command_line

Running bash on Windows hits in the sweet spot. It behaves like Linux because it executes real Linux binaries. Just hit the Windows Key and type bash.

After you're setup, run apt-get update and get a few developer packages. I wanted Redis and Emacs. I did an apt-get install emacs23 to get emacs. Note this is the actual emacs retrieved from Ubuntu's feed.

Running bash on Windows hits in the sweet spot. It behaves like Linux because it executes real Linux binaries. Just hit the Windows Key and type bash.

After you're setup, run apt-get update and get a few developer packages. I wanted Redis and Emacs. I did an apt-get install emacs23 to get emacs. Note this is the actual emacs retrieved from Ubuntu's feed.

Running bash on Windows hits in the sweet spot. It behaves like Linux because it executes real Linux binaries. Just hit the Windows Key and type bash.

After you're setup, run apt-get update and get a few developer packages. I wanted Redis and Emacs. I did an apt-get install emacs23 to get emacs. Note this is the actual emacs retrieved from Ubuntu's feed.

Robo: a robust commandline task runner for PHP. I really wanted something native to PHP to handle basic tasks and scripting and Robo fits the bill perfectly for me. Robo is written by the guy who maintains Codeception and I have really enjoyed it for several months now. I also pull in the robo-drush package for drupal sites because it makes things a bit simpler. Below is a generalized version of the scripts I use to sync my local site with remote servers. This script is admittedly far bigger than the short little bash script above, but it is also a lot more flexible; and it is just PHP.

Robo: a robust commandline task runner for PHP. I really wanted something native to PHP to handle basic tasks and scripting and Robo fits the bill perfectly for me. Robo is written by the guy who maintains Codeception and I have really enjoyed it for several months now. I also pull in the robo-drush package for drupal sites because it makes things a bit simpler. Below is a generalized version of the scripts I use to sync my local site with remote servers. This script is admittedly far bigger than the short little bash script above, but it is also a lot more flexible; and it is just PHP.

Robo: a robust commandline task runner for PHP. I really wanted something native to PHP to handle basic tasks and scripting and Robo fits the bill perfectly for me. Robo is written by the guy who maintains Codeception and I have really enjoyed it for several months now. I also pull in the robo-drush package for drupal sites because it makes things a bit simpler. Below is a generalized version of the scripts I use to sync my local site with remote servers. This script is admittedly far bigger than the short little bash script above, but it is also a lot more flexible; and it is just PHP.

WP-CLI is a set of command-line tools for managing WordPress installations. You can update plugins, set up multisite installs and much more, without using a web browser.

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Are there real life uses for such a dashboard? Maybe. All I know is that exercises like that help re-think our solutions. For us web developers, consuming the data not by a browser surely opens the door for some radical new solutions.

How to get apt-get update info and wether the system should be rebooted when you log in to a Debian box, similar to how Ubuntu does it.