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Andrew Fletcher
I had generated a backup of key directories on the server - see Create a Ubuntu backup shell script.  With a backup in hand, now it was time to test how to unpack a backup and overwrite the directories. First I unpacked the backup to a temporary directory tmp-cc. Now I wanted to replace several of the directories on the server.  Starting with home, var and etc.   But what is an efficient method to overwrite a directory?   Also removing any directories that aren't in the...
Andrew Fletcher
It appears that the plugin or file path is not working how it used to be on...
Andrew Fletcher
Currently, I have a situation where I have two repositories.  The first is...
Andrew Fletcher
Creating a bash script Bash scripts are files containing code that tell your...
Andrew Fletcher
Accessing a remote server using PEM key, and I had the following...
Andrew Fletcher
How do you generate a .pem file from an existing .ppk key? Is putty on your mac? Check by running the command puttygen -VWhich will generate a response similar to  puttygen: Release 0.76 Build platform: 64-bit Unix Compiler: clang 12.0.5 (clang-1205.0.22.9) Source commit: 1fd7baa7344bb....Don't have Putty, well easily fixed with homebrew. brew install putty  Generate the key We will use puttygen to generate the key. puttygen key.ppk -O private-openssh -o key.pem key.ppk the...
Andrew Fletcher
Currently I'm working through an app that has been abandoned by the developers....
Andrew Fletcher
First off, this isn't the only method to achieve the outcome of emptying a...
Andrew Fletcher
Clear DNS Cache The DNS (Domain Name Service) cache on your Mac helps browsers...
Andrew Fletcher
Changing git push from passphrase?  There are several ways to tackle this...
Andrew Fletcher
  Z shell (Zsh) is a Unix shell built on top of bash (the default shell for macOS) with a large number of improvements. In this article, I'll run through how to configure iTerm2 with ZSH and its dependencies.   Step 1: Install Homebrew Homebrew is a free and open-source software package management system that simplifies the installation of software on Apple’s macOS. Before installing Homebrew, we need to install the CLI tools for Xcode. Open your terminal and run the...
Andrew Fletcher
Localization is the process of showing other languages in your app and is...
Andrew Fletcher
Adding a pem file to secure ejabbered on the server for chat connection. Getting...
Andrew Fletcher
To create a .pem file, is quick once you have your .p12 certificate.  I...
Andrew Fletcher
I had the issue where I needed to filter an array list by a specific column....