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+#!/usr/bin/bash
+#
+# script to facilitate steps after compiling Pi Zero releases
+# To be run from zerodev1
+# Note: zerodev1 needs to be in a Rpi4B as compiling on Pi Zero 
+# probably will cause the unit to hang.  Can't say for sure that
+# a Pi Zero cannot, but after several minutes of no activity,
+# I deemed the unit hung... but it may have been struggling
+# with managing memory
+#
+
+cp exercises/306_microReticulum_ble_file_transfer_oled/.pio/build/pi_zero_2_dual/program ~/childrens_hour
+cp exercises/306_microReticulum_ble_file_transfer_oled/.pio/build/pi_zero_1_dual/program ~/little_boy_blue 
+
+cd
+#
+# This changes a 9.1 MB file to 659k, but the environment
+# must have all the dependencies!
+#
+strip --strip-unneeded little_boy_blue
+strip --strip-unneeded childrens_hour
+
+scp little_boy_blue childrens_hour @zerodev2:~