Data Science Manager at Hospital IQ – Planet discoverer, researcher, developer, geek.

(TIL) Nix: Mkfile - Create an empty file

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Creates an empty 10 gigabyte test file:

mkfile 10g /path/to/file

(TIL) Mac: Ask user for password via GUI

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This function will use AppleScript to present a password entry dialog to make your scripts a little more user friendly:

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List Available Timezones:

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You can restart or shutdown from the command line:

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Restore sane shell settings, in case your shell session went insane because some script or application turned it into a garbled mess: