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Install NPM Packages From GitHub

Check an npm package version within your project

Check Npm Package Version

Check an npm package version within your project

Undo a Git Pull

This post will guide you through reverting a git pull and getting you back to your previous commits and history. Also learn how to undo GitHub pull requests.

Create Folder In GitHub Repository

Learn how to create and push one or more empty directories in a Git repository using `.placeholder` and `README.md` files using both the CLI and the GitHub interface.

How To Update NPM

Learn how to update npm to a specific version using the npm, nvm, or npx commands.

Remove All Docker Images

Learn how to remove all used, unused, and dangling Docker images using the `docker rmi` and `docker image prune` commands.

List Installed Npm Packages

Learn how to list globally and locally installed packages with npm, including their dependencies.

Curl Follow Redirect(s)

Learn how to make curl automatically follow a redirect along with the most common pitfalls to avoid when doing so.

Go To Top of File in Vim

Learn how to jump the top of the file in Vim, then navigate, search, highlight, and delete.

Show Curl Headers

curl request and response headers

Change Git Origin Remote URL

change git repo URL

Git Clone, Push, And Pull Over SSH

use an SSH key for Git repos

Curl With Headers

send request headers with cURL

Import a SQL File in MYSQL

MySQL command line to run an SQL file

Run Bash Shell In Docker

start an interactive shell in Docker container

List Installed Packages With Brew

list the installed packages with Homebrew

Brew Uninstall Package

remove installed packages with Homebrew

Copy File From Remote To Local Using Scp

copy files and directories from a remote to local

Delete Local Git Branch

variety of situations to delete a local git branch

Save Docker Container As Image

create Docker image from existing container

Amend a Git Commit

making changes to a previous commit

Go To Line In Vim

variety of approaches to go to lines

Copy File From Container To Host

copy files and directories from a Docker container to my local machine

Curl With Basic Auth

perform a basic access authentication with cURL

Docker Remove Stopped Containers

Remove all stopped Docker containers at once

Removing Directories in Linux

How to remove directories and their content

Git Commit History

Navigate the commit history of a repo or branch

Copy File To Docker Container

how to copy files and directories from a local machine to a Docker container

Vim Go To End/Start of Line

Go to the end or beginning of a line in Vim

Undoing Git Commits

Overview of the simple way to undo a commit using git reset

How To Create a Git Repository

Creating repos in various scenarios with git

Chown Recursively

How to recursively change the ownership of files

Chmod +X

An overview of chmod +x and how to use it

Kill Command

Basic syntax and usage of the kill command

Import CSV Into Postgres

How to import data from a CSV file into a PostgreSQL table

Chmod 755

General meaning, examples, and flags for chmod 755

Exclude With Grep

Excluding unwanted key terms or directories when using grep

Grep In a Directory

Grep to search for words/phrases in directories and subdirectories

How To Reinstall Packages With Npm

Brief guide to reinstalling npm packages using npm

How To Use Unix Wildcards

How to use wildcard characters in Linux/Unix commands

How To Update Yarn

How to update yarn and related troubleshooting

How To Run a SQL File With psql

Importing a SQL file into a PostgreSQL database with psql

Grep Across Multiple Lines

Guide on several cases of using grep across multiple lines

What Does sudo chown Do?

Why sudo chown is sudo and some common pitfalls

Run a Shell Script in a Dockerfile

When and how to run a shell script in a Dockerfile

How To Use sudo su

A quick overview of using sudo su

How to Add a User to Sudoers

Grant elevated privileges to users

POST JSON data with cURL

Different ways of sending JSON via cURL

Vim Modes

Learn about seven of Vim’s modes

Grep Count

Efficiently count lines or occurrences in a file.

Grep Multiple Strings

For two or more string, use an “or” expression (\|), or the -e flag.

Vim Find and Replace

Use either substitute or slash & dot

Select all in Vim / Vi

Select all and copy, paste, or delete the contents

mkdir if not exists

Create directories when they don’t already exist

Git Push Origin

A breakdown of git push origin

Searching in Vim

Search forward, backward, case insensitive, and more

Kill a Process in Linux

Strategies for finding and killing processes

Linux Chmod Command

Review how to best use the chmod command

Linux File Permissions Explained

Understand what common expressions do

How to use sudo rm -rf safely

We'll help you understand its components

Show & Hide Line Numbers in Vim / Vi

Toggle absolute and relative line numbers

How to run cron every hour

along with variations and examples

Go To End of File in Vim / Vi

Select and delete to the end of a file in Vim

How to run chmod recursively

Using -R is probably not what you want

Vim / Vi Page Up and Down Controls

Quick reference for Vim's page up and down controls

Bash printf

How to use string formatting with bash printf

How to delete lines in Vim / Vi

The best answer depends on which mode you use

Bash Comments

Comments will help make your scripts more readable

Delete a File in Python

There are two approaches to deleting a file in Python

Bash Concatenate Strings

Join two strings together in Bash

Curl Post Request

Use cURL to send data to a server

Bash Aliases

Create an alias for common commands

Reading User Input

Via command line arguments and prompting users for input

Bash Case Statement

A popular alternative to the if-then-else statement

How to Make Grep Case Insensitive

By default, grep is case sensitive

Undo & Redo in Vim / Vi

Keyboard shortcuts and summary of how Vim tracks changes

Copy & Paste in Vim / Vi

Copy (Yank), Paste (Put) and Cut (Delete) in Vim