patchfile}.patchdiff -u...
Andrew Fletcher
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Post creating a new branch in the repo, next step was to run the checkout...
Andrew Fletcher
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How to set the Private file path in Drupal using the following steps:
Create a...
Andrew Fletcher
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Goal: I want to download a table list to a txt or csv file.
Initially, as a root...
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This issue
I have a folder with about 10,000 files in it. I want to scan...