Technical guide
Generate a Git patch for a specific commit
Export a commit with format-patch, apply it with git am, or create a raw diff; understand metadata, binary files, and conflict handling.
Technical guide
List Git branches by most recent commit date
Sort branches by tip commit date, format local and remote-tracking references, and build a useful stale-branch review list.
Explainer
Share configuration between Nginx locations
Use inheritance, include files, or a shared regex location while preserving correct root, alias, and header behavior.
Explainer
Send Python logs to syslog
Configure SysLogHandler for a local Unix socket or a remote receiver, including transport, facility, and macOS limitations.
Technical guide
Combine two commits during an interactive Git rebase
Use squash or fixup to combine adjacent commits, adjust a pending rebase plan, and recover safely when the relevant commits have already been replayed.
Technical guide
View an older version of a file in Git
Use git show to read or export a historical file, follow renames, compare versions, and restore the right snapshot without switching branches.
Explainer
Forward query parameters through Nginx proxy_pass
Understand when proxy_pass preserves query strings, how rewrite appends arguments, and how to test encoded or repeated parameters.
Technical guide
Delete a file from a Git repository
Remove a tracked file with git rm, keep a local copy with --cached, undo a staged deletion, and understand what remains in repository history.
Explainer
Get a filename without its extension in Python
Use Path.stem or splitext to remove the final suffix, and handle compound extensions without damaging hidden filenames.
Technical guide
Get the current Git branch name
Read the current branch with git branch --show-current or symbolic-ref, and handle detached HEAD correctly in scripts and CI.
Explainer
Troubleshoot Nginx FastCGI 504 timeouts with PHP-FPM
Identify the timeout that fired, inspect PHP-FPM slow requests, and align application deadlines without hiding pool exhaustion.
Explainer
Pass parameters to pytest fixtures
Parameterize fixtures directly, pass values indirectly from tests, and register command-line options for configurable test setup.