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Mapping a Piped Shell Command in Vim
In a previous question I asked about outputting evaluated code to a new window in MacVim. I got a great solution, but it presented another question: How can I map a key command in my that involves piping output in the shell? As a simple example, let's say I wanted to pipe the results of to a new Ma…
KeePass justification
I personally have about 20 accounts (my personal user id on lots of machines). For shared "system" accounts, there are about 45 per environment; development, test, and production. I have access to 2 of those, so my personal total is somewhere around 115 accounts. Passwords have to be at least 15 ch…
What's the best way to spray paint the inside of my case?
I was just wanting to spray my case black and someone told me that if the inside is not "grounded" something could quite possibly short out and/or fry. Just wondering if this is true and what type of spray paint I should use etc. My system is an Intel Core 2 Duo, ASUS P5KPL-CM mobo, Gigabyte 720W P…
Where is the STDOUT of a disowned program directed to?
As followup of this question, I would like to know where the STDOUT and STDERR of a program on which I've run is redirected to.
What is thnuclnt, vmware
After starting VMware, I noticed that there are more than 10 processes called 'thnuclnt'. They're listening on the port 4000. (Since i use this port for something else, it's annoying.) I'm wondering what this is, since I didn’t find anything about it. I use Mac 10.5.8 with VMware Fusion 2.0.2
Emacs equivalent to VIM ci"?
Does emacs have the equivalent of VIMs ci" command? Basically I want to replace the text inside a set of quotation marks. In vim I can ci) or ci] or ci} to "change inner *"...
How to switch user from a command line
XP, Vista or Windows 7: Is there a command to use the "switch user" feature, the same way there is one to lock the workstation?
How can I get vimperator to scroll more than one line using the j and k keys?
I've tried using the following: When I do this and reload the .vimperatorrc file, it actually starts zooming in the page I'm on. The funny thing is, if I type 3j on a page without any mapping, it works. I'm using Vimperator 2.3.1 with Firefox 3.6.3. Am I missing something? Thanks!
How to ignore error messages in bash on Ubuntu?
I'm trying to show the number of lines, words and characters of all configuration files in (with command ). How can I modify the command (or commandline) to not view the error messages?
Home CAT6 wiring: CMR vs CMP?
I'm planning on wiring my house with CAT6 cable. I'm finding a large jump in price between CMR and CMP cabling, and I'm confused by what counts as a 'plenum' and what does not. As I'm wiring my house, I'm planning on going through interior (hollow) walls, and through the attic and crawlspace to get…
How do I search my Outlook calendar?
There's an appointment in my calendar for a date in the future that I can't find. I know it's in there somewhere, but I can't work out how to search appointment items. What am I missing? Apparently, I'm missing the advanced search dialog.
Create latex style files
What (WYSIWYG) tools are there for creating LaTeX style files? What guides exist on how to build them by hand? Could you recommend some? =EDIT= To clarify - I'm looking for something that will give a .sty or .cls file or similar (not entirely sure which of these does what, I'm relatively new to LaT…
How is \$ being interpreted by grep?
When I write then whatever I type on terminal, is matched and printed on terminal. How is being interpreted?
How do I uninstall MySQL on Mac OS X (Snow Leopard)?
I had installed MySQL from the command line when I setup a local web server with custom modules on my Snow Leopard box. I recently discovered MAMP and its just easier to work with it than with the personal web server Apple has and via command like utils. I uninstall ports completely but still see '…
How can I calculate power consumption of my PC in Watt?
How can I calculate power consumption of my PC in Watts, to prove my House owner (I live on rent), my PC doesn't consume much power? He blames me for huge power bills even though he uses a Fridge, A.C. etc and his son watches the TV all the time. We both share one power meter so for bill we pay 50%…
Cygwin library load error
I built spatialite library then gdal library with spatialite support. Also built mapserver which depends on gdal with success. There was no problem with linking. When I try to execute a gdal utility I get: But everything seems fine: If I copy the cyggdal-1.dll to the current folder: So what is a '?…
Any way to disable specific CPU idle (Cx) states?
I just got a new Toshiba Tecra S11 notebook, which has a Core i5 520M CPU, and it appears to suffer from a well-known problem: a high pitched noise when the CPU is idle. Googling around revealed that this is caused by a specific power-saving mode in the CPU. In most cases, C4 mode is blamed for the…
How can I open VLC multiple times?
In my particular case on a Mac, I would like to dump several parallel Flash video streams. So the question is, how can I run several instances of VLC?
Are USB cables device-specific?
I have a dozen or so USB or USB to mini-USB cables lying around. It's annoying keeping track of what goes to what. Are they interchangeable or are they device-specific? Does it change the answer if I'm expecting the device to transfer data vs. merely charge its battery? For example: Can I expect th…
grep beginning of file?
In a linux shell, I want to make sure that a certain set of files all begin with , having that exact string and no other characters at the beginning. How can I grep or use some other to express "file begins with"? Edit: I'm wildcarding this, and doesn't give a filename on the same line, so when I g…