Console – Alex Arriaga

Delete files with a pattern recursively using the terminal

This is just a simple way to delete files recursively using your terminal in any UNIX-like operating system: find . -type f -name “FILES_PATTERN” -exec rm {} \; // Example find . -type f -name “*.mp3″ -exec rm {} \; Explanation -name “FILES_PATTERN” : File pattern. -exec rm -rf {} \; : Delete all files […]

By alex-arriaga
August 18, 2016
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Update Node.js using the terminal

These are just the steps to update Node.js by using your terminal: sudo npm cache clean -f sudo npm install -g n The n package represents a Node helper, and running this command upgrades node to the latest stable version. sudo n stable Just to confirm we can check our version: node -v // Output […]

By alex-arriaga
August 18, 2016
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Could not open input file: composer.phar error in Symfony 2. SOLVED.

This is a common issue that is related to bad installation of our favorite PHP package manager: Composer. Let’s fix it: Open your terminal and run following comand in order to get the latest version of Composer: curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php I recommend you to move the composer.phar file to a global “bin” directory, […]

By alex-arriaga
April 19, 2016
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SSL certificate problem: unable to get local issuer certificate SOLVED

The issue Today I was trying to consume an external video API for streaming a set of videos; so I got the code for the PHP source, create all my configuration but when I tried to get the actual data from the external server via cURL; I was obtaining nothing; so, in order to get the […]

By alex-arriaga
May 15, 2015
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Session 4 – grep command (UNIX and Linux commands, in Spanish)

In my life as a front-end and back-end developer, I am searching for very specific strings in thousands of files and directories, so one of my favorite commands in UNIX and Linux is the grep command. This awesome command is able to find complex strings based on patterns. Watch this video and learn how to […]

By alex-arriaga
June 13, 2014
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Session 3 – mkdir command (UNIX and Linux commands, in Spanish)

How many times do you create directories (folder) in your computer? I know for sure this is one of the most frequent operations in daily work, right? What about if I tell you there is a great command for UNIX and Linux for fast creation of any directory or directories you want! Well, watch this […]

By alex-arriaga
June 13, 2014
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Session 2 – chmod command (UNIX and Linux commands, in Spanish)

A very common operation in UNIX-like and Linux operating systems is to set permissions to files and directories, I have seen many people suffering because of these permissions, so today I am going to explain you how to use the chmod command, with this command you will be able to modify any permissions in the […]

By alex-arriaga
June 13, 2014
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Session 1 – ls command (UNIX and Linux commands, in Spanish)

This is the first video about UNIX and Linux commands, in this session we are going to learn how to use the ls command which allows us to get a list directories and files. Enjoy and share this video, and remember be happy with your code!

By alex-arriaga
June 13, 2014
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How to check SHA1 digest in Mac OS X

Hi! Today, I just want to share you an easy way to check the SHA1 digest using a the terminal in Mac OSX. This command is really useful when you need to know if any file -for example an ISO- was downloaded correctly. Step 1. Open a terminal. Step 2. Type next command and wait […]

By alex-arriaga
April 10, 2014
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How to check MD5 Hash in Mac OS X or any UNIX-like Operating System

Today, after downloading a new version of a Linux distribution, I needed to check MD5 Hash in order to verify if the ISO file had not any error. This is a common task for IT people, for this reason, I would like to share with you the easiest way to get the MD5 Hash in […]

By alex-arriaga
August 20, 2013
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