tag: macOS
Editing your zsh history
Maria D. Campbell
Learn how to open and edit your .zsh_history file directly in Vim — using command, insert, and visual mode — to remove duplicate commands and typos from your Zsh shell history.
#macOS, #command line, #history, #terminal history, #vim, #zsh
How a stray package-lock.json can break your Next.js Turbopack build
Maria D. Campbell
How to avoid the Turbopack multiple lockfiles warning while developing a Next.js application.
Changing the Git master branch to main (updated)
Maria D. Campbell
Changing the Git master branch to main on Github (updated).
Creating CSS Grids without the need for media queries
Maria D. Campbell
How to create CSS Grids without the need for media queries.
How to create copy link with highlight link
Maria D. Campbell
Learn how to link to specific highlighted text on any web page using Safari's copy link with highlight, Chrome's copy link to highlight, and Firefox Nightly's equivalent feature.
#chrome, #copy link with highlight, #firefox, #macOS, #microsoft edge, #opera, #safari, #vivaldi
How to import mychart appointments into the macOS calendar app
Maria D. Campbell
How to import mychart appointments into the macOS calendar app.
How to upgrade all the packages in your Django application in one fell swoop
Maria D. Campbell
How to upgrade all the packages in your Django application in one fell swoop.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #python3, #pip, #dependency conflicts, #package upgrade
AbstractUser vs AbstractBaseUser vs User extended profile in Django Part 2
Maria D. Campbell
A step-by-step walkthrough of building a custom Django user model using AbstractUser, including a custom manager, tests-first setup, migrations, and admin configuration.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #python3, #abstractuser, #admin, #forms, #model manager, #tests, #unittest, #user model, #schema, #series, #superuser
AbstractUser vs AbstractBaseUser vs User extended profile in Django Table of Contents
Maria D. Campbell
A table of contents for my series on Django's AbstractUser, AbstractBaseUser, and extended User profile approaches — covering custom user models, migrations, forms, admin configuration, and testing.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #python3, #abstractuser, #abstractbaseuser, #admin, #forms, #model manager, #tests, #unittest, #user model, #schema, #series, #superuser
When you forget to make your first git commit to remote origin, checkout into a new branch, and then merge into main
Maria D. Campbell
In this post, I discuss creating a new local Git repository, checking out into a new branch called create-config-project-and-users-app, trying to check out into main branch after committing changes in create-config-project-and-users-app, and after not succeeding, creating a new branch called main in create-config-project-and-users-app and checking out into main all at once, creating the remote repository on GitHub, adding remote origin, merging create-config-project-and-users-app into main, and pushing changes to remote origin.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #command line, #git, #local repository, #remote repository, #feature branch, #main branch, #git merge, #series, #terminal
AbstractUser vs AbstractBaseUser vs User extended profile in Django Part 1
Maria D. Campbell
A test-driven walkthrough of building a custom user model with AbstractBaseUser in Django, including the model manager, migrations, forms, and admin configuration.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #python3, #abstractbaseuser, #admin, #forms, #model manager, #tests, #unittest, #user model, #schema, #series, #superuser
How to reuse an app created in one Django project in another Django project
Maria D. Campbell
In this post, I discuss how to reuse an app created in one Django project in another, so I don't have to re-create it from scratch.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #python3, #reusable app, #local development
Adding pre-commit hooks to a Django project
Maria D. Campbell
Learn how to add and configure the pre-commit framework in a Django project, including Black, isort, Flake8, and djLint, to automate code quality on every commit.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #python3, #code formatting, #djlint, #flake8, #isort, #linting, #pre-commit hook
Django official advanced tutorial on writing reusable apps
Maria D. Campbell
In this post, I discuss why reusability matters, how we can make our apps reusable, what a Python package is, how to install our prerequisites, how to package our app, and how to install and uninstall our newly packaged app.
How to upgrade the Python version in a virtual environment
Maria D. Campbell
In this post, I show how to upgrade the Python version being used in a Django application's virtual environment.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #pip, #python3, #dependencies, #django commons, #django debug toolbar, #third party packages, #venv, #virtual environment
Creating the official Django Polls app Part 8
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, we install the Django Debug Toolbar, configure the toolbar so it appears in the browser when we run our development server, learn that we can customize the toolbar, run our Django Polls project in the browser to view the toolbar, are introduced to resources where we can access other third party packages to use in our applications, and are provided with next steps.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #python3, #django commons, #django debug toolbar, #django settings, #pip, #series, #third party packages, #tutorial
Creating the official Django Polls app Part 7
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, we customize the Question admin form, add Choice related objects to the admin form, customize the admin change list, add search capability to the admin interface, customize the admin look and feel, and customize our project's templates.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #python3, #admin change list customization, #admin form, #admin interface, #admin interface search capability, #series, #template customization, #tutorial
Creating the official Django Polls app Part 6
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, we add static files to our Django Polls application configured for local development.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #python3, #local development, #series, #staticfiles, #static template tag, #tutorial
Creating the official Django Polls app Part 5
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, we are introduced to automated testing. We discuss what automated testing is, why it's important to create tests, basic testing strategies, write our first test to identify a bug, fix the bug, create more comprehensive tests for Question.recently_published(), test a view, analyze the tools available to us in testing, are introduced to the Django test client, improve our PollsIndexView, test our new PollsIndexView, test the PollsDetailView, and break down the refactored PollsDetailView (which originally contained a bug which I fixed).
#fullstack development, #macOS, #fixing bugs, #identifying bugs, #series, #test client, #testing strategies, #tutorial, #unittest
Creating the official Django Polls app Part 3
Maria D. campbell
In this section, we write our first Django app, discuss URL patterns, write more views in polls/views.py, write views that actually work, re-write the index view, create a templates directory in the polls directory, implement template namespacing, add Django code to index.html, update the index view to use the new index.html template, implement the render() shortcut, implement raising a 404 error in the detail view, use get_object_or_404() in the detail view, discuss Model's manager in Django, discuss Manager names, use template tags in the template engining system, remove the hardcoded URL in the template in polls/index.html, and namespace our URL names.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #python3, #404, #model manager, #render shortcut, #series, #templates, #template namespacing, #tutorial, #urlpatterns, #views
Creating the official Django Polls app Part 4
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, we add a minimal form to our polls.detail.html template, update the function based vote view, create a polls/results.html template, refactor our polls/urls.py to match the new generic views, and install DJLint to format our Django templates.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #djlint, #forms, #function based views, #generic class based views, #series, #tutorial
Creating the official Django Polls app Part 2
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I set up the Django Polls database, explained/set LANGUAGE_CODE, USE_I18N, USE_THOUSAND_SEPARATOR, NUMBER_GROUPING, USE_TZ, and INSTALLED_APPS, create the polls models, activate the models, play with the API in the interactive Python shell, discuss the Django admin interface, create a superuser, start the development server, register polls app in polls/admin.py, and discuss the Question form in the admin interface.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #admin forms, #installed_apps, #language_code, #number_grouping, #series, #time zone, #tutorial, #use_i18n, #use_thousand_separator, #use_tz
Creating the official Django Polls app table of contents
Maria D. Campbell
Creating the official Django Polls app table of contents.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #python 3, #series, #tutorial
Creating the official Django Polls app Part 1
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I create a directory to house my Django Polls application, check if I have Django installed, select my Python interpreter, install virtualenv with pip, create a virtual environment for Django Polls, activate and deactivate the virtual environment, install Django, upgrade Django, create a project in Django Polls, initialize git, start up the Django development server, create an app called polls, write a first view, create a URLconf for the index view, and configure the global URL configuration.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #django app, #django project, #development server, #git, #pip, #python 3, #python interpreter, #runserver, #series, #tutorial, #urlconf, #views, #virtualenv, #virtual environment
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 33
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I get a custom domain for my Django Boards application from Namecheap, connect the custom domain to Render, configure domain verification with Namecheap for Mailtrap backend email service, add a new app called faqs, create the models for faqs, create a view for faqs, create a URLconf for the faqs_index view, configure the global URL configuration for faqs_index view in django_boards/urls.py, migrate faqs, and make the faqs app modifiable in the admin interface.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #app, #python3, #custom domain, #domain verification, #backend email service, #makemigrations, #migrate, #mailtrap, #namecheap, #series, #views
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 32
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I prepare my django-boards application for deployment to Render.
#code refactoring, #debugging, #deployment, #django, #environ, #fullstack development, #local environment, #macOS, #persistent disk, #production environment, #python-decouple, #python-dotenv, #python3, #python shell, #render, #scp, #series, #settings directory, #ssh, #transferring files
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 31
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I modify settings in django_boards/settings.py for deployment on Heroku. I create a new SECRET_KEY for use on Heroku, add gunicorn, dj-database-url, psycopg2 and psycopg2-binary packages, create a requirements.txt file, create a Procfile, create a .python-version file, discuss the purpose of the os module, set DEBUG to false on Heroku, differentiate between DEBUG value in local development and production on Heroku, configure database access, run the collectstatic command for serving static files in production, and install and configure whitenoise.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #heroku, #deployment, #django, #python3, #database access, #database configuration, #development, #gunicorn, #heroku postgres, #procfile, #production, #static files, #whitenoise, #series
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 30
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I place the default Django authentication system related templates into a new directory called registration inside the templates directory, I move the associated URLs into accounts/urls.oy, and add the associated default url pattern to django_boards/urls.py. This helps ensure that django-boards deployment to Heroku would be successful.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #default django authentication system, #django, #python3, #series
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 29
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I create tests for the like_post view.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #python3, #like post, #series, #tests, #unittest
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 28
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I add a like button to the post_detail.html template. I add a likes field to my Post model, create a function based like_post view in boards/views.py, create JavaScript using the fetch() method for the Like button functionality on the client side, implement history.go(0) in the JavaScript to reload the page after the Like button is clicked to update the number of likes, create a like URL in boards/urls.py, and add post.likes to templates/post_detail.html.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #python3, #fetch api, #manytomany, #function based views, #jsonresponse, #history.go(0)
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 27
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I make some adjustments to existing functionalities, sanitize our Markdown, add code formatting and highlighting to our Markdown, create tests for the ProfileListView, protected function based profile view, and profile_detail view, update accounts/tests/test_form_signup_test.py, fix the topic posts avatar issue, and explain the extended profile functionality.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #python3, #code refactoring, #markdown, #nh3, #sanitization, #fenced code, #code highlighting, #pygments, #series, #tests, #unittest
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 26
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I extend the built-in Django User with a Profile model containing extra fields, create the Profile model in accounts/models.py, extend the User model using a one-to-one relationship with the built-in User, add a profile url to accounts.urls.py, moved the account url in boards/urls.py to accounts/urls.py, install the pillow package to enable use of the ImageField in the Profile model, configure urls.py for user-uploaded media files during development, implement signals.py in the accounts app, create an update profile form, create a profile.html template, delete existing users pre User profile and create new ones, and make styling adjustments to various templates.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #extended built-in user, #imagefield, #one-to-one relationship, #pillow, #python3, #series
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 25
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I add the Humanize package to our templates/topics.html, add the Gravatar package for user gravatars, and add the django-avatar package for automatic implementation of a user avatar when one is absent.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #django-avatar, #gravatar, #humanize, #python3, #series
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 24
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I add markdown functionality to the Post model, the reply_topic.html and topic_posts.html templates, and I implement ES6 modules to our JavaScript code. This means refactoring the copy (link) button and associated html markup and CSS. I refactor and modularize the scroll top and bottom button JavaScript code and associated CSS, modularize the pagination behavior JavaScript code, import the ES6 modules into a new file called app.js, and add the type="module" attribute to the app.js script tag in templates/base.html.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #code refactoring, #es6 modules, #javascript, #markdown, #series
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 23
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I create a generic class based view called UserUpdateView (My Account view), associated tests, a URL, and template.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #generic class based views, #python3, #series, #tests, #unittest
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 21
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I create a generic class-based (GCBV) PostUpdateView, PostDeleteView, and PostDetailView, create the associated urls and templates, create PostUpdateView, PostDeleteView, and PostDetailView tests, debug the code and tests, and check the test coverage of the django_boards project code.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #coverage, #context, #dispatch, #django, #python3, #generic class based views, #method decorators, #series, #tests, #unittest
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 22
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I implement a Generic Class Based view and pagination to the index/home view, add pagination to the topics view and topic_posts view, add pagination to the associated templates, refactor the associated urls in urls.py, and refactor the associated tests. I also add a copy link button to copy the link to a topic's replies, a scroll top and scroll bottom button using JavaScript to enable their functionality, and add JavaScript code to make the scrollbar return to the bottom of the page when a pagination item is clicked.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #bootstrap pagination, #code refactoring, #clipboard api, #generic class based views, #python3, #scroll behavior, #series, #tests, #unittest
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 20
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I re-organize the accounts and boards tests content, refactor password reset-related django_boards/urls.py, fix the password reset-related accounts tests failures, add the password_change URL to templates/base.html, fix the 302 redirect-related failure in the boards.tests.test_view_reply_topic_tests, and add the reply_topic URL to templates/topic_posts.html.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #django 5.1, #python3, #authentication, #code refactoring, #code restructure, #debug code, #default password reset, #fix urls, #fix redirects, #resolve, #reverse, #security, #series, #tests, #unittest
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 19
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I implement protecting views, I configure the Login next redirect, I create @login_required tests, I update the topic posts view, create the topic_posts.html template and related tests, update the reply post (reply_topic) view and create related tests, discuss QuerySets and use them to improve the index/home view, improve the topics view, update the board_topics view, update the topics.html template, and add a new field to the Topic model.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #annotate, #next, #protecting views, #python3, #queryset, #series, #tests, #unittest
How to measure test coverage in Django
Maria D. Campbell
Coverage.py is the go-to tool for measuring how much of your Django application your tests actually exercise. Here's how to install it, run it against a real project, and interpret the results.
#command line, #terminal, #fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #python3, #tests, #coverage, #coverage.py
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 18
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I create the password_reset routes, views, tests, and templates. The results of the password reset process are output to the Terminal console. I debug the password_reset_confirm_tests tests to find out what the actual csrf token is and hard code it into the test_csrf (function) test. I re-use the Beautiful Soup 4 and Soup Sieve packages to refactor the test_form_inputs (function) test.
#fullstack development, #django, #macOS, #python3, #password reset, #security, #series, #beautifulsoup4, #html5lib, #html parser, #soupsieve, #coverage.py, #test coverage, #tests, #unittest
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 17
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I improve signup.html template design, add a logout view and route, create a dropdown menu for logged in users, create a login.html template, url, and redirect, create a reusable template, add non-field errors to login.html, create custom template tags to use in form.html, and test the template tags.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #bootstrap 5, #custom template tags, #python3, #series, #tests, #unittest
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 16
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I demonstrate an alternative to the original test_form_inputs test in which we used the .assertContains() method to verify the existence of specific inputs residing in the signup form. I install Beautiful Soup 4 and Soup Sieve along with the html5lib HTML parser, and then re-create the test_form_inputs test using those packages. The test is much shorter, and my approach to discovering the ids of the inputs I want to grab by inspecting the signup form element in the browser is quicker and much easier to read!
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #beautifulsoup4, #soupsieve, #html5lib, #html parser, #python3, #series, #tests, #unittest
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 15
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, we create an accounts app where everything related to user accounts resides.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #user authentication, #django, #python3, #tests, #code modularization, #series, #unittest
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 14
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I build a NewTopicForm.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #django forms api, #bootstrap, #csrf token, #django-widget-tweaks, #python3, #response context attribute, #security, #series, #tests, #unittest
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 13
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I create a reusable, base template called base.html, integrate it into index.html, integrate it into topics.html, test django_boards after making those changes, add a navigation menu to base.html, create an app.css file in the static/css directory, change the logo font with a Google font which I import into app.css, and tweak the logo styling with CSS.
#fullstack development, #css, #django, #macOS, #python3, #reusable templates, #series, #template extending, #template tags
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 12
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I add the IndexTests class to boards/tests.py, update templates/index.html to make a failed test pass, write a test for linking back to the index/home page from the single Board page, update templates/topics.html to link back to the index/home page, and update templates/topics.html so a failed test will pass.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #dynamic urls, #python3, #series, #tests, #unittest
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 11
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I update the class models in boards/models.py to include PostLike, migrate the updated models, add the dynamic path for a single board in django_boards/urls.py, create the board_topics view inside boards/views.py, create the topics.html template inside the templates directory, and create/run tests for BoardTopics.
#fullstack development, #macOS, #django, #django shortcuts, #dynamic urls, #python3, #series, #tests, #unittest
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 10
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I update the UML Class Diagrams and wireframe(s) to include the PostLike Model, and I clarify the concepts of "topic" and "post".
#macOS, #django, #fullstack development, #python3, #series, #uml class diagram, #uml, #wireframe
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 9
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I introduce the Django Admin, configure the Django Admin by creating a superuser, register the boards app in boards/admin.py, add a board in the Django Admin interface, and delete a board in the Django Admin interface.
#macOS, #django, #fullstack development, #python3, #django admin, #superuser, #register app, #series
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 8
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I add an index.html template to a directory called static, test the index (home) page, set up the static files, download Bootstrap, configure the static directory in settings.py, discuss the collectstatic command, load the Bootstrap CSS file in index.html, and edit index.html to include Bootstrap styling.
#macOS, #django, #fullstack development, #python3, #python3 shell, #bootstrap, #static, #collectstatic, #series, #tests
How to find out the latest Node.js LTS version via Command Line
Maria D. Campbell
How to find out the latest Node.js LTS version via Command Line. As a bonus, I also show how to find the latest Node.js Current (version), both result in only returning the absolute latest versions of both Node.js LTS and Node.js Current. No need to leave the Command Line or scroll through hundreds of versions before getting to the version I want!
#macOS, #command line, #grep, #pipe, #tail, #nodejs, #lts, #current, #nvm
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Table of Contents
Maria D. Campbell
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Table of Contents. This is where I will be adding upcoming sections of the series as well as adding this table of contents as a related post to each part of the series.
#macOS, #django, #fullstack development, #python3, #table of contents, #series
How to add tables to React Markdown
Maria D. Campbell
React Markdown doesn't support tables natively — here's how to enable them using remark-gfm 3.0.1, rehype-raw, and remarkRehypeOptions to avoid the TypeError Cannot set properties of undefined error.
#macOS, #react markdown, #remark gfm, #rehype-raw, #tables, #scss
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 7
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I discuss the Django model basics, I compare the UML Class Fields Diagram to the models.py source code, I migrate the models with the makemigrations command, apply the model migrations with the migrate command, play with the Models API, and discuss the Django Model manager.
#macOS, #django, #fullstack development, #makemigrations, #migrate, #model operations, #model manager, #python3, #python shell, #queryset, #series
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 6
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I go over aspects of designing Django Boards. I discuss the basic functionalities and structure of Django Boards, the difference between a standard and admin user, use case diagrams, UML class diagrams, Class diagram relationships, and wireframes.
#macOS, #django, #site design, #use case diagram, #uml class diagram, #uml, #class diagram relationships, #standard user, #admin user', #multiplicity, #wireframe, #series
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 5
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I discuss and show how one can change a project name after it has already been created and migrated. It's really not as difficult as it sounds!
#macOS, #django, #env, #fullstack development, #grep, #pipe, #python3, #series, #virtualenv, #vscode
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 4
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I discuss how to install the python-dotenv package and why it is crucial to do so as to safeguard sensitive information the Django application depends on.
#macOS, #environment variables, #.env, #fullstack development, #git, #gitignore, #python3, #django, #python-dotenv, #security, #series
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 3
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I compare Django projects vs apps, create my first app in the Django project, configure the boards app in the django_boards project, write the first boards app view, tell the Django project when to serve the view, break down the code in urls.py, and run the development server to view the results of the changes made to views.py and urls.py.
#macOS, #fullstack development, #django, #admin site, #migrations, #models, #views, #python3, #django project, #django app, #urlpatterns, #series
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 2
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I create a Django project inside the Django Boards application, break down the project structure and describe what each component means and does, and after creating the Django project, I start up the development server.
#macOS, #django, #fullstack development, #python3, #django project, #runserver, #series
How to create a fullstack application using Django and Python Part 1
Maria D. Campbell
In this section, I create the project directory, install pyenv with Homebrew, install Python 3.12.5 with pyenv, execute the pyenv local command, install virtualenv and create a virtual environment, activate and deactivate the environment, and install Django.
#django, #fullstack development, #grep, #pipe, #homebrew, #macOS, #pyenv, #pyenv local, #python3, #virtualenv, #series
How to find an unclosed quote in your .zshrc file in macOS
Maria D. Campbell
How to find an unclosed quote in your .zshrc file in macOS.
Setting your default browser via Command Line in macOS
Maria D. Campbell
Learn how to use the defaultbrowser Homebrew package to set your default browser from the macOS command line, and why AppleScript-based approaches stopped working in Ventura.
#applescript, #command line, #macOS, #default browser, #homebrew, #terminal
Vim essentials in Linux
Maria D. Campbell
Vim essentials to navigate the Vim text editor in Linux.
The su command in Linux and Unix (macOS)
Maria D. Campbell
The su command in Linux and Unix (macOS) and how it works.
setuid, setgid, and sticky bit in Linux and Unix (macOS)
Maria D. Campbell
Learn how setuid, setgid, and sticky bit work in Linux and macOS — what they do, how to set and remove them with chmod, and when to use each one.
#chmod, #file permissions, #linux, #linux mint, #unix, #macOS, #principle of least privilege, #special permissions, #setuid, #setgid, #sticky bit
The chown command in Linux and Unix (macOS)
Maria D. Campbell
The chown command in Linux and Unix (macOS).
#linux, #unix, #macOS, #chmod, #chown, #cybersecurity, #identity and access management, #user ownership
Changing permissions using symbolic mode and numeric mode in Linux and Unix (macOS)
Maria D. Campbell
A practical walkthrough of the chmod command in both symbolic and numeric mode, with real terminal output from Linux Mint and macOS.
#linux, #macOS, #unix, #file permissions, #numeric mode, #symbolic mode
The script command in Linux and Unix (macOS)
Maria D. Campbell
The script command in Linux and Unix (macOS).
#command line, #customized scripts, #linux, #macOS, #local npm scripts, #script command, #stdin, #stdout, #stderr
The pipe (|) and tee commands in Linux and Unix (macOS)
Maria D. Campbell
The pipe (|) and tee commands in Linux and Unix (macOS)
Redirect operators in Linux and Unix (macOS)
Maria D. Campbell
How to use input and output redirect operators in Linux and Unix (macOS) and how they differ.
#command line, #linux, #macOS, #redirect operator, #stdin, #stdout
How to show hidden files or folders on macOS
Maria D. Campbell
How to show hidden files or folders on macOS.
#macOS, #chmod, #file permissions, #command line, #finder, #keyboard shortcuts, #macOS users, #shell scripting
Swapping columns of a text file and then joining its contents with another text file via Command Line
Maria D. Campbell
Swapping columns of a text file and then joining its contents with another text file via Command Line.
Shell script for turning your macOS laptop's WiFi off and on
Maria D. Campbell
Shell script for turning your macOS laptop's WiFi off and on.
#chmod, #command line, #file permissions, #macOS, #networksetup
Why you should not name files starting with a hyphen when using zsh
Maria D. Campbell
Why you should not name files starting with a hyphen when using zsh.
How to write protect a file in macOS
Maria D. Campbell
How to write protect a file in macOS.
#chflags, #command line, #macOS, #modify file flags, #schg, #system immutable flag, #uchg, #user immutable flag, #write protect files
Enabling content insertion inside the VIM editor on macOS when skipping the insert command
Maria D. Campbell
How to enable content insertion inside the VIM editor on macOS when skipping the insert command.
Encrypting and Decrypting Files and Strings
Maria D. Campbell
How to encrypt and decrypt files and strings with Python vs Command Line.
#decryption, #encryption, #symmetric encryption, #command line, #macOS, #python3, #security
The importance of macOS updates and why they are important in cybersecurity
Maria D. Campbell
The importance of macOS updates and why they are important in cybersecurity.
#command line, #cybersecurity, #device, #macOS, #software updates
How to find a folder on your computer
Maria D. Campbell
How to save time finding a directory on your computer.
Linux/Unix Command Line Commands applicable to Cybersecurity
Maria D. Campbell
Linux/Unix Command Line commands applicable to Cybersecurity.
Wireshark vs tcpdump (macOS)
Maria D. Campbell
First, in order to be able to compare Wireshark tot tcpdump, I had to install them.
#command line, #command line utility, #cybersecurity, #macOS, #network protocol analyzer, #network traffic analyzer, #network traffic capture, #tcpdump, #wireshark
Stegenography using Python vs Steghide via CLI (and how does it compare to Cryptography?)
Maria D. Campbell
Steganography is a method in which secret messages are hidden in cover media.
#command line, #cryptography, #cybersecurity, #macOS, #python, #steganography, #steghide
Updating the Node architecture on MacBook Pro Silicon
Maria D. Campbell
Updating the Node architecture on MacBook Pro Silicon.
Reinstalling Git with Homebrew to Get the Latest Version
Maria D. Campbell
Installing Git with Homebrew on macOS gives you faster, easier updates than relying on Xcode. Here's how to do it using the Git alias command.
#command line, #homebrew, #git, #git upgrade, #macOS, #macOS tahoe, #sip, #system integrity protection, #Xcode
Why You Should Use the NPKill Node Module
Maria D. Campbell
Why you should use the npkill Node module.
Changing Mac default screenshot file format to jpg
Maria D. Campbell
How to change the default format for screenshots created on your Mac.
#macOS, #screenshots, #screen capture, #image formats, #command line, #compatibility issues