Updated March 2025. I’ve always been a fan of doing a clean OS install and it’s something I do for every major version (or every couple major versions) of macOS – because you are left with a pristine system that helps you get your machine as close as possible to how it felt the first […]
Posting mainly for my own reference… Drag the folder you want to zip onto your desktop Open terminal and navigate to your desktop Type in zip -er file_name.zip file_or_folder_you_want_to_compress (hit the tab key to help you auto-fill the name of the file or folder you want to compress) Then enter a password, twice Done 😀
Edit: Please note there is a newer version of this guide here: https://astonj.com/how-to-set-up-a-ruby-and-elixir-dev-environment-on-macos-2021/ Having recently started afresh on macOS, I thought I’d make some notes on setting up a new dev environment. In this post we’ll set up a fresh dev environment for Ruby and Elixir – but you can use this guide for any similar web
