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Forward Services with Bore

Published February 20, 2023

Make local services available to the outside world using the Bore proxy

Convert FLAC to MP3

Published December 27, 2022

Use CLI tools to convert FLAC files to MP3s.

Use Colima to Run Docker Containers on macOS

Published March 29, 2022 and last verified on June 2, 2023

Use Colima, a small open-source container runtime on your Mac instead of the official Docker client with docker-compose and buildx support.

Command Line Shortcuts

Published February 5, 2021

Learn some handy command-line shortcuts to speed up your workflow

Editing Files You Don't Own with sudo

Published February 4, 2021

A couple of tricks to change files you don’t own.

Saving Output to Files

Published February 2, 2021

Redirecting the output of programs to files.

Reading a Single Line from a File from the Command Line Interface

Published December 11, 2020 and last verified on December 26, 2022

Display a single line from a file or a stream, and create a function so you can do it with less typing.

Creating an HTML Document from Multiple Markdown Files with Pandoc

Published July 15, 2020 and last verified on December 26, 2022

Convert Markdown documents into a single HTML file with a table of contents and custom template.

Using the tree Command for Software Projects

Published January 22, 2020 and last verified on December 26, 2022

Use various options for the tree command to visualize your project

Use Modern Bash shell on macOS

Published January 12, 2020 and last verified on May 4, 2023

Use the latest Bash shell on macOS.

Throwing All Your Work Away in Git

Published January 8, 2020 and last verified on December 27, 2022

Use Git subcommands to clean up your working directory if you want to discard changes.

How to Use macOS Notifications with Command-line Programs

Published January 8, 2020 and last verified on December 26, 2022

Use macOS notifications to let you know when long-running programs finish.

Looking Up Domains

Published February 6, 2019

Use host, dig, and whois to look up information about domain names.

Fixing Mistakes

Published January 28, 2019

Typos happen. Fix them with these two tricks.

The Cal Command

Published January 27, 2019

Display a quick calendar from your command line.

Installing Homebrew

Published January 26, 2019 and last verified on June 2, 2023

Install the Homebrew package manager on macOS

GNU Utilities on macOS

Published January 26, 2019 and last verified on May 19, 2023

Install the GNU versions of macOS utilities

Dates with the Date Command

Published January 26, 2019

Explore the date command. Format dates and find dates in the future and in the past.

Making Directory Structures

Published January 23, 2019

Use the mkdir command and brace expansion to create a complex directory structure in a single command.

Three Ways to Create Files

Published January 21, 2019

Explore three ways to create files using the CLI