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Linux equivalent to robocopy?
It’s kind of funny, there are a lot of ways in which Linux command line tools are vastly superior to Windows ones, but one thing I have not found an equivalent to is robocopy. Robocopy is way more versatile than , and I can’t figure out how to do what I want with Linux tools. A specific use case is…
How can I see all active connections?
My Internet connection has been slow lately, and I think it might be a possible attack. A friend has told me to use Wireshark, but it is a big install, and I do not have the time to learn how to use it. Is there an easier way to see all the connections on my PC so I can take further action?
Is it possible to assign a specific style to all cross-references in Word 2007?
Nothing more to add, I would like to change the style of all cross-references I have in a Word 2007 document at once. But I have no idea how to do it. How can this be done?
How to "middle-click" on new macbooks
I have recently switched to Mac, and the only thing I miss from my old notebook is the ability to middle-mousebutton-click by clicking both mousebuttons simultaneously. This is a crucial feature when browsing the net as it opens links in a background tab. The best solution I have found by now is ho…
How to automatically remove Flash history/privacy trail? Or stop Flash from storing it?
Many people have heard about third-party cookies, and some browsers even block those by default. Some people may even be using Private Browsing modes. However, only few seem to realise that Adobe's Flash player also leaves a cross-browser trail on your local hard drive, and allows for sending cooki…
Why do we need subnet mask?
Since a IPv4 address already gives the information of the network and and host, why do we still need a subnet mask? The 1st Octet already specify the network class (1-127: A, 128-191: B, 192-223: C etc.). A, B, or C implies the number of octets for network (respectively, 255.0.0.0, 255.255.0.0, 255…
Why does this bash prompt sometimes keep part of previous commands when scrolling history?
My bash prompt, which I'll admit to have stolen from a few places and cobbled together, will sometimes add part of previous commands to its length when scrolling the bash history with up/down arrows. For example, if my previous commands were: When I was at my prompt and scrolled up twice it might l…
what are these "online installers" for?
It is probably not the name of these installers. By online installer I mean the little executable we download and execute, which download the true software I are going to install. There are so many of them, such as in Chrome installation, Visual Studio Express, etc. What are the purpose of these on…
How to automatically run commands on SSH login?
Whenever I login to my Linux server I'd like to have several commands run automatically (set some variables, change location, etc.) This needs to be done on user login, not on system start. How can I set it to do this?
How do I scroll up using a keyboard using the terminator terminal emulator?
I use Ubuntu 11.10 and recently switched to for my terminal. I'm happy with it with one exception, I cannot figure out how to scroll up using the keyboard. I used to use and would CTRL+Shift+{↑ || PgUp} but cannot find a keybinding for scrolling in .
Vim in OSX: How to do page-up/page-down/go to EOL through a vim file opened in terminal?
In putty, which is how I primarily used VIM, I could do the following: Page up/down : Using the native Page up/down key. In Mac, the alternative is Fn + Up/Down, which doesn't work in the terminal (doesn't scroll inside the vim file, but scrolls the terminal buffer) Similarly, the Fn + right/left k…
How to edit bootable ISO for free?
Under Windows, is there any way to edit the contents of a bootable ISO for free? (Note: I am not interested in commercial software, but want free iso editor functionality)
How to limit a process to a single CPU core?
How do you limit a single process program run in a Windows environment to run only on a single CPU on a multi-core machine? Is it the same between a windowed program and a command line program? UPDATE: Reason for doing this: benchmarking various programming languages aspects I need something that w…
How can I update gcc to the latest version in Ubuntu 10.04?
I have Ubuntu 10.04 32-bit with gcc 4.4.3 currently installed on it. I want to upgrade it to gcc 4.6.1. How to update using Ubuntu Package Manager: As a second option I downloaded the latest gcc snapshot file from: http://gcc.cybermirror.org/snapshots/LATEST-4.7/gcc-4.7-20110709.tar.bz2 How do I co…
Where is the known_hosts file for OpenSSH for Windows?
One of the servers I frequently log into via SSH has changed it's IP address. So, now I'm getting man in the middle attack warnings when I try to use SSH via Windows Powershell and OpenSSH for Windows. On a linux machine, I would just remove the offending line from . But, the directory seems to be …
Which programs are using my USB flash drive?
Sometimes when I follow the process to safely remove a USB flash drive, I get told that I can't remove the drive because some programs are using it. However I'm unable to tell which programs these are, so I end up having to close programs - sometimes even randomly. How do I find out which program i…
Use Remote Desktop with custom DPI
How can I change (increase) the DPI of a remote desktop session? I am using two Windows 7 PC - both are already set to 125% on Control Panel/Display/Make it easier to read. Yet when I open a Remote Desktop from one machine to the other the remote desktop is displayed at 100% (tiny). How can I have …
Count highlighted string length in VIM
I wonder is there a way to count highlighted symbols in (including white spaces)? UPDATE It shows rows count if my selection is on multiple rows. I need symbols count.
Excel: How do I reference an entire row except for a couple of cells?
I want to be able to sum together the values of an entire row except for the first 2 cells. So something like this: How do I do this?
How to disable NVIDIA Optimus on a Dell XPS 15?
I've got a new Dell XPS 15 (L502x) with an NVIDIA GeForce 540M, Intel Core i7Q 2.2 Ghz, and Crucial RealSSD hard drive. As with most laptops with NVIDIA cards these days, it's got the "Optimus" feature, which switches between the integrated Intel HD graphics and the much more powerful NVIDIA card s…