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How do I ensure Git doesn't ask me for my GitHub username and password?
I am working with a repo on GitHub and everytime I try to push something, it asks for my GitHub username and password. I don't want it doing that.
I tried the instructions on setting your email in Git, namely set up the Git variables github.user and…
picardo
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Mac: 3 monitor setup: My desktop set keep switching places between monitors
Situation:
I have a MacBook pro MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)
And have 2 External Monitors ASUS VS247 Display connected via thunderbolt.
On each monitor, I have multiple Desktops/Spaces open.
Problem:
When I wake my mac from sleep,…
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Why is there a percent sign '%' in the IPv6 address?
I am using the .NET Framework classes to get the IP addresses for my machine:
Dns.GetHostAddresses(Dns.GetHostName())
I have a VirtualBox adapter which has both an IPv4 and IPv6 address. Using the .NET code, I am getting the IPv6 address as…
Amith George
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How to run Unix commands from within Vim?
How can I run Unix commands while I'm inside vim?
funk-shun
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How do I use the Selection tool to move things in GIMP?
Using GIMP 2.6.11
My previous image-editing software of choice was Microsoft Paint, which was very intuitive: make a rectangle, click + drag to move the contents of the rectangle around.
How do I replicate this functionality in GIMP? I seem to only…
Raven Dreamer
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How does Windows know if a program is not responding?
How does Windows know if a program is not responding? Does it constantly keep polling all running applications?
ArunPrasanth
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How to syntax highlight via Less
is there a way to syntax highlight a file I see in Less?
actually I'm using this command to open an xml file (and sometimes a series of them)
less htmleditors/htmleditors_config.xml
or
less [multiple files]
I'd like to stay in Less (to learn that…
Jesper Rønn-Jensen
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What utility can move my Windows boot partition over to another hard drive?
Can anyone recommend a cheap/free utility that can do this without very much effort?
My preference is that it would be really easy.
Boot into Windows
Pick drive to move
Pick target drive
It copies everything over, and reboots to the correct…
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How do I delete a folder that's in use?
Sometimes when I'm working in Windows I'll get this prompt when I try to delete a directory:
Folder In Use
The action can't be completed because the folder is open in another program
Close the folder and try again.
However, the folder isn't "in…
Factor Mystic
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Apostrophes and double quotes don't show up until I type the next letter
in Windows XP, when I type an apostrophe ', or dumb/typewriter quote ", no character is displayed. If I type another character, the apostrophe or dumb quote and the next character appear at the same time. This happens with double quotes ",…
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How to access linux/Ubuntu files from Windows 10 WSL?
This question answers how to access Windows files from Ubuntu Bash, but how can I do the opposite?
Specifically, I need to access my SSH key from Windows which is located at /home/mark/.ssh/id_rsa under Bash.
mpen
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Why does the /winsxs folder grow so large, and can it be made smaller?
A Vista virtual machine I use only has a 10 GB virtual hard disk -- and I'm worried about it running out of space over time.
I used TreeSize to check for the culprits..
And the primary culprit is that /winsxs or "Windows Side-By-Side" folder.
What…
Jeff Atwood
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Disable Microsoft Office Upload Center
With Microsoft Office 2013 and 2016, Microsoft Office Upload Center runs automatically and shows up in the system tray. I don't use it and want stop it from running.
How can I remove that program completely?
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How can I provoke Windows to hang (freeze)?
I need to test equipment behaviour in the event that Windows hard hangs/freezes (e.g. frozen screen, no LEDs blinking, no reaction to inputs, including Ctrl+Alt+Del, etc.). In order to have enough experiments in a reasonably short time I need to…
hypers
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Can Windows tell me what is using my USB drive?
Being the good citizen I am, I left-click on the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon in my taskbar, and select my USB drive to dismount.
Then I get the message:
Windows can't stop your Generic volume device because it is in use. Close
any programs or…
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