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How to search inside files on Windows 7?
In Windows XP we can search for files that contain a defined keyword (inside all files types).
Windows 7 can look inside files for a keyword, but only for text files. (*.doc, *.txt, *.inf, ...), not (*.conf, *.dat, *.*, ...).
Microsoft search…
user8228
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Mac OS X: Best Way to Make an ISO from a CD or DVD
Both command-line and screen-oriented pointers appreciated!
update:
I verified the disk utility, hdiutil, and dd methods. dd seems the fastest, 30 minutes on my macbook pro vs. 40 minutes for hdiutil. I was able to simplify dd to use just if= and…
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Read the contents of a zipped file without extraction?
How can I read the contents of a particular file in an archive without extracting the .zip it is contained within? I'm using the Linux command line.
An earlier question asks about viewing the directory of the archive. But for me it is not enough to…
Shrikanth
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Connect to the host machine from a VirtualBox guest OS?
I'd essentially like to access my host computer from the guest in VirtualBox. Is there an IP address given for my host which I can use from the guest? Are there extra steps required to set this up? I'd like to access my host's Apache, FTP, and SSH…
Naftuli Kay
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Vertically stack multiple images using ImageMagick
I would like to combine multiple images into one image using ImageMagick. To explain a little better, I want the result to look similar to this:
That is, I have a number of screenshots, and I want to turn them into one image with the original…
Petter
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Is there a way for one SSH config file to include another one?
In case it matters:
OS: Ubuntu 10.04
SSH: OpenSSH_5.3p1 Debian-3ubuntu5
I'd like one SSH config file to include another one. The use case would be to define whatever I want in my default .ssh/config file and then pre-pend a couple of extra things…
Joe Casadonte
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How to reinstall a package using 'apt-get'?
It seems that my aptitude is somehow broken:
sudo aptitude update
0% [Working]Segmentation fault
dmesg
[223282.616599] aptitude[30972]: segfault at 67707f ip 7f954dcfae5d sp 7ffff5a5f950 error 4 in…
Vokuhila-Oliba
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Linux Bash Script, Single Command But Multiple Lines?
I have the following script I wrote by searching Google, and it backs up my Linux system to an archive:
#!/bin/bash
# init
DATE=$(date +20%y%m%d)
tar -cvpzf /share/Recovery/Snapshots/$HOSTNAME_$DATE.tar.gz --exclude=/proc --exclude=/lost+found…
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What do the parentheses and number after a Unix command or C function mean?
I keep seeing parentheses and a number after a command in Unix or Linux or C function.
For example: man(8), ftok(2), mount(8), etc.
What do these mean? I see them in man too.
Malfist
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How to convert .ppk key to OpenSSH key under Linux?
I know that is possible to convert .ppk under puttygen in Windows, but how to do that on Linux? Is this possible ?
marioosh
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How to make an SSH tunnel publicly accessible?
Referring back to this question, I am executing the below via OpenSSH (Client: Mac OS X 10.6 | Server: Linux Mint), however the port that is being tunneled is not working publicly:
ssh -R 8080:localhost:80 -N root@example.com
The purpose is so the…
Trevor Rudolph
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How to fix the wrong number of unread emails flag in Outlook?
I have an annoying problem in Outlook 2013. My inbox is flagged with "1" unread message, but this is not the case. Even when I empty my inbox folder, this bold "1" stays next to my folder, new as it contains a new message.
I've tried to "empty" it,…
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How do I extract files from an MSI package?
We have some old patches that we want to get the files from but don't wish to spend the time installing them to a machine.
Can anyone advise a way to extract files from an MSI installation package?
Martin
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Windows equivalent of the Linux command 'touch'?
What do you use when you want to update the date-modified field of a file on Windows?
commands accessible via C++, .NET, C#, or something native to Windows (Vista preferably)
tools/applications preferably free, and if possible open source as…
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Is there any program or way to make Mac OS X's ⌘-Tab behave like Windows' Alt-Tab?
Is there any program or way to make Mac OS X's ⌘Tab(Command-Tab) behave like Windows' AltTab?
That is, instead of switching between applications, to switch between windows of all applications?
I do know there's a way to switch between windows of the…
Pablo Fernandez
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