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bcawrse / publish-ghpages.md
Created July 26, 2020 23:19 — forked from tduarte/publish-ghpages.md
If you need to force push an subtree
git checkout master # you can avoid this line if you are in master...
git subtree split --prefix dist -b gh-pages # create a local gh-pages branch containing the splitted output folder
git push -f origin gh-pages:gh-pages # force the push of the gh-pages branch to the remote gh-pages branch at origin
git branch -D gh-pages # delete the local gh-pages because you will need it: ref
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bcawrse / Disable git in ZSH themes.md
Created August 14, 2020 15:55
config flags to remove git from ZSH theme CLI prompts (for slow repos)
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bcawrse / powerline-test.sh
Created October 1, 2020 16:53 — forked from gdetrez/powerline-test.sh
Powerine font test
#!/bin/bash
echo -e "Powerline glyphs:\n\
Code points Glyphe Description Old code point
U+E0A0 \xee\x82\xa0 Version control branch (U+2B60 \xe2\xad\xa0 )\n\
U+E0A1 \xee\x82\xa1 LN (line) symbol (U+2B61 \xe2\xad\xa1 )\n\
U+E0A2 \xee\x82\xa2 Closed padlock (U+2B64 \xe2\xad\xa4 )\n\
U+E0B0 \xee\x82\xb0 Rightwards black arrowhead (U+2B80 \xe2\xae\x80 )\n\
U+E0B1 \xee\x82\xb1 Rightwards arrowhead (U+2B81 \xe2\xae\x81 )\n\
U+E0B2 \xee\x82\xb2 Leftwards black arrowhead (U+2B82 \xe2\xae\x82 )\n\

Notes on Fixing key-repeat for vscode on Mac

Particularly useful if you use vim in vscode. This helps the directional keys work while holding them down, instead of just moving 1 place.

Fix found on this ticket and this SO article

$ defaults write com.microsoft.VSCode ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false # For VS Code

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bcawrse / bash.generate.random.alphanumeric.string.sh
Last active April 19, 2021 13:44 — forked from earthgecko/bash.generate.random.alphanumeric.string.sh
shell/bash generate random alphanumeric string
#!/bin/bash
# bash generate random alphanumeric string
#
# bash generate random 32 character alphanumeric string (upper and lowercase) and
#NEW_UUID=$(cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | fold -w 32 | head -n 1)
# MAC is "special" and requires LC_CTYPE override & fold gets grumpy LOOK AT COMMENTS FROM OG
# NEW_UUID=$(cat /dev/urandom | LC_CTYPE=C tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | head -c 32)
# ALSO got all weird and had fractions / wild characters in selector with LC_CTYP=C
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bcawrse / docker_pg_dump.sh
Created April 20, 2021 19:31
script for running pg_dump against a container
#!/bin/bash
#docker_pg_dump.sh
# Thanks to StackOverflow answer by Forth
# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24718706/backup-restore-a-dockerized-postgresql-database/29913462#29913462
HELP_MSG="
docker_pg_dump:
Call pg_dump on RUNNING docker container.
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bcawrse / script_template.sh
Last active June 22, 2021 22:40
Template for writing new scripts
#!/bin/bash
#scriptName.sh
# Bash scripting reference manual
# - http://www.gnu.org/savannah-checkouts/gnu/bash/manual/bash.html
# Bash script set options
# - https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/The-Set-Builtin.html
set -o errexit
set -o errtrace
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bcawrse / Search my gists.md
Created July 22, 2021 18:34 — forked from santisbon/Search my gists.md
How to search gists

Enter this in the search box along with your search terms:

Get all gists from the user santisbon.
user:santisbon

Find all gists with a .yml extension.
extension:yml

Find all gists with HTML files.
language:html

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bcawrse / .vimrc
Last active July 22, 2021 18:37
General .vimrc file
set tabstop=2
set shiftwidth=2
set textwidth=120
set expandtab
set number
set hlsearch
set pastetoggle=<F2>
:color delek
" Allow saving of files as sudo when I forgot to start vim using sudo.
cmap w!! w !sudo tee > /dev/null %
# Set the editor to vim.. duh
git config --global core.editor vim
# Add aliases
git config --global alias.logthis 'log --decorate --date-order --graph --tags HEAD'
git config --global alias.logall 'log --decorate --date-order --remotes --graph --tags --branches'
git config --global alias.logalls 'log --decorate --date-order --remotes --graph --tags --branches --stat'
git config --global alias.diffc 'diff --cached'
git config --global alias.count 'count-objects -vH'
git config --global alias.package '"!f() { git diff-tree -r --no-commit-id --name-only --diff-filter=ACMRT $1..HEAD; }; f"'