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How can I indent multiple lines, and indent "backwards", in gvim?
I'm just learning vim (via gvim, I used to be a Notepad++ user) and haven't yet found how to do 2 things: How can I indent a set of rows x spaces/tabs right? In Notepad++, for example, I just highlight the rows I need and press 'Tab' key. Also, is there a way to move backwards equivalent to "Shift+…
LVM and cloning HDs
Using Linux, I have several backup levels. One of them is a periodical sector by sector copy (using ) of my laptop harddisk to an external USB disk. Yes, I have other backups too, like remote rsync. This approach (the disk ) is OK when cloning a HDD with no LVM volumes, since I can plug the externa…
In Windows, a batch file with a recursive for loop and a file name including blanks
I have a folder tree, like this (it's only an example, it will be deeper in my real case): My files have one or more spaces in the name and I need to perform a command on them, so I am interested in foo bar.txt but not in foobar.txt. I tried (inside a batch file): where the command is the simple . …
Repeating through lines in vim
I have some lines of text like this: Now I add to the start of the first line. How do I repeat this edit for the other lines? (not manually visiting each line of course) (BTW I do realize this could be done with a regex, but I'm looking for a "vi way" if possible) Just in case, I'm using VsVim
Use one home directory for more than one operating system
I want to configure the same user account across multiple operating systems. Right now, I'm set up for general use in Mac OS 10.6.6 "Snow Leopard," and I have about 200gb of files in my home directory (/Users/justjake/). I want to use this user (and home directory) for other operating systems on ot…
Merging threads in Thunderbird
Is it possible to merge threads in Thunderbird? I recently got into a discussion where one person was consistently not using "Reply", but starting new threads. I'd like to merge all such emails into one thread. I know that at least has this feature. Thanks!
pscp copy file remotely from Windows to Linux
I need to copy file from my Windows XP system to remote Linux system. Win location : LInux location: What should be the command? EDITED: pscp is recognized and OK on my PC.I CAN connect with Putty to this remote Linux PC remote Linux name is ,hostname is I tried transfer file with following command…
Inverse Thunderbird's Quick filter selection?
Thunderbird 3.1 has a quick filter bar, very convenient. You click 'starred' and only the starred messages are shown. Is there some trick or way to also apply the inverse filter, for example show all NOT starred messages? Edit: I don't want to create a custom filter. I am thinking along the lines o…
How to make Outlook show contact names as Firstname Lastname?
I use Outlook 2010 on Windows 7. Out the box, it shows contact names as "Lastname, Firstname" eg. "Dylan, Bob". I would rather it show "Firstname Lastname" eg. "Bob Dylan" Recently when someone emailed me, I read the subject of the email in reverse, just like I read the names! Anything to make outl…
another "SSH connect to host github.com port 22: Bad file number"
I have a problem with my first-time SSH connection. Yes, I've already done your guides, already tried your "Dealing with firewalls and proxies" article and the problem is still occuring. I am using Win7 32bit, Windows Firewall is disabled, haven't any third-party firewalls, ESET Nod32 Antivirus is …
Is there a way to make Internet Explorer 9 always prompt for download location?
Almost every time I download a file, I want to specify where it goes. The default IE9 Save button doesn't ask. Instead, I have to click the drop-down arrow next to it, then choose Save as. Is there a way to make Save as the default?
How do I "bounce" (redirect) an email in Thunderbird?
PINE has a nice "bounce" command which allows the user to re-send a received email in otherwise unmodified form to a new email address. How do I do this in Thunderbird (version 3.1.7)?
How can I run a different command but with the same arguments?
For example, I edit and then run the same source. I know I could run it from within , but I want a general solution on Bash. I keep finding situations where I reuse arguments. How can I do that?
Is it possible to add 2 monitor to Dell XPS 15 Laptop?
Is it possible to add 2 monitor to this Dell XPS 15 Laptop ? Mini DisplayPort (1) 2 total USB 3.0 HDMI 1.4 Do we need to buy extra hardware for this?
Does RDP support Multitouch? (and if not, does anything?)
I'm trying to set up a system where I have two computers: a powerful desktop, and a tablet that I can carry around easily. The tablet may be the Notion Ink Adam, Motorola XOOM, or another one I haven't looked at yet. It may even run Windows 7 instead of Android, but I doubt that. Anyway, I would wa…
How do you determine the actual command that is piping into you?
Let's say I have a bash script called . In this script, I want to read in input from a pipe, but I also want to know the command used to pipe input into me. Example: In the shell script, I want to know the command .
Hard Disk DRDY error: is it a crash
I am using IBM Thinkpad, 1.7GHz, 512 RAM with Linux Mint 9 installed. I have two partitions in addition to root. One of the partitions became read-only yesterday, after which I rebooted my system. It is extremely slow along with DRDY Error : Is my Hard disk crashed ? Error Log while booting. smartc…
Does WD Drive Lock encrypt the data?
I wonder if WD Drive Lock actually encrypts the data on a Western Digital My Book Essential device or just puts a firmware-level password on the device. If it's just a password the data surely could be retrieved by a third party. I could not find anything on about that on user manuals. I found a bl…
Efficiently change a single file extension in Windows
What is the simplest way of changing a file extension (without messing around with folder view options)? Oftentimes I have to quickly change the extension of a single file on a Windows PC. I don't like to turn on the option to show file extensions, change the extension, and then turn the option bac…
How do you remove fonts from Ubuntu?
When I look at the font list in OpenOffice in Ubuntu there are dozens of fonts that all look the same. They are obviously there for various non-latin alphabets but I have not installed those language packs so the fonts all appear as plain sans. It would be nice to get rid of the ones I don't use to…