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Answer: How do I create a new class in IntelliJ without using the mouse?

Iano Njuguna — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 17:18:29 +0000

Feb 12 '10

If you are already in the Project View, press Alt+Insert (New) | Class. Project View can be activated via Alt+1.

To create a new class in the same directory as the current one use Ctrl+Alt+Insert (New...).

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Answer: Undo local changes in Git

Iano Njuguna — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 09:07:36 +0000

Mar 18 '17

Adapted from answers by Dan Moulding and knittl

Setting your branch to exactly match a remote branch, including clearing untracked files, can be done in three steps:

git fetch origin
git reset --hard origin/<branch name>
git clean -f -d

Explanation: git fetch grabs the latest version of the repository. git…

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What is the difference between .js and .mjs files?

Iano Njuguna — Sat, 02 Mar 2024 08:41:30 +0000

Jul 26 '20

For clarity. As for devs/humans, it's easy to distinguish between a module file(.mjs) and a normal javascript file(.js)... because it's not always easy to determine even if you examine the code in the file.

There are also performance benefits which gives you more reason to consider using it V8(JavaScript…

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Powershell profile.ps1 cannot be loaded because its operation is blocked by software restriction policies

Iano Njuguna — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 20:19:30 +0000

Jun 11 '14

If I delete or move the problem profile script then all of my PowerShell hosts start without errors, including the PowerShell ISE which was using it's own Current User Current Host script C:\Users\MyUserName\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShellISE_profile.ps1

It turns out that the problem with my All Hosts profile script was that it was completely…

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What is set mouse = a for in nvim?

Iano Njuguna — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 20:42:28 +0000

Dec 18 '20

:set mouse=a the 'a' means all vim modes: visual, normal, insert, command line.

This is the help of vim:

'mouse'                 string  (default "", "a" for GUI, MS-DOS and Win32
                                        set to "a" or "nvi" in defaults.vim)
                        global
        Enable the use of the mouse.  Works for most

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Grepper code extension not showing suggestions and add answer option

Iano Njuguna — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 20:12:30 +0000

Aug 28 '20

I solved this error by allowing the cross origin access using the following extension :

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/allow-cors-access-control/lhobafahddgcelffkeicbaginigeejlf?hl=en

and then just reloading the page the errors were gone and you can also check if it is working or not inside the test panel of the extension :

https://webbrowsertools.com/test-cors/

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Answer: How do I delete a Git branch locally and remotely?

Iano Njuguna — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 21:06:10 +0000

Jan 5 '10

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Executive Summary

git push -d <remote_name> <branchname>   # Delete remote
git branch -d <branchname>               # Delete local

Note: In most cases, <remote_name> will be origin.

Delete Local Branch

To delete the local branch, use one of the following:

git branch -d <branch_name&gt
git branch -D <branch_name>

The -d option…

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Answer: How to install valgrind properly?

Iano Njuguna — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 22:06:52 +0000

Aug 3 '18

Short answer: Make from source.

How?

Uninstall the non working valgrind version with root rights (eg. sudo):

apt-get --purge valgrind or dpkg --remove valgrind or yum remove valgrind

Obtain sources from here.
Identify the latest version (for example 3.17.0)
Download sources : wget https://sourceware.org/pub/valgrind/valgrind-3.17.0.tar.bz2
Decompress archive tar xvf…

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Answer: Why is it recommended to add sqlite database to gitignore?

Iano Njuguna — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 10:53:39 +0000

Dec 26 '20

You probably only want to write to one instance of the file. This means it either lives in production or in your sandbox. If you change data in production, it's now newer than what you are tracking in git, and it will presumable be overwritten on the next deploy causing…

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Answer: 'virtualenv' won't activate on Windows

Iano Njuguna — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 15:11:03 +0000

Mar 1 '19

In PowerShell use

Scripts\activate.ps1

instead of activate.bat which doesn't work in PowerShell any more.

Also deactivate it by just typing

deactivate

at the command prompt.

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Answer: How to check Django version

Iano Njuguna — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 13:53:14 +0000

Oct 3 '13

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If you have installed the application:

$ django-admin --version
3.2.6

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Answer: Create a new branch

Iano Njuguna — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 13:48:49 +0000

Sep 20 '19

Stash current changes git stash
Checkout master git checkout master
Create new branch git checkout -b <newbranchname>

At this point I am slightly confused about where you want to commit your current branch. I am assuming that you are trying to commit it to the new branch you created in…

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