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Oh my posh now works with Claude CLI adding info to the status line!

Oh my posh now works with Claude CLI adding info to the status line!

  • 2026-01-08
  • 2 minutes to read

I use oh my posh to enhance all my command line prompts, and now it works with Claude CLI adding additional context to the status line.

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Updating My Blog Using Codex Wrapper aitools

Updating My Blog Using Codex Wrapper aitools

  • 2025-11-06
  • 6 minutes to read

The amazing Chrissy Lemaire has been building more super useful tools and this time it's a powershell module that helps you batch process your code with popular AI CLI editors.

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Running Deepseek locally in vscode as a private copilot

Running Deepseek locally in vscode as a private copilot

  • 2025-03-02
  • 4 minutes to read

I have been experimenting with deepseek in vscode as a private, local copilot, it's so easy to get going!

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Byte Sized: Changing Default Terminal in vscode

Byte Sized: Changing Default Terminal in vscode

  • 2024-12-22
  • 1 minute to read

A byte sized vscode blog post that simply describes how to change the default terminal in vscode, allowing you to start in a different shell.

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Floating windows in vscode for editor and terminal

Floating windows in vscode for editor and terminal

  • 2024-05-23
  • 2 minutes to read

I have discovered a new feature in vscode that allows you to float windows, you float editor and terminal windows.

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Creating Mermaid diagrams in markdown using vscode

Creating Mermaid diagrams in markdown using vscode

  • 2024-05-17
  • 7 minutes to read

My blog theme supports mermaid. Mermaid is a visual diagram syntax, so I wanted to test it out in vscode.

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Using Brewfile to Share Homebrew Configs across machines

Using Brewfile to Share Homebrew Configs across machines

  • 2024-05-14
  • 4 minutes to read

I have found Brewfile to be a useful tool for producing a dotfile, which allows me to share my Homebrew configuration between machines.

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How to search for lost files or changes using Git Log

How to search for lost files or changes using Git Log

  • 2024-04-27
  • 5 minutes to read

I have lost a file in my Git repository. Here are a few options to seek it out by using git grep and git log.

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Error No Such Shell Function 'Zle Line Init' in Zsh

Error No Such Shell Function 'Zle Line Init' in Zsh

  • 2024-04-25
  • 3 minutes to read

Troubleshooting the error message "no such shell function 'zle line init'" in zsh when using OhMyPosh.

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Addressing line feed issues between macOS and Windows in Git

Addressing line feed issues between macOS and Windows in Git

  • 2024-03-29
  • 4 minutes to read

Fixing line endings issues in projects when developers are contributing from Mac and Windows machines.

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How to run a powershell script as part of a Git hook

How to run a powershell script as part of a Git hook

  • 2024-03-09
  • 3 minutes to read

Ever wanted to run a powershell script as part of a Git Hook? Well you can! This post explains how you do it.

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Why does my markdown header not appear has a header

Why does my markdown header not appear has a header

  • 2024-03-03
  • 3 minutes to read

Sometimes my markdown headers don't work and I have ignored it and fixed it manually for way too long. Why is this happening?

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Get the Computer Name cross-platform using Powershell

Get the Computer Name cross-platform using Powershell

  • 2023-12-10
  • 1 minute to read

Getting the computer name using Powershell in a cross-platform way because I use a Mac and I like to be inclusive.

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Useful Git Commands that I use from time to time

Useful Git Commands that I use from time to time

  • 2023-09-12
  • 3 minutes to read

Here is a collection of useful advanced git commands that I use from time to time. I always forget them so I thought I would write them down and share them.

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Setting Up Oh My Posh on macOS and Windows

Setting Up Oh My Posh on macOS and Windows

  • 2023-08-06
  • 4 minutes to read

In this post I will explain how to configure ohmyposh on Mac in vscode, tabby and terminal for different shells.

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Steps required to rename the Default Branch in Github

Steps required to rename the Default Branch in Github

  • 2023-07-04
  • 2 minutes to read

The post explains how to update the name of the default branch of an existing repository hosted on Github.

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How to create a git alias to run common or custom commands

How to create a git alias to run common or custom commands

  • 2023-06-09
  • 3 minutes to read

How to use git aliases to call regularly used, or hard to remember commands. This approach will save having to store more things in your brain!

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How to Set Up Twitter Developer API for BluebirdPS

How to Set Up Twitter Developer API for BluebirdPS

  • 2022-11-23
  • 3 minutes to read

How to configure access to the Twitter API in order to make use of Twitter automation for Powershell.

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What to do when gitignore is not ignoring files as expected

What to do when gitignore is not ignoring files as expected

  • 2022-10-27
  • 4 minutes to read

Gitignore allows you to configure files you don't want to include in your commits, sometimes this doesn't function as expected, but why?

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How to execute a powershell script stored remotely as a gist

How to execute a powershell script stored remotely as a gist

  • 2020-11-07
  • 2 minutes to read

Find out how to fire off a chocolatey build from Powershell using a remote gist allowing for easy automation.

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