Tech Discussions

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Shell scripts with optional parameters

while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do

key="$1"

case $key in
-m)
MVN_COMMANDS=$2
shift # past argument
shift # past argument
;;
-bp)
BUILD_DIR=$2
shift
shift
;;
-sc)
SKIP_CPP=1
shift
;;
*) # unknown option
echo Usage "$APPNAME -m \"<maven commands="">\""
echo " -bp \"<build path="">\""
exit 2
;;
esac
done

Sunday, July 07, 2024

GPG useful commands

List secret keys

gpg2 --list-secret-keys -v --keyid-format=long --with-subkey-fingerprints
gpg2 -K -v --keyid-format=long --with-subkey-fingerprints

List public keys

gpg2 --list-keys -v --keyid-format=long --with-subkey-fingerprints
gpg2 -k -v --keyid-format=long --with-subkey-fingerprints

Edit keys

gpg2 --edit-key xxx

Generate new key

gpg --full-generate-key

Encrypt

tar cf - tmpfile | gpg2 -u xxxx -vaser xxxx - >> tmp14.tar.gpg

tar cf tmpefile.tar tmpfile
gpg2 -u xxxx -vaser xxxx tmpefile.tar >> tmp14.tar.gpg

gpg2 -u xxxx -o tmp14.tar.gpg -vaser xxxx tmpefile.tar

Decrypt

gpg2 -d file3.txt >> file

Show keys in a file

gpg2 -v --keyid-format=long --with-subkey-fingerprints --show-keys gpg.key

Export keys

gpg2 --export -a -o <filename>
gpg2 --export-secret-keys -a -o <filename>

Thursday, September 26, 2019

Sometimes your unit tests may give different results on different platforms and this might be caused by the order that maven runs your tests.
In Windows maven defaults to run tests in alphabetical order. This is not the case in Linux.
This can fortunately be changed.

<runOrder>String</runOrder>

Using the value "random" could be useful.

Friday, December 14, 2018

Microsoft will drop the current Edge browser

Wow...

Amazed to hear that Microsoft are dropping the Edge Browser engine...

https://9to5google.com/2018/12/03/microsoft-chrome-based-browser/

https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-chromium-based-browser-replace-edge/

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

4 December is Microsoft Connect Day

Microsoft

Connect();
2018

Build the apps of tomorrow, today.

Tune in online on December 4, 2018 for a full day of dev-focused delight—including updates on Azure and Visual Studio, keynotes, demos, and real-time coding with experts—live from the Microsoft Azure and AI Conference.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/connectevent/