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Mastodon Verification

Mastodon is a Twitter-like micro-blogging platform. There are a lot of tweaks that you can make on Masto, as it’s free and open-source software. It provides you with a way to verify your websites on the platform in an indie web-style way. What Does It Mean? Imagine you have a personal blog or …

Investigating Gitignore

A few days ago, I was working on a side project and wanted to hide a few files from Git. In the process, .gitignore caught my eye, and I started digging deeper into it. .gitignore ignores files or directories but doesn’t hide them, but how? Let’s investigate! A .gitignore file is used to specify …

Get Started With Scp

scp is a secure way of transferring files from one computer to another. It uses ssh to transfer files, safely and securely. In order to transfer files from one computer to another, type the following command: scp /location/of/the/file username@ip_address_of_remote_computer:/location For example: scp …