Articles tagged with terminal

1. Custom One-Line Log Output for Git and Mercurial

   Posted on November 25, 2015 in Programming

   The default history view in Git and Mercurial is optimized for completeness, not scanning. A compact one-line log is a better daily tool: short ID, subject, relative date, author, and branch or bookmark context. It does not replace a full graph; it makes the first pass fast enough that you …

2. Mac OS X terminal and GNU screen scrollback

   Posted on October 11, 2011 in system_administration

   If you're a frequent user of GNU screen on your Mac, you are probably tired of using ctrl-a [ to enter scrollback mode. Adding the following lines to the .screenrc configuration file in your home directory in order to scroll with your mouse:

   defscrollback 5000
   termcapinfo xterm* ti@:te@
   

3. Installing MySQL On Mac OS X Via Terminal

   Posted on April 20, 2007 in System Administration

   Note: This install occured on a Mac mini. If you are using a Power PC based system, make sure you get the proper version of MySQL.

   Important commands: hdiutil, installer, wget

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   For some reason, MySQL's main page has become nearly unreadable. Therefore, you might find it easier to go …