I was working on one Git branch and I wanted a file from another branch. Using git checkout, we can do this.
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Genesis Child Theme Load style.css with Version Number
How to get your Genesis Child Theme to load style.css with a cache busting ver URL parameter based on the version defined in the header of style.css.
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htaccess Redirect Based on URL Parameter
On a project I needed to redirect a URL based on the presence or absence of a URL parameter. This is the htaccess rule I added.
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Chrome Prevent Know Your Location Popup
The Allow / Block popup in Google Chrome is an all too familiar sight when browsing the web, however this can be prevented. We can change the setting to automatically Block all location requests (they will not be able to see your location) without seeing the popup.
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Update Image for URL in Twitter
One of my posts was shared and it did not have an image for the Twitter Card. After I added an image for the Twitter Card, I had to clear the cached version on Twitter so the image would appear in tweets. This is how I cleared the cache and updated the image in the URL for Twitter.
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Hide PDF Toolbar in Google Chrome
The PDF Toolbar that comes up in Google Chrome when displaying a PDF can be suppressed by modifying the URL.
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Git HEAD~ vs HEAD^
Both HEAD^ and HEAD~ can be used in Git to refer to previous commits but in different ways.
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Git Commit Message Editor
By default Vim is the editor used when writing a Git commit message. While I love Vim, it does work very differently than most other editors. A good option for those who are not comfortable with Vim, is to use a different editor. This is how to setup Git to use a different editor.
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Vim, tmux, iTerm broken colors
I do most of my work in Vim (or Neovim) in tmux inside of iTerm on my Mac. I found my color schemes were being properly applied in Neovim but not in Vim (version 8). Adding two lines to my .vimrc corrected the problem for me.
Git Interactive Rebase Order is Wrong
The interactive rebase feature of Git is one of my favorites. I love being able to squash multiple commits into one commit or re-order my commits for clarity. My one complaint is the Git interactive rebase commit order is wrong (at least for the way my brain works).