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Andrew Fletcher
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...
Andrew Fletcher
Managing large directories, especially those filled with a diverse mix of media...
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
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
In our projects, team members frequently generate new Git branches linked to the...
Andrew Fletcher
git reset, git revert, and git cherry-pick are three Git commands used for...
Andrew Fletcher
A summary of Node package commands Short cut commands npm install...
Andrew Fletcher
Logging into the server, and there are packages to be updated.  You know...
Andrew Fletcher
git clone git@bitbucket.org:{username}/{repo}.git And I was unceremoniously delivered the following error fatal: could not create work tree dir '{project}': Permission deniedMy initial thought was the error due to server permission... being sudo.  This was tested by running the command sudo git clone git@bitbucket.{username}/{repo}.git Which generated the error Cloning into 'repo'... git@bitbucket.org: Permission denied (publickey). fatal: Could not read from remote repository. Please make...
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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
Post a NetSkope update, composer would fail when running any command that...
Andrew Fletcher
I need to generate a patch and then apply automatically to my Drupal...
Andrew Fletcher
Git filename error when running the git add command.  The error I'm...