- Open VS Code
- Ctrl + Shift + P
- Type "user"
- Choose "Preferences: Open user Settings"
- Include following settings and restart
- Test Terminal by Ctrl + Shift +
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/ readme.md
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March 23, 2026 03:04
Setting up PowerShell as default terminal in Visual Studio Code (Windows and Mac OS)
aws-scripting-guy
/ vs_code_behind_proxy
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March 7, 2016 13:35
Visual Studio Code - working with git behind proxy
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| git config --global http.proxy http://myproxyserver:8080 |
aws-scripting-guy
/ get_account_id_lambda.py
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March 6, 2016 23:49
Get AWS account id inside Lambda function programmatically - python
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| def lambda_handler(event, context): | |
| # Get Account Id from lambda function arn | |
| print "lambda arn: " + context.invoked_function_arn | |
| # Get Account ID from lambda function arn in the context | |
| ACCOUNT_ID = context.invoked_function_arn.split(":")[4] | |
| print "Account ID=" + ACCOUNT_ID | |
aws-scripting-guy
/ gist:884ffa9d44bd14f7493a670543284552
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April 2, 2016 18:33
AWS EC2 metadata. Check attached IAM role from EC2 instance. Get temporary credentials.
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| # Get IAM Role name from Instance Profile Id | |
| curl http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/iam/info | |
| # Get credentials | |
| curl http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/iam/security-credentials/<role-name> | |
| # More info | |
| http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-instance-metadata.html | |
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/ azure-devops-predefined-variables-in-the-scripts.md
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May 6, 2024 14:05
Azure DevOps tips: Using predefined variables in the scripts
In this scenario we want to access predefined variable $Build.Reason from the PowerShell script. $Build.Reason will have different value based on what triggered the build.
Map $Build.Reason to env variable for the powershell script.
- powershell: |
.\scripts\git-package.ps1
aws-scripting-guy
/ json-auth.md
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October 30, 2023 07:47
GitHub Actions Azure Service Connection (az ad sp create-for-rbac --name "myApp" --json-auth)
Following will create service principal in Azure outputting auth creds in JSON format compatible with GitHub Actions. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/developer/github/connect-from-azure?tabs=azure-portal%2Cwindows
az ad sp create-for-rbac --name "myApp" --json-auth
aws-scripting-guy
/ boto3_set_HTTPS_PROXY..py
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April 3, 2016 21:08
boto3 set HTTPS_PROXY environment variable directly in python script
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| # Works both with IDLE and PTVS for Visual Studio | |
| import os | |
| import boto3 | |
| os.environ['HTTPS_PROXY'] = '<proxyurl>:<port>' | |
| s3 = boto3.client('s3') | |
| s3.list_buckets() |
aws-scripting-guy
/ gist:145a2ede6d9a6735bbaf97156f91abca
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March 6, 2019 02:33
Enable powershell as default rdp shell
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| Set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon' -name Shell -Value 'PowerShell.exe -noExit' |
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| "s3:DeleteReplicationConfiguration" | |
| does not work in bucket policies | |
| s3:GetObjectVersion | |
| means tha you will actually GET OBJECT = one of the object's version. |
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/ tasks.json
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May 28, 2018 12:38
CloudFormation template validation in Visual Studio Code
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| // requirements | |
| // aws cli has to be installed | |
| // working AWS credentials file ~/.aws/credentials | |
| // copy this file as tasks.json under the .vscode directory in your templates project directory | |
| // open your CloudFormation template and hit Ctrl + Shift + B | |
| { | |
| "version": "0.1.0", | |
| "command": "aws", | |
| "isShellCommand": true, |
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