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How to use rsync from Windows PC to remote Linux server?
How do I use the command from a local Windows 7 machine to a remote Linux server? What software is needed on the Windows 7 machine to use ? The remote Linux server is using Amazon's Linux AMI. The command is already enabled on the machine and I can edit any needed access to the machine. This is for…
Can I create an SSH user which can access only certain directory?
I have a Virtual Private Server which I can connect to using SSH with my root account, being able to execute any linux command and access all the disk area, obviously. I would like to create another user account, which would be able to access this server using SSH too, but only to a certain directo…
How to change WinMerge font size?
How can I change WinMerge font size and perhaps the font type? Is it possible?
Does Notepad++ backup pre-edited files anywhere?
If I've accidentally modified a configuration file using Notepad++, saved it, and then closed the file - is there any possibility that Notepad++ may have saved the pre-modified content in a temporary file somewhere? I need to recover the configuration file - any ideas how I can do this?
how do I see which user I am logged in as in MySQL?
I have multiple text console session open and log in as different users into different consoles. I forget after while which consoles belong to which user, it would be nice to not have to quit and log back in. How do I see which user I am logged in as? Is there a way to change which user I logged in…
What's the closest equivalent of Little Snitch (Mac program) on Windows?
I'm using Windows 7 and would like to have a feature like Little Snitch on the Mac that alerts you whenever a program on your computer makes an outgoing connection. Description of Little Snitch from its website: A firewall protects your computer against unwanted guests from the Internet. But who pr…
What does "auto-mount" do in VirtualBox shared folder setup?
In VirtualBox, Ubuntu guest, Windows 7 host, I click this "Auto-mount" box, but it doesn't seem to have any effect. I have to edit to get it to mount. So what is it for?
is there a shortcut to send a window to background in Windows 7?
Is there any way to send a single window to the back in Windows 7, so that it is under all of the other windows? There is an application called "Send to back" that worked fine in Windows XP, but doesn't seem to do the job in Windows 7.
Allow specific user permission to read/write my folder
I have a folder that I want to share with the user . He can read/write the folder. How do I do that? wouldn't do it because I still want to be able to be the owner of the folder. I don't see how to do this with either.
Comments in a multi-line bash command
This single-command BASH script file is difficult to understand, so I want to write a comment for each of the actions: (sed is just an example, actually it is a mix of greps and trs and awks) I would hate having to duplicate lines, or having each comment far away from the line it applies to. But at…
How to save font settings in Notepad++
I like the vim Dark Blue style in Notepad++, but I want to use it with Lucida instead of Consolas. When I change the font to Lucida, it is never saved. Is there a way to save a custom style that combines a new font with a built-in style?
Multiple standard input? How?
From this commandlinefu post: Seems like multiple standard inputs but---if I remember my Linux Porgramming course correctly---this can't be it. I thought that, by definition, standard input was one stream. Perhaps this has zilch to do with stdin? Can someone explain this to me; maybe provide links …
Which command can I use to recursively rename or move a file in Windows?
What command in Windows emulates the recursive move / rename command from Unix?
How to make VIM settings computer-dependent in .vimrc?
I share my VIM configuration file between several computers. However, I want some settings to be specific for certain computers. For example, font sizes on the high-res laptop should be different to the low-res desktop. And more importantly, I want gVIM on Windows to behave more windowsy and MacVim…
Access is denied error, when I mklink on Windows 7
My home directory is c:\Users\phi as a user phi, and I made a directory at c:\Users\abc. I need to symbolic link from c:\Users\phi\hello to c:\Users\abc\hello. I run the following command But I get the Access is denied error. User phi is Administrator, so I have no problem writing files in c:\Users…
Accessing shared directory path in Mac OS X Terminal
I'm trying to access a shared network server via terminal on the Mac. I can obviously access directories on the same system using just the command cd (e.g. cd /Applications) but our shared network I just can't work out how to get to? I'm starting to wonder if it's a security issue that would preven…
Mac OS X Date & Time Synchronization
When I have set Mac OS X to set it's date and time automatically, how often is this really done? And is there a way I can force an update?
Is there an equivalent to /dev/null in Windows?
If I want to ignore of a command, I do this on *nix: How do I achieve the same on Windows (in or a batch file)?
Log of cron actions on OS X
Does the cron which comes with OS X log its actions anywhere? I'm not looking for output of any particular cron job, but rather log of what cron is doing. On a couple linux machines I've checked, there's which has contents like: This shows when jobs ran, when users viewed or edited crontabs, etc. T…
How can I add a command to the Bash history without executing it?
Every now and then it would be useful to add a command directly to the history in Bash without actually executing it. So far the closed thing I have found is adding a in front of it and hitting return. Are there better ways?