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When managing large directories filled with media like documents and images. My current project directory totalling 32GB, therefore it's necessary to compress these files for easier handling and storage. However, not all files and subdirectories are needed in every archive. For instance, you might want to exclude temporary or non-essential folders from the compression. Is there a way to perform this selectively, using the zip command while specifying directories to exclude?
When working on...
Andrew Fletcher
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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...
Andrew Fletcher
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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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When Solr is displaying results on the site, first step is to log in the server...
Andrew Fletcher
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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
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Having updated Solr, re-indexing wasn't working. The error in the logs...
Andrew Fletcher
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On an Ubuntu 20.02 system with Nginx, you can utilize the following commands to...
Andrew Fletcher
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Cleaning out or clearing data in Solr can be done in a few different ways,...
Andrew Fletcher
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In an environment that is running
Ubuntu 20.02
Nginx
Solr
The default...
Andrew Fletcher
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The error message "Attempting to re-run cron while it is already running" in Drupal typically indicates that another instance of the cron job is still running when the system tries to start a new one. Cron is a process that performs various tasks for Drupal, such as indexing content, checking for updates, and performing other scheduled tasks.
Some potential causes and solutions for this issue
Long-Running Cron Jobs
If a cron job takes longer to complete than the interval between cron runs, it...
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...
Andrew Fletcher
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I need to generate a patch and then apply automatically to my Drupal...