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MySQL: Dump DB with todays date in filename

mysqldump -uUSER_NAME -pPASSWORD DB_NAME > DB_NAME_`date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S`.sql
I love a good dump me. This will dump schema and data.

Posted 09 July 2010 † Pete § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (0) °

OS X: Show all files

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
Stop Steve Jobs hiding files from you.

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svn: list files changed in a revision

svn log -v -r 1178
Where revision number is 1178. For more svn info read the online subversion book.

Posted 09 July 2010 † Pete § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

svn: show commits for particular user

svn log | sed -n ‘/pxg/,/—–$/ p’
The above code will show all entries in the log for the user pete.

Posted 09 July 2010 † Pete § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Linux: List files by time

ls -lt
Or you can flip reverse it:
ls -ltr

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Vim: Find number of matches in a file

:%s/pete//gn
In the above example we are looking for the number of matches for the word “pete”.

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Linux: pwd show real location (not symlink)

pwd -P
Use the physical flag luke!

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OS X: Stop MySQL

sudo /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM/MySQL stop

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OS X: Remove 3D Dock

defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -boolean YES; killall Dock

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