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X equivalent of 'screen' utility
Under unix/linux, there is this extremely useful program : it's for bash, text-only, and I can detach a session, log out (the session is still running though), log in later (even from a different computer) and resume the session exactly as I left it. My question is, is there an equivalent to for X?…
Is possible to overclock a SSD?
Anyone already had tried to or knows if it is possible to implement in some way an overclock an SSD (or get the same benefits by tunning some parameter on an SSD)?
How to decrease the CPU usage when running Virtual Box?
I am facing an issue with 100% CPU usage under my system when running VirtualBox. Here are some further details: My System Information: CPU 1 name: Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU T2310 @ 1.46GHz CPU 1 level 1 cache size: 32K Data cache. 32K Instruction cache. CPU 1 level 2 cache size: 1024K Unified c…
Compile gvim from sources?
Recently, I've installed like so: So, my VIM's binaries now live under . Here is of this dir: Where is my ? I specified in configure. Shouldn't it say the installer I want a GUI version as well as console application? I specified version correctly: UPDATE: It is written on src/INSTALL So I tried no…
Why does `route` hang for a while before the route table being dumped?
Typing the command: Here, before the last line rule be printed, route just hang for while. Isn't the route table cached somewhere? I used to grep the result from to get the rule, to get the default gateway. Now, seems hang for a while in some machines.
Upload only modified files to FTP server
I want to upload files from my computer to an FTP site and I don't want to upload files that are already on the server. So I need a tool that finds out which local files that are different from the ones on the server, or that don't exists on the server. Some requirements: I'm using a cheap provider…
Terminal on Mac - Delete key behavior
I'd like the delete key (well, the Fn+Backspace combination) on my Mac to behave the same way in the Terminal as it does normally. That is, to do forward-delete. Right now it outputs tilde - at least that's what I can see. In Binding Fn-Delete in zsh on Mac OS X I saw some hackery and tried it too:…
Run a shell script with an html button
I want to launch a bash script when a button is pressed on a website. This is my first attempt: But no luck. Any suggestions? EDIT- Following slhclk's and mit's advice: I have a php file in /var/www that I point my web-browser to. The contents of the file is as follows: tesh.sh contains this: If I …
Create a private network inside my Windows 7 machine
My Main Rig is a Windows 7 Professional laptop. On this machine is two Virtual Machines, both of which are also Windows 7 Professional. I need these VMs to be able to see each other but I also need them to access to the internet. Currently they are all connected to the public internet at the hotel …
How to extract images from Word Document from Linux
Is there a (Linux) command-line tool to extract all the images from a MS Word document, (preferably one that could handle the .docx format)?
Secondary monitor shuts off when laptop lid close
I have a new dell XPS laptop. My external Dell monitor attached to my laptop.Everything works fine if my laptop lid is open, but if I close the laptop lid, I lose the display on the monitor attached to laptop. How can I close the laptop and keep the display on the monitor showing? I've already trie…
basic difference between i5 and i7 processors?
Possible Duplicate: Core i3 and core i5 processors. What is the difference? What do I choose? I am planning to buy an HP desktop, all the features are nice as far as I know but it doesn't have the latest i7 processors instead it has the Intel Core i5 quad-core processors. Well, I am not an electron…
Unix command line utilities for Windows x64?
There are many packages of UNIX command line utilities for 32-bit Windows. Now that the mingw-w64 Windows compiler is stable, I was expecting similar utilities to appear for 64-bit Windows (e.g. "GnuWin64"). However, I'm not finding them. Where are they?
Western Digital Green drive from 512 byte sectors (jumpered) to 4k byte sectors (removal of jumper)
I was using a WD20EARS drive with pins 7 and 8 jumpered in order to use it on an OS that doesn't support 4k sectors. But now, I want to transfer that hard drive over to an OS that has 4k sector support. I removed the jumper, connected it to Windows Server 2008 R2, and performed a quick format. Howe…
Copying remote file to a specified path on local desktop using scp
I was trying to copy a file from remote server using SCP but its giving the following error. ssh: Could not resolve hostname C: hostname nor servname provided, or not known Its assuming C: as hostname but its just the drive name..Please let me how to specify explicitly like some escaping to get rid…
Android USB volume name
When I turn on my (Nexus S) Android's USB storage, Mac OS X mounts it as "NO NAME". Among other mounted volumes, it's confusing. How can I give it a more relevant name?
How to add program to every single file's "open with..." list?
How do I go about adding a program to every files right click "open with..." list in Windows 7? For example; I like to regularly view files in HxD hexeditor; there are various types of files I do this for. How do I add to every single file type on the system that HxD would be in every single files …
Is there any way to save a keyboard macro in bash?
I would like to permanently save a keyboard macro that I've recorded using C-x ( and C-x ). Is there an easy way to "see the source" for my newly recorded macro so that I can bind it to a keyboard shortcut in ~/.inputrc? I thought would do it, but it doesn't seem to...
Filtering top command output
I'm running a Mac and want to filter the output of the command for a particular process such that only the PID, COMMAND and %CPU columns are displayed. After getting the PID of the process, I run: However this displays more than 15 columns for that process. Can I pipe the output of 'the command in …
Where are the Vista/Win7 Volume Mixer settings stored?
Vista/Win7 appear to persist the sound level settings per application. I'd like to have a look at that list. The reason? According to a Microsoft blog, the settings are stored against the PID of the application, and I'd really like to find out what that PID is. I'm having trouble isolating which pr…