Install Git on Windows
This is a post on how to install Git (version control system) on a Windows computer. For more information have a look at the git-scm page, which is where we can download the client.
Windows Administration Blog Archives, by Peter Whyte (Database Administrator).
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This is a post on how to install Git (version control system) on a Windows computer. For more information have a look at the git-scm page, which is where we can download the client.
The ln command in Linux is used to create a link between files. This is useful for sharing files between your local machine and WSL.
Accessing local Windows files from a WSL distro can be achieved by navigating to the /mnt/c/ directory in your WSL Linux machine, or you can enter WSL from any Windows directory within a terminal.
This post is a guide on how to reinstall WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) via command. This may be useful if you are looking to clear down and start a up fresh WSL instance, treating it as a throw-away environment.
WSL allows Windows users to develop and run applications within a GNU/Linux environment. Previous to this feature release we needed VM’s or a dual boot setup.
This is my 3rd Linked Server demo post, and this time it’s to a MySQL database. Noteworthy weblinks: # My Linked Server Blog Posts.# Microsoft Docs – Linked Servers.
All admins need a tool to test connectivity to remote servers on TCP ports. In Windows, this is commonly done using PuTTy or PowerShell.
If you’re ever planning to allow external connections to a SQL Server, one of the first things to ensure is that the data is encrypted at rest and in transit.
When you need something scheduled in Windows, the Task Scheduler is the tool at-hand. Running PowerShell (.ps1) scripts as Scheduled Tasks is done differently than differently than running regular .bat scripts.