version control commit messages
Here is how I like to structure my Git branches and commit messages.
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linking to code? always use an href which is tied to a specific commit
tl;dr Don’t use links like github.com/owner/repo/blob/master/file.ext#L13 because that branch will change! Use github.com/owner/repo/blob/COMMIT_SHA/file.ext...
search Git history, ignoring certain directory
Ever wanted to look through a Git repository’s history for a commits involving a specific string, but ignoring a certain directory (e.g. for packaged/built c...
getting Hound-CI to show Rubocop “cop names” again
Thoughtbot’s Hound-CI service runs Rubocop on Ruby projects. It had a setting to show the name of the “cop” (style rule) that failed, which made it easier to...
installing an old version of something via brew
Don’t need to brew edit or check out old SHAs inside /usr/local/Library any more: just brew switch [project] [version]. Shiny!