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Invoking vi through find | xargs breaks my terminal. Why?
When invoking through , like this: you get a warning about and a terminal with pretty much broken behaviour afterwards. Why is that? This question was explicitly about the why, not about the how to avoid. This was asked, and answered, elsewhere.
Creating an archive from a directory without the directory name being added to the archive
I have the following folder structure: root folder1 folder2 folder3 7za.exe I want to run the 7-zip command line tool to compress all the files in to a zip file called . Running the following produces a zip file as expected. However, when I open the zip file, it has a folder in it called , and inside that I have all the files that were inside that folder. I don't want the folder name added to the zip folder, i.e. I would like to add all the files in a "Flat" file format. I also don't want to recursively run the command line tool for each individual file/folder. Is there a switch that provides this functionality?
How can I display the contents of an environment variable from the command prompt in Windows 7?
In Windows 7, when I start the Command prompt, is there any command to display the contents of an environment variable (such as the or variables)? I have tried with , and but none of these work.
How to reload /etc/environment without rebooting?
is officially the correct place for system wide environment variables. But how can I reload the assignments in this file without rebooting or relogging? Interestingly enough google does not help me here, aside from the dozens of blog posts suggesting to use which obviously will never work because is a list of assigments (one per line) and not an executable script (hence the missing commands in ...).
How do I exit a Modern UI app?
So I downloaded and installed Windows 8. I'm very impressed, except for one thing. I don't have touch, and I have this running in a virtual machine. How do I exit one of these full screen Modern UI apps using just a mouse and a keyboard? Right now my only method to exit one of these guys is to send Ctrl+Alt+Del to the machine. I'm sure that's not the right way... anyone figured this out?
Type math formulas in Microsoft Word the LaTeX way?
I wonder if there is some free solutions for typing math formulas the LaTeX way in Microsoft Word document (Office 2007)?
The best way to make MacVim's vim (console, not mvim) the default instead of Mac OS X's vim?
I installed MacVim using homebrew. ( ). If I call from , it opens the GUI MacVim. I would like to make call the MacVim's Vim ( ) instead of the system's ( ) vim. Which is the best way to do it? I know I can do an but I don't know if it's the best approach... EDIT: Guys, thank for all your answers, but indeed, since I'm already using , using the is the elegant way to accomplish what I need.
How to telnet to an IP address on a specific port?
Can anyone tell me how to telnet to an address using a specific port? I've tried the following: I suppose a route just hasn't been set up between the two hosts? What I am trying to do is this. We have a medical device – a ventilator. it is connected to the network via a converter box called ECOV-110 on this ip address. This device, displays messages when it gives oxygen and other things it does for the patient. We would like to capture these messages, and update the Patients record in the database. So I am trying to to the Ecov 110 and see if there is any data there to capture.
Where is the temporary directory in Linux?
Does Linux have a standard temporary directory for general use, like Windows's folder? If so, where is it located? I found an SO question about finding a directory programmatically, but I want to set a temp location in an XML config file ahead of time.
What is the equivalent of Linux's "~" (tilde) in Windows?
In Linux, we can go to the user home by entering the tilde ( ) character after : How to do the same in Windows? Each time, I need to type: That's too boring.
How to find and remove "spicy" media files from my PC
I have an embarrassing problem: during my younger and wilder days, I used to download a certain type of movie clips and pictures. The combination of youthful foolishness and a couple of beers apparently caused me to put these files in odd places on my hard drives. My girlfriend is moving in with me in a few weeks, and I am horrified at the prospect of her stumbling onto one of those files. I have been over my drives a few times, but I manage to find another of those dammed files each time. I have huge drives containing hundreds of thousands of files, most of them legitimate and work related, so I can't just format the PC. To complicate matters even more, some of the offending files are named in misleading ways. I seriously need help here. How can I make my PC honest again?
Can I get split screen in Notepad++ like Emacs?
One of the good points with Emacs is that you can have split the screen so you get two or more views of the same file which allows you to browse around and have a clearer overview of the file. Are there are some plugins or is the same functionality already is built into Notepad++?
Flip or reverse line order in Notepad++
I want to flip line orders of a document with 500+ lines. The lines aren't just numbers, some include text and other characters. It's a mix. Example: Which I then want to flip, reverse and look like this from bottom to top:
How can I convert MP4 video to MP3 audio with FFmpeg?
I need to extract an MP3 audio track from an MP4 video with ffmpeg. I can do this for .flv -> mp3, but I don't know the command line parameters for mp4->mp3. For example, flv -> mp3: What parameters should I use for mp4 -> mp3?
How can I prevent a policy-enforced screen lock in Windows?
Our corporate BOFH imposes the screen lock setting with a ridiculously short delay. It's frustrating and counterproductive. Is there a way to prevent the automatic screen lock? I would assume there is no way to override the policy-enforced setting, but maybe there is a software that mimics user activity. Just asking before I set up a perpetual mouse wheel. (get it?)
How to create and format a partition using a Bash script?
Is there any way to create and format a partition using a Bash script? I think it can be done with but I don't know how to feed commands from the Bash script into the shell and then exit the shell. I'd like to create a partition then format it to NTFS from within Bash.
How can I make ffmpeg be quieter/less verbose?
By default ffmpeg sends a whole lot of messages to stderr: when built, how it was built, codecs, etc, etc, etc. How can I make it quieter? I've tried (and since the documentation just coyly says with no indication of what the range of inputs is) -- still not quiet. I've tried -- still not quiet. I should mention, I'm looking for "quieter," not "no output ever". If there's an error I want to see it, but I don't need to hear about ffmpeg's configuration every. single. time.
How should I set the PATH variable on my Mac so the Hombrew-installed tools are found?
Trying to set up Homebrew on a new Mac (on previous Macs I would install packages from source). The first package I tried to install was Git: Installation went OK, but still shows the one in that came along with Lion (I think?). And not the one in that was just installed. As you can see defaults to before in the So, I'm confused! I thought the point of HomeBrew (and something the creators seem to brag about) was that you don't have to mess with the variable!?! So, what did I do wrong?
Chrome: remove URL from autocomplete which doesn't show up in history?
I accidentally visited (note the missing t), and now that URL auto completes each time I start typing . How can I remove this URL? I've tried removing it from my history, but that doesn't help: (note the empty search results)
How do you re-install a package with Homebrew (Mac)?
Struggling to find good Homebrew documentation (or tutorial)... In the mean time I need to reinstall ImageMagick that was installed with Homebrew ( ) and not sure if I should first or go ahead and over the existing installation?!? what does actually do? is it effectively a uninstall followed by a new install with new parameters?