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@trevnorris
trevnorris / perf-flame-graph-notes.md
Last active December 24, 2023 05:25
Quick steps of how to create a flame graph using perf

The prep-script.sh will setup the latest Node and install the latest perf version on your Linux box.

When you want to generate the flame graph, run the following (folder locations taken from install script):

sudo sysctl kernel.kptr_restrict=0
# May also have to do the following:
# (additional reading http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/14227/do-i-need-root-admin-permissions-to-run-userspace-perf-tool-perf-events-ar )
sudo sysctl kernel.perf_event_paranoid=0
# Generate Private Key
$ openssl genrsa -out server.key 2048
# Generate CSR
$ openssl req -new -out server.csr -key server.key -config openssl.cnf
# => Fill in info
# Check CSR
$ openssl req -text -noout -in server.csr
# Sign Cert
$ openssl x509 -req -days 3650 -in server.csr -signkey server.key -out server.crt -extensions v3_req -extfile openssl.cnf
@mneedham
mneedham / gist:3803604
Created September 29, 2012 09:53
Script to get upstart out of a start/killed state (http://heh.fi/tmp/workaround-upstart-snafu)
#!/usr/bin/env ruby1.8
class Workaround
def initialize target_pid
@target_pid = target_pid
first_child
end
def first_child
@earthgecko
earthgecko / bash.generate.random.alphanumeric.string.sh
Last active April 16, 2025 07:17
shell/bash generate random alphanumeric string
#!/bin/bash
# bash generate random alphanumeric string
#
# bash generate random 32 character alphanumeric string (upper and lowercase) and
NEW_UUID=$(cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | fold -w 32 | head -n 1)
# bash generate random 32 character alphanumeric string (lowercase only)
cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-z0-9' | fold -w 32 | head -n 1
@andreyvit
andreyvit / tmux.md
Created June 13, 2012 03:41
tmux cheatsheet

tmux cheat sheet

(C-x means ctrl+x, M-x means alt+x)

Prefix key

The default prefix is C-b. If you (or your muscle memory) prefer C-a, you need to add this to ~/.tmux.conf:

remap prefix to Control + a

@lancejpollard
lancejpollard / node-folder-structure-options.md
Created November 28, 2011 01:50
What is your folder-structure preference for a large-scale Node.js project?

What is your folder-structure preference for a large-scale Node.js project?

0: Starting from Rails

This is the reference point. All the other options are based off this.

|-- app
|   |-- controllers
|   |   |-- admin