TIL is my collection of short, technical daily learnings. 210 and counting.
Vim :Tutor Command
Longtime Vim users know the vimtutor program, which teaches you Vim in Vim. Vim 9.2 shipped with a new :Tutor command that improves on this. :Tutor ...
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Validate a Container With Docker Ls
Is a Docker container available on a registry? Here’s how I’d check, right from the CLI: docker image ls <container-name> ...
Ease Into CI Rigor With Globs
When adding CI checks, you can gradually increase rigor while easing your codebase into a better place. ...
Overwrite vs. Append
I use the append >> and overwrite > redirection operators all the time. Today I’d like to share a simple mental model I’ve developed for remembering which is which. ...
Git Apply Diff
One of my favorite Git tricks is shoveling changes to a Git diff and then applying them later. ...
Docker Service Healthy
Docker gives you a way to control startup, while codifying that one container depends on others. ...
Docker Compose Override
Need to override some Docker configuration locally? Too easy! ...
Installing Vim on a Remote Server
Vim-tiny is a great choice for remote server work. ...
Initialize With npm init
Most JavaScript projects come with a package.json. But what if you want to make a new one? ...
Gibibyte is Not a Gigabyte
“The server is 200 GiBs.” “Don’t you mean GBs?” “No, I don’t!” ...