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Andrew Fletcher
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...
Andrew Fletcher
Recently I came across this piece of gold when dealing with databases,...
Andrew Fletcher
In the realm of system administration and monitoring, understanding memory usage...
Andrew Fletcher
The red flag was when I saw the server disk space is showing a site is taking up...
Andrew Fletcher
When executing the following command, the response I'm getting is npm ERR! code...
Andrew Fletcher
To determine the size of a directory using the terminal, you can use the du (disk usage) command. The syntax for this command can vary slightly depending on the operating system you are using, but a common way to use it is as follows:   For Linux and macOS du -sh /path/to/directory du Disk usage -s Summarise the total size of the directory and do not include the size of each individual file within the directory -h Human-readable format, making the size easier to understand (e.g.,...
Andrew Fletcher
A summary of Node package commands Short cut commands npm install...
Andrew Fletcher
Something I haven't had to do in a while is to change the name of a Git branch...
Andrew Fletcher
Post a NetSkope update, composer would fail when running any command that...
Andrew Fletcher
By default the maximum file upload size is set to 2MB.  It is not a...
Andrew Fletcher
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
Post creating a new branch in the repo, next step was to run the checkout...
Andrew Fletcher
How to set the Private file path in Drupal using the following steps: Create a...
Andrew Fletcher
This issue I have a folder with about 10,000 files in it.  I want to scan...
Andrew Fletcher
Using Homebrew for speed tests... I'm using Speediest CLI - for more details go...