Tales from the Command Line

Doug Stewart at WordCamp DFW 2015.

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1. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw Tales from the Command Line
2. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw Doug Stewart Senior Systems Engineer 10up @zamoose doug@10up.com
3. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw YES, 10up is hiring.
4. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw I need systems geeks.
5. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw What is the command line?
6. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command-line_interface “A command-line interface […] is a means of interacting with a computer program where the user (or client) issues commands to the program in the form of successive lines of text (command lines).”
7. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
8. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw Not this (Name that film)
9. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw Nor this
10. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw Definitely not
11. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw Nope* *We’ll get to the asterisk later.
12. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw Not even this
13. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw Definitely not this.
14. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw This. (Name that movie)
15. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw Why would I want to use that?
16. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw Hmmm.
17. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw It’s fast.
18. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw It’s efficient.
19. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw (Fitts Law mostly doesn’t apply)
20. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw It’s repeatable.
21. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw
22. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw It’s portable.
23. Name | @twitter #hashtag | url:slides.com
24. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw It’s not nearly as dangerous as you may fear.
25. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw
26. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw It’s basically a power tool.
27. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw MUDs, anyone?
28. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw Zork (It was like “Myst” only your mind made the abstract art.)
29. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw Getting Started
30. Name | @twitter #hashtag | url:slides.com Running a CLI • Mac: • /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app • Windows: • Start->Search->Type “Command Prompt” • Linux: • Why are you even here?
31. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw Shells
32. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_(computing) “In computing, a shell is a user interface for access to an operating system's services. In general, operating system shells use either a command-line interface (CLI) or graphical user interface (GUI), depending on a computer's role and particular operation.”
33. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw Basically, a shell takes your text input and interprets it into something the computer can act on.
34. Name | @twitter #hashtag | url:slides.com Shells (cont.) • Windows: • PowerShell • Mac/Linux: • Almost assuredly BASH by default
35. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw Getting Around
36. Name | @twitter #hashtag | url:slides.com Getting Around • “Look”: ls (Linux/Mac), dir (Windows) • “Move”: cd • “Copy”: cp • “Look inside”: less (Linux/Mac), gc (Windows)
37. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw Nifty trick: Double-tap <Tab>
38. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw No, not double-stamp. Double-tap.
39. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw SSH
40. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw It’s like astral projection But for servers.
41. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw This means you no longer have to be right there to do something useful.
42. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw WP-CLI
43. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw You are standing in an empty directory. Your exits are: up ! > wp start adventure
44. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw http://wp-cli.org
45. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw Your web host may already have WP-CLI installed.
46. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw • 1&1 • Amimoto • Bluehost • Cloudways • Dreamhost • Kinsta • Media Temple • NearlyFreeSpeech.NET • Pantheon • Site5 • SiteGround • Synthesis • TVC.Net • WordPress.com VIP • GoDaddy
47. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw Getting Started
48. Name | @twitter #hashtag | url:slides.com Getting Started • wp help • wp core download • wp core config • wp core update • wp core update-db
49. Name | @twitter #hashtag | url:slides.com Users • wp user list • wp user create • wp user generate
50. Name | @twitter #hashtag | url:slides.com Plugins • wp plugin list • wp plugin install • wp plugin activate • wp plugin deactivate • wp plugin update
51. Name | @twitter #hashtag | url:slides.com Themes • wp theme list • wp theme install • wp theme activate • wp theme update
52. Name | @twitter #hashtag | url:slides.com Posts • wp post list • wp post create • curl http://loripsum.net/api/5 | wp post generate -- post_content —count=[one hojillion]
53. Name | @twitter #hashtag | url:slides.com Scaffold • wp scaffold child-theme • wp scaffold plugin • wp scaffold post-type • wp scaffold _s • wp scaffold taxonomy
54. Name | @twitter #hashtag | url:slides.com …And More • export • import • db • search-replace • comment • cron • cap
55. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw Practice
56. Name | @twitter #hashtag | url:slides.com Practice • Connect to your web host using SSH • Set up a DigitalOcean “droplet” and connect to it • Set up Vagrant and VirtualBox • https://try.github.io
57. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw Demo Time
58. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw WordPress Vagrants
59. Name | @twitter #hashtag | url:slides.com WordPress Vagrants • VVV: https://github.com/Varying-Vagrant-Vagrants/ VVV • HGV: https://github.com/wpengine/hgv • Chassis: https://github.com/Chassis/Chassis • VIP Quickstart: https://github.com/Automattic/vip- quickstart
60. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw 1.Download and install Vagrant 2.Download and install a VM program 3.Download and install Git 4.Grab a WordPress Vagrant project
61. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw SSH + WP-CLI = Instant WordPress wizardry
62. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw
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64. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw Further Reading
65. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw • http://faculty.georgetown.edu/irvinem/theory/ Stephenson-CommandLine-1999.pdf • http://www.cryptonomicon.com/beginning.html • https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/ how-to-use-wp-cli-to-manage-your-wordpress-site- from-the-command-line
66. Doug Stewart | @zamoose #wcdfw Thanks!