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Linux / OS X tar incompatibility – tarballs created on OS X give errors when untarred in Linux

When I tar up files on my Macbook and untar them in Linux, I repeatedly get the following warnings/errors: tar: Ignoring unknown extended header keyword `SCHILY.ino' tar: Ignoring unknown extended header keyword `SCHILY.nlink' tar: Ignoring…
Dave Dopson
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Word: Disable spell checker for a paragraph?

Is it possible to disable the automatic spell checker in MS Word 2010 for single paragraphs of a document or just for some parts of a document? I'd like to get rid of the squiggly lines in some parts of a document (e.g. containing extracts of an XML…
M4N
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How to open Google Chrome with extensions disabled / turned off?

Google Chrome is crashing when I try to open it. I'm assuming that it's probably a bad extension that's causing the problem. How can I start up Chrome with all extensions disabled / turned off?
t_b_b
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List files bigger than filesize specified

How can I make ls (or any other command) list only files bigger than a specific file size?
Johnny
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What's the difference between GMT+01:00 Amsterdam and GMT+01:00 Brussels?

I live in Vienna. My newly reset Android device just asked me about my time zone and I have multiple options available: Amsterdam GMT+01:00 Belgrade GMT+01:00 Brussels GMT+01:00 Sarajevo GMT+01:00 Apparently, Windows also offers different GMT+01:00…
Heinzi
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Why are there many processes listed under the same title in htop?

Can anyone explain to me why there are sometimes 10 or 15 processes with the same title and "stats" listed in htop? I'm guessing there are multiple threads running - but that many of them obviously couldn't be running concurrently. Is there any sort…
javanix
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How to remove/reset Windows Subsystem for Linux on Windows Insider Build 14316

I installed the Windows Subsystem for Linux on Windows 10 Insider Preview build 14316. Now I would like to remove it or, better, revert to its factory defaults i.e. as it was when just installed. I tried, to remove it from the "Turn Windows features…
shub
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What limits Windows 7 x64 machines to <=192GB RAM?

I know motherboards, BIOS, etc may set upper limits on how much RAM we can install or use on individual machines. However, what defines the maximum RAM for Windows 7 x64? Is that a fundamental architectural limitation of the OS? Different Windows…
Lucas Fortini
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How to add more commands to Git Bash?

I am working on windows machine and I use bash shell which comes with Git. But there are many utilities which are missing in this version of bash shell. How can I install more commands on this shell?
Ankit Zalani
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What is the .bashrc file?

Unix shells when starting read the .bashrc file and execute commands written in it. What is this file and what does it execute?
pineapple
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How can I delete all web history that matches a specific query in Google Chrome

In Google Chrome, is it possible to delete all search history that matches a specific query (for example, en.wikipedia.org)?
Anderson Green
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Using GIMP, what is the easiest way to repeat an image in a tiled fashion?

I have an image that is 100×125 pixels in size. I'd like to create a new image by repeating the source image, five times, horizontally (so the new image is 500×125px). The repetitions must be pixel perfect, in exactly the right place (so I'm less…
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What does "delayed start" do in startup type for a Windows service?

What is the difference between Automatic and Automatic (Delayed Start) for a property setting for a Windows service? i.e. what do I gain or lose by setting my service as one or the other? Running the service on Windows Server 2008 x64
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How to monitor a folder and trigger a command-line action when a file is created or edited?

I need to set up some sort of a script on my Vista machine, so that whenever a file is added to a particular folder, it automatically triggers a background process that operates on the file. (The background process is just a command-line utility…
bigmattyh
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How to list the contents of a zip along w/ file sizes and compression ratio via cmd line

How do I list the contents of a zip along w/ file sizes and compression ratio (or packed size) on osx w/ command line tools?
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