Magic Mirror Update process

sdetweil

@BKeyport package.Json belongs to the project. There are new updates, which npm install needs to know about

BKeyport

I always have to delete package.json when updating, this is why I’m asking… If there’s a smarter way to do that, please do.

mumblebaj

@BKeyport Does the git reset --hard not work for you?

BKeyport

I did not know about this command, what does it actually do? (I know, it does a hard reset, but what does that entail?)

sdetweil

@BKeyport see the number 1 answer

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2530060/in-plain-english-what-does-git-reset-do

this result from google search ‘what does git reset hard do’

mumblebaj

@BKeyport I simple terms, it gets rid of local changes.

BKeyport

Ahh, I see - it looks dangerous from what I’ve seen - would it kill my config.js and/or custom.css, or does it leave those alone?

mumblebaj

@BKeyport From my experience they don’t get touched. I have never had any issues with my mirror or modules after running that command and updating the mirror.

bhepler

@BKeyport - It should leave those alone. config.js and custom.css are not part of the github project so they won’t be overwritten.

sdetweil

@bhepler use my updater script see
https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts