Git credential helper

Cache git credentials in memory for 1 hour

git config --global credential.helper 'cache --timeout=3600'

this prevents having to re-enter credentials during every interaction when using an HTTPS clone

Git reset

Overwrite local uncommitted changes from origin

git fetch origin
git reset --hard origin/master

...or on a single line:

sudo git fetch origin && sudo git reset --hard origin/master

OPTIONAL: save current branch state before reset:

git commit -a -m "Safe copy"
git branch aSafeCopy

VSCode debug configuration for Python Flask /.vscode/launch.json

The first section "Python: Flask API" runs the Flask devServer

The second section "" runs a simple Python app (in this case, the consumer of the service)

{

    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.

    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.

    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387

    "version": "0.2.0",

    "configurations": [

        {

            "name": "Python: Flask API",

            "type": "python",

            "request": "launch",

            "module": "flask",

            "env": {

                "FLASK_APP": "api/devServer.py",

                "FLASK_ENV": "development",

                "FLASK_DEBUG": "0"

            },

            "args": [

                "run",

                "--no-debugger",

                "--no-reload",

                "--port", "8080",

                "--host", "0.0.0.0"

            ],

            "jinja": true,

            "cwd": "C:\\Work\\api"

        },

        {

            "name": "Python: main.py",

            "type": "python",

            "request": "launch",

            "program": "${workspaceFolder}\\myApp\\main.py",

            "cwd":"${workspaceFolder}\\monitor\\"

        }

    ]

}

Cmder for SSH to server

Task parameters
/icon %CMDER_ROOT%\icons\cmder_red.ico

Commands
cmd /c "%ConEmuDir%\..\git-for-windows\usr\bin\ssh yourLogin@192.168.88.105" -new_console:d:%USERPROFILE% "-new_console:t:ubuntu-server1"
(this is a single command)

Git squash

Start with git status to check you don't have anything to commit. git reset --soft OLDEST_COMMIT_TO_INCLUDE_IN_SQUASH git commit -m 'Squashed lots of commits' git push --force origin master
This will squash all commits between OLDEST_COMMIT_TO_INCLUDE_IN_SQUASH and the LATEST commit and replace them with a single commit with the comment Squashed lots of commits This is re-writing history so avoid this if anyone else might has cloned or pulled your repo.

Fing for Windows

Find a device IP on my LAN by mac (DHCP table works too)

(.\fing.exe -n 192.168.1.0/24 -r 1) | Select-String -Pattern '\| (.*?)2C:54'

2C:54 is the start of the known mac address

Install Azure Powershell module

Investigate if PowerShell is installed

 Get-Module | ? {$_.Name -match "PowerShell"}  

Install Azure module (all operating systems)

 Install-Module Az -AllowClobber  

For Windows, NuGet update may be required, and execution policy may be required

 Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned  

Update module

 Update-Module -Name Az  

Use Module

 Import-Module Az  

 Connect-AzAccount