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# https://help.dropbox.com/sync/ignored-files#mac2
# file
xattr -w com.dropbox.ignored 1 '/Users/yourname/Dropbox (Personal)/YourFileName.pdf'

# all files in your folder, note trailing slash
xattr -w com.dropbox.ignored 1 '/Users/yourname/Dropbox (Personal)/your_folder/'

# to remove, delete the xattr, may need to restart Dropbox for it to see the change
xattr -d com.dropbox.ignored '/Users/yourname/Dropbox (Personal)/your_folder/'

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# Looker splits query strings with commas
# To filter for a string containing a comma you need to escape the comma or Looker splits the string at the comma

# The documentation is poor in this area 
# Example
Plumbers, heating engineers and technicians

# Is split to
Plumbers
heating engineers and technicians 

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pkill -f "string"

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grep "your_string" your_file.csv | wc -l

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// Jira JQL Done, updated today, or updated yesterday, or updated Friday
status = Done AND (updated > startofday() OR (updated > -1d) OR (updated <= startofWeek() AND updated > -3d))

// Jira JQL resolved, resolved today, or resolved yesterday, or resolved Friday
status = Done AND (resolved > startofday() OR resolved > -1d OR resolved <= startofWeek() AND resolved > -3d)

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AND Labels != XYZ
# Jira returns only cards with a label but not XYZ
# does not return cards without a label, which is unexpected when you first think of it
# is returning cards with labels, specifically labels !=XYZ

# Solution: be explicit

AND (Labels is null OR Labels != XYZ)
# returns all cards without a label or a label which is not XYZ

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osascript -e 'quit app "APPLICATIONNAME"'

i.e.
osascript -e 'quit app "Calculator"'

I used this before running a rsync (well Grsync actually) script, 
so my database application wasn't running while it was backed up.

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on run {input, parameters}
	
	(* This script takes a selection of files, appends them to individual emails to a predetermined address
	using the filename as the subject of the email and then sends it *)
	
	set mgPeople to "YourSenderName"
	set mgAddress to "[email protected]"
	--set mgAddress to "[email protected]" --debug address
	set theSender to "[email protected]"
	set mgContent to ""

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//Open Terminal
cd ~/Library/Preferences
rm com.apple.finder.plist //Delete Finder's property list
sudo killall Finder  //Kills Finder which should prompt OS X to restart it automatically

//Optional manual restart of Finder
open /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app

//Adapted from http://www.jgoode.com/easy-fix-for-mac-finder-preview-thumbnails-not-displaying/

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on run {input, parameters}
	
	tell application "Finder"
		set fileName to selection as alias
		set fileName to POSIX path of fileName
		set firstPart to "[img[" & fileName
		set imagePath to firstPart & "]]"
		
		set the clipboard to imagePath
	end tell