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How to recursively change sharing/permission of a folder in Mac OS X
Is there any Mac OS X tools or scripts which allow me to change sharing/permission properties of files and subfolders in a folder recursively? For example, to let everybody or a specific user able to read and write, read only, or write only.
Is it bad to map network drives in Windows?
There has been some spirited discussion within our IT department about mapping network drives. In particular, it has been said that mapping network drives is a bad thing and that adding DFS paths or network shares to your (Windows Explorer/Libraries) favorites is a far better solution. Is this the case? Personally I find the convenience of to be better than ', particularly with cmd line and scripting (of course I'm not talking about hard-coded links, naturally!). I have tried searching for pros and cons of mapped network drives, but I haven't seen anything other than 'should the network go down, the drive will be unavailable'. But this is a limitation of any network-accessed storage. I have also been told that mapped network drives poll the network when the network resource is unavailable, however I haven’t found more information on this. Do network drives poll the network any more than a Windows Explorer library/favourite? Wouldn't this still be an issue with other network access mec…
Setting iTerm2 as the default terminal (OSX Lion)
I would like to set iTerm2 instead of terminal.app as my default terminal. Go2Shell for example let you open a terminal to the current directory in Finder. I want to ba able to use iterm2 instad of terminal.app. I didn't find any answer on the official documentation. Thanks for your help. Update: ShellTo is a great alternative to Go2Shell and supports iTerm2
How to run make file from any directory?
In order to run make file, I am supposed to go to the make file's directory and from there only I can run the make file. How can I do the same even if i am in any directory?
How to set current time on Linux?
Why is the output of the following commands different? And can I change the current time on Linux?
How can I set Excel to always import all columns of CSV files as Text?
Though I try to avoid it, I occasionally have to open a CSV file in Excel. When I do, it formats columns containing numbers, which makes them useless for my purposes. As far as I can tell, the only way to prevent this from happening on import is to rename the file so the extension isn't .csv and use the import wizard to specify the format of each column individually. For files with 50-60 columns, this is impractical. Since every answer for this oft-asked question on the internet suggests either some means of converting the formatted numbers back once the file is open (which won't work for me - I want to solve the general problem, not a few specific cases) or manually selecting the format type of each column (which I don't want to do), I'm looking for a way to set a global preference or style such that all columns of all CSV files opened are always formatted as text. I know about "armoring" the numbers with quotes, too, but the files I get don't come like that and I was hoping to avoid…
List all members of a group from the command line in OS X
I'’ve tried Googling but not getting anywhere. How can I list all the members of a group called from the command line in OS X? Will get me all the groups. But how can I see each group’s members?
How to create a formula for every row in a column in Google SpreadSheet?
I use three columns. A, B and C. In column C I have a formula every row and then for the next row I have in C2. How can I do so I don't have to type in the new formula in column C for every row? I use it in both Google Docs SpreadSheet and OpenOffice SpreadSheet.
How can I combine 30,000 images into a timelapse movie?
I have taken 30,000 still images that I want to combine into a timelapse movie. I have tried QuickTime Pro, TimeLapse 3, and Windows Movie Maker, but with such a huge amount of images, each of the programs fail (I tried SUPER ©, but couldn't get it to work either...?). It seems that all of these programs crash after a few thousand pictures. The images I have are all in .JPG format, at a resolution of 1280x800, and I'm looking for a program that can put these images into a timelapse movie in some kind of lossless format (raw/uncompressed AVI would be fine) for further editing. Does anyone have any ideas, or has anyone tried anything like this with a similar number of pictures?
How do you auto resize cells in Excel?
I have copied some data into Excel 2010. I have found that some of the cells need to be widened to allow the data to fit. How do I automatically adjust the height of the cells to fit the content?
Copy a directory on Unix
How can I copy a directory structure, dir1, to dir2, (with all the subdirectories) on Unix using the terminal window?
What software can I use to read png metadata?
I know that I can create a simple little Qt based application that adds and read png metadata, using the QImage.setText(...) and QImage.text(...). That metadata can then be read with a linux command called pngmeta. But what other image software can I use to read out the png metadata? Please note that I'm seeking image programs for the common platforms, so please specify if your application is for Windows or Linux. To make the question clearer I attached a img with some test metadata attached to it. Thanks Johan Links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics - png http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extensible_Metadata_Platform - xmp metadata
Elevated command line prompt can't access shared drives
I map a share from another machine using my user account. I launch an elevated command prompt (cmd.exe, right click, Run as administrator). Navigating to shared drive (Z:) results in: Now if I open a non elevated command prompt, I can navigate to Z: just fine. Note added by barlop With , An administrative(elevated) cmd prompt can access mapped drives created from an administrative cmd prompt, but the issue is that an administrative cmd prompt can't access a drive created from a non-administrative cmd prompt, and vice versa. So a mapped drive created by net use, from a non-administrative cmd prompt, can't be seen from an administrative cmd prompt. Net use can be used with local drives too and same issue for that. The Subst has the same problem.
Which is more efficient - tar or zip compression? What is the difference between tar and zip?
I'm working in Linux environment and want to know about tar and zip commands. Which is more efficient - tar or zip? I also need to know the differences between the tar and zip commands. Can anyone explain them to me?
Markdown Live Preview Editor?
I am currently using to create Markdown documents, but it requires me to press CtrlOptionCmd + P everytime I want to 'update' the Markdown output window. Essentially I am using it like a word processor. Is there a Markdown editor for Mac OS X which supports wysiwig/live update of the content? Perhaps Textmate already does this?
How to run a cron job as a specific user?
I would like to run a cron job as a specific user on my machine. How may I specify the user for a cron job to run as?. The cron jobs will be running on a server (running on Ubuntu 10.0.4). The 'users' are users that have been created specifically for carrying out specific server side tasks. These 'users' have the following in common: Cannot log onto the system Have restricted access to specific folders/files
How to execute .sh file on Windows?
When I am trying to execute a file(name.sh) in the command line by the command ./name.sh , I am getting the error that: "." is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable or batch file please help me execute the .sh file
How do you set a password for transmission-daemon, the BitTorrent client server?
The config file is ambiguous, and keeps getting overwritten when you restart the daemon in Debian, anyway. In , there are these options: Every time I restart the daemon with: It overwrites , and the password it prints doesn't work anyway. Does anyone know how to set the password properly? I don't want to disable it.
Is there any way to control Youtube through the media keys on the keyboard?
I have a nifty keyboard with media controls (play, stop, pause, forward and reverse). Is there any way to use them to control Youtube? That is, so that it pauses when I hit the pause key and moves back and forth between clips on the playlist with the forward and reverse keys?
How do I check whether I am using KDE or Gnome?
or maybe something else? I am using Redhat OS.