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Is there a list of Windows special directories/shortcuts (like %TEMP%)?
I'm looking for a reference list of shortcuts like %TEMP%.
When I'm using Windows+R or Windows Explorer and type %temp%, the Windows Explorer takes me to the Temp directory. Are there more of these shortcuts?
UPDATE:
I found a helpful reference page…
rdkleine
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Too many authentication failures for *username*
I have a hostgator account with ssh access enabled. When trying to upload the generated .pub key file with this command:
rsync -av -e "ssh -p2222" /home/user/.ssh/key.pub username@111.222.33.44:.ssh/authorized_keys
I keep getting:
Received…
Gabriel
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Remove or prevent sidebar from opening by default on Adobe Reader
In Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, presently 2015.007.20033, how do I prevent the sidebar from opening by default?
It's not so bad when a PDF document is in portrait mode, but opening one in landscape takes up too much real estate.
February 1, 2017…
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What is a SSH key fingerprint and how is it generated?
I always find that I get this message when I ssh into a new machine:
12:f8:7e:78:61:b4:bf:e2:de:24:15:96:4e:d4:72:53
What does it stand for? Will every machine have the same fingerprint every time?
How are these fingerprints generated? What…
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How to mess up a PC running Windows 7?
Ok, so for my PC class I have to find 3 hacks that would mess up the lab's PC. Me and my partner are going to mess up the PC and then another team will try to fix it. The system on it is Windows 7. Anything that would stop the normal use or render…
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Using cd command in Windows command line, can't navigate to D:\
This may be a silly question, and I think I have looked elsewhere to find the answer... Might be a path issue, but when I open the command line and type from the C:\>:
cd D:\
I cannot get to the D drive. Even if I type:
cd D:\
The…
nicorellius
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How can I list all IPs in the connected network, through Terminal preferably?
Using Ubuntu 10.10 command line, how can I list all IPs connected to my home network?
Ideally, it needs to be a CLI command as I will be running it from C++.
Christopher Gwilliams
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My windows keyboard is being "clever" with the quote keys - how can I stop it?
I'm using windows 7 on a laptop. On the laptop keyboard, for some reason, the quote key (which has both double and single quote on it) is doing some "clever" annoying things:
When I press single-quote (or double-quote), windows doesn't send any…
Marcin
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Sorting lines in Notepad++ without the TextFX plugin
The current version of Notepad++ (at the time of this writing) is 6.6.3. Version 6.5.2 is the first that introduced a native (without a plugin) sorting function. At least, that's what they claim; even though we're nine releases after version 6.5.2,…
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Remove key from known_hosts
I built several virtual machines during the last few weeks. The problem is, the .ssh/known_hosts gives me the Man in the middle warning. This happens because another fingerprint is associated with the virtual machine IP.
In the .ssh/known_hosts…
Adam Matan
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Getting colored results when using a pipe from grep to less
I use the --colour option of grep a lot, but I often use less as well. How can I pipe grep results to less and still preserve the coloring. (Or is that possible?)
grep "search-string" -R * --colour | less
EDIT:
I'm looking for a direct solution…
Jeremy Powell
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How can I make ffmpeg be quieter/less verbose?
By default ffmpeg sends a whole lot of messages to stderr: when built, how it was built, codecs, etc, etc, etc.
How can I make it quieter?
I've tried -v 0 (and -v 10 since the documentation just coyly says Set the logging verbosity level. with no…
blahdiblah
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How do I make Windows 10's File Explorer open "This PC" by default?
I know how to do that on Windows Vista and Windows 7, and I know how to do that on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, but neither of the ways work with Windows 10; it always defaults into the "Home" view.
(I am basically reposting this question for…
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Zsh not hitting ~/.profile
I've just installed zsh on my Ubuntu system. It seems zsh isn't executing ~/.profile on init. To my best understanding, this should be an automatic behavior. What am I missing?
shmichael
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How do you add a certificate authority (CA) to Ubuntu?
My work has decided to issue their own certificate authority (CA) to handle different aspects of our work securely without paying for certificates.
Cryptographically sign emails
Encrypt email contents
Make access to things like the company IRC…
Xeoncross
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