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Tag: TIL

  • Dovecot update is not fun

    TIL (at 3 am): Upgrading Dovecot is not fun when the behavior changes a lot. Took several hours to get it running identical to before. But at least I could remove some old configuration parts.

  • Default value in register_post_meta

    TIL: Defining a default value within register_post_meta drives you crazy if you no more aware of that you did it. It still persists, even if it is not in the database or the object cache.

    Found out around an hour later … 🥲

  • tmutil parameters

    TIL: tmutil delete allows to add the -t parameter multiple times to delete multiple (old) backups at once:

    sudo tmutil delete -d /Volumes/Backups\ of\ Matzes\ M1\ Pro -t 2025-04-13-215640 -t 2025-04-21-095453 -t 2025-04-28-151733Code language: JavaScript (javascript)

    Before, I used multiple commands (since I delete the oldest 4 backups every 6 months manually) and always waited for the next command until the previous one was done …