Questions tagged [command-line]
An interface for interacting with a computer using typed commands in a text-oriented environment, as opposed to a graphical user interface (GUI).
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How to find out uptime on Windows?
What is the simplest way to find out how long a computer is turned on Windows?
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What is causing all these "declare -x …" lines when I open a terminal?
When I open a terminal on my Fedora machine (or ssh into it), I get a bunch of lines like this before the prompt:
declare -x CVS_RSH="ssh"
declare -x DISPLAY="localhost:10.0"
declare -x ...
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How do I find out what version of Linux I'm running?
Is there a way to determine what version (distribution & kernel version, I suppose) of Linux is running (from the command-line), that works on any Linux system?
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Start firefox in safemode in Ubuntu 9.04
How would I start firefox in safemode in Ubuntu 9.04, I did not see a menu option like there is in windows? Is it done through a command line flag?
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How to find and then compare similar files in Dropbox folder?
I am using Dropbox, and I wind up with a number of files like:
prefs (home's conflicted copy 2009-07-20).js
What I would like to do is find all the "conflicted copy..." files and then compare each ...
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Schedule a job from the Windows command line?
On Linux there is cron job and at job. Is there a way to schedule a job from the command line on Windows?
The Task Scheduler GUI is not what I am after. I must modify a script to schedule an event ...
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Good PowerShell guide, getting started through more advanced usage [closed]
Does anyone have a really good tutorial or getting started guide for Microsoft's PowerShell? I'm a long time Linux/Unix user, and very familiar with scripting languages, command-line usage with bash, ...
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Fullscreen Vista's Command Prompt, or Replacement
Opening the command prompt ("cmd") on Vista into full screen causes the application to take up 100% vertical space, but only about 50% horizontal. Is there not a way I can make this fullscreen? If it'...
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Sync remote folders on Linux
What is the simplest way to unidirectional incremental syncing of a folder present on a Linux system.
+1 for using the command line.
+2 for not using rsync (Seems to have some problems on my system.)
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How can I get OSX Terminal.app to open fullscreen and not cascade?
I prefer to have separate Terminal App windows rather than tabs. If I open a new windows then it always wants to cascade and I can never get it to go fullscreen.
Solution?
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Is there an easy way to split mp3 files?
I recently learned a neat trick. To join mp3 files together, you simply use the command (in Windows)
copy /b *.mp3 joined.mp3
and voila, you have one large mp3 file.
My question: is there a method ...
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Why are some commands 'non-existent'?
I'm a fairly new Linux user and I've noticed that some commands are only available to the superuser - shutdown for example. I often get confused when I know there's a command, try to execute it but ...
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Use Windows Briefcase from the command line
I have a thumb drive on which I take many of my files with me. I would like to synchronize it with my computer automatically when I connect it. I currently have a script run every time I connect it so ...
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Transparent Command Prompt in Vista?
Is it possible to have a slightly transparent command prompt window in Vista or Windows 7?
Are they any 3rd party alternatives?
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What zsh features do you use? [closed]
I do a lot of work in the terminal so I have learned a lot about my shell of choice, zsh. What features of zsh do you use to make yourself that much more productive at work? One of my favorites is ...
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.profile in Mac OS X?
I have set my terminal preferences to execute:
set -o vi
at startup. The problem is I don't get that command executed when open a new terminal tab.
Is there something like .profile in OS X where ...
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How to find a directory on linux?
I have a VPS with Suse Linux 10.3.
I've logged in via SSH/putty and am trying to find where my web files are located.
Since I'm uploading via FTP in a directory called httpdocs, I assume that this ...
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Access to the Windows Startup directory via Run
What is the command to type in the Windows Run that opens the user's Startup directory?
it's of a format similar to %windir% for Windows and %appdata% for application data
the site Computer ...
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Windows equivalent of ls * (asterisk) directory wildcarding?
Another question from an long-time Unix/Linux user who finds himself in a Windows world. First let me explain exactly what I'm trying to do. I'm using the Windows cmd.exe shell, and I want to list ...
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Restore drive image with PC reboot
I need a way to restore a drive image (C:) automatically.. My client earlier had some Norton Ghost 2003 floppy disk with some batch program to initiate a Drive Restore operation via the command-line ...
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What is the colorized version of the Linux "top" program?
I didn't know "top" had a nicer colorized version like this. What is the command? Does anyone recognize this?
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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?
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Windows Vista: How to execute a .exe program in the cmd "As Administrator"
Yes, that's it. I need to run a program .exe in the dos cmd line and it needs to run like when you right button and select "run as an administrator"
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How to Send the Contents of a Text File to the Clipboard from the Command Line in OS X?
I would like to send the contents of a text file to the OS X clipboard.
Does Mac OS X have a built in way to do this, or will I have write a script to do this myself?
Or in other words, how do I ...
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How do you list all processes on the command line in Windows?
Is there a command equivalent to 'ps' on Unix that can list all processes on a Windows machine?
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How do I add a user to multiple groups in Ubuntu?
What's the command line utility and the arguments it requires?
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