MySQL database dump without system tables 

candidates=$(echo "show databases" | mysql -u root | grep -Ev "^(Database|mysql|performance_schema|sys|information_schema)$")
mysqldump -u root --databases $candidates > full-backup-without-system-tables-$(date +%F).sql
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Slow Assets Fix

To improve compile Sometimes you just need to cleanup the assets cache

rake assets:clobber
rake assets:precompile
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Bundle Hangs on bundle update

I finally found a reason why sometimes my ‘bundle update’ hangs infinitely.. It keeps showing dots… and takes forever..

bundle audit
Resolving dependencies...........   *sigh* ...

I have some gems that are available only for authorized users.
When the ssh keychain is still locked (haven’t entered a password for my ssh-key yet) Bundler keeps running infinitely without showing any password entry…

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FreeBSD Set Timezone and Time to chmos clock

The following commands can be used to change time zone.
When the file /etc/wall_chmos_clock exists, it wil interpret the chmod time as local time.
Else it interprets the systemtime as UTC time

cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Amsterdam /etc/localtime
touch '/etc/wall_cmos_clock'
adjkerntz -i
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