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Quick Tip: Upgrade Your WordPress Site via SSH

Tutorial • Beginner

I have already written about how to install WordPress via the shell. I am taking it further today by showing how you can upgrade it as well using shell...

Navjot Singh • 14 Oct 2012
Terminal and CLI

SSH: What and How

Tutorial • Intermediate

Many web developers use SSH ("Secure Shell") on a daily basis to manage their servers, back up files, work remotely, and a myriad of other tasks. Today, I'll...

Jonathan Cutrell • 22 May 2012
Terminal and CLI

Top 10 Pitfalls When Switching to Vim

Tutorial • Beginner

Admit it: every time you see a person using Vim, you consider the possibility that they know something you don't. Why else would they be using an editor...

Jeffrey Way • 19 Apr 2012
Terminal and CLI

How to Customize Your Command Prompt

Tutorial • Intermediate

Lately, I've been getting this question a lot: "how did you get your terminal to look the way it does?" If you've noticed my terminal and are curious about...

Andrew Burgess • 16 Feb 2012
Terminal and CLI

How to Customize the Command Prompt

Tutorial • Intermediate

I’m a big fan of the terminal: whether you’re leveraging a handful of commands (or more!) to improve your development process, or just using it to quickly...

Andrew Burgess • 20 Jun 2011
Terminal and CLI

Vim Essential Plugin: PeepOpen

Tutorial • Intermediate

In this episode of our "Vim Essential Plugins" quick tip series, we'll take a look at the only application in our list that isn't free: PeepOpen. But,...

Jeffrey Way • 2 May 2011
Terminal and CLI

Vim Essential Plugin: NERDTree

Tutorial • Intermediate

In this episode of Vim Essential Plugins, we'll review the fantastic NERDTree plugin, which is a much improved replacement for the traditional file explorer.

Jeffrey Way • 21 Apr 2011
Terminal and CLI

Vim Essential Plugin: Markdown to HTML

Tutorial • Intermediate

We're cheating a bit in this episode. Rather than installing an actual plugin, we'll be using a couple tools to allow us to write and convert Markdown to...

Jeffrey Way • 5 Apr 2011
Terminal and CLI

Vim Essential Plugin: tComment

Tutorial • Intermediate

The tComment Vim plugin serves one purpose: to help you toggle comments in your code as quickly as possible. I'll show you how easy it is to use in this...

Jeffrey Way • 3 Apr 2011
Terminal and CLI

Vim Essential Plugin: SnipMate

Tutorial • Intermediate

The SnipMate plugin aims to mimic the popular snippets feature in TextMate, which allows you to type a sequence of characters, and then automatically expand...

Jeffrey Way • 25 Mar 2011
Terminal and CLI

Vim Essential Plugin: Sparkup

Tutorial • Intermediate

The sparkup plugin, inspired by the popular ZenCoding, allows you to rapidly create HTML structures. It's an essential tool in your Vim handbag!

Jeffrey Way • 24 Mar 2011
Terminal and CLI

Vim Essential Plugin: Surround

Tutorial • Intermediate

Surround.vim, by Tim Pope, is easily one of the most useful plugins available. As the name suggests, it allows you to surround, update, and delete wrapping...

Jeffrey Way • 23 Mar 2011

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