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I wanted to change my default text editor in the command line from pico to vi
I wanted to know how to chmod the fodlers one thing and then the files another... all recursivley.
On some installations of Cygwin on Windows XP, it is impossible to exit Emacs using C-x C-x
Wanted to know how to easily download all files and folders recursivley from a host that only offers ftp access using only the command line
Sometimes file download links are protected by scripts (like at sourceforges "link to current version", for example) so that they can not be directly linked to, or what have you.. I'f I'm working remotely, I prefer to download directly to the box I'm working on. So while wget is good for downloading direct links, it won't work with the script-based links. How can I download them then?
Just needed a reference for the most basic commands used in Emacs. pulled from the Emacs Tutorial
I was creating a user with encrypted home directory usnig "adduser --encrypt-home username" when I got the mentioned error.
whatismyip.org used to return pure text containing only you external IP. Now, they use an image, which I can no longer parse with the scripts use to find out my external ip
Because its only a matter of time until one of our freinds asks us to fix their computer because they have a Blue Screen of Death, Corrupted sys files, failed HDDs...
I needed an easy way to add network samba network drives using the command line. It mounts to a drive instead of going through the networks explorer. Also, using the command line was preferable as it allows for use in batch files.
It's a lot nicer to upload/download files when they are mounted into your filesystem
When I tried my Nvidea gForce GT 430 with Linux (Mint 10 LXDE), the resolution did not match the edge of my screen (TV).
got a nasty error when using a shebang on top of php script
For those who need to remotly log into another linux machine.
.jar files run automatically in windows, but in linux they need to be called with java
Sometimes you want to start a download, update, or what have you. Instead of keeping your terminal (remote connection) open, you can start the process using screen, detach, and then exit/logout.
wanted to be able to search all files recursively in vim
I tried to install the jdk via
sudo apt-get install jdk
but got:
E: Couldn't find package jdk
for some silly reason, mac doesn't let you easily see hiden files...
when using vim and bash on a mac, I had a hard time finding the control key on a mac keyboard
Annoyed with sound in bash~
because someonetimes beeps get annoying to me and those nearby
I needed to know how to configure my Ubuntu Linux server (10.04 LTS) to have a static IP
if using sudo commands in a script, you don't want to have to enter a password for it.