Most Popular
1500 questions
267
votes
6 answers
How to automatically reload modified files in Notepad++
How can automatically reload modified files in Notepad++? The confirmation step is annoying, and is completely unnecessary in some situations.
mjsr
- 6,278
- 4
- 27
- 37
266
votes
7 answers
How to show the current column in the statusbar in vim?
I would like to show the current column in the statusbar, as is common in many other text editors. E.g. it's good to know if you are around column 80 or above.
How to show the current column in the statusbar?
Jonas
- 25,524
- 47
- 103
- 124
266
votes
5 answers
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
- 3,023
- 3
- 15
- 6
265
votes
11 answers
Delete all lines in Notepad++ except lines containing a word I need?
I have a text file and want to keep lines started with , and delete all the other lines.
How can I do it?
alon
263
votes
7 answers
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…
TheOneTeam
- 4,867
- 6
- 35
- 44
262
votes
10 answers
Why is Google so much faster than a hard-drive search?
When I search a file on my HD in Windows 7 or Windows XP it takes some minutes to finish the process. If I fill in a search term in Google, the answer is on my screen in milliseconds
How is it possible for Google to search the Internet, which is…
Arne
- 1,767
- 2
- 11
- 4
262
votes
1 answer
How can I clear cookies for a single site?
Sometimes a webapp breaks for whatever reason, and I need to clear my cookies in order to use it again. I wind up clearing all of my cookies, which is a pain, because I then have to log back in to all the sites I use.
I've tried F12, and…
Louis Waweru
- 23,220
- 37
- 128
- 193
262
votes
5 answers
Which Unicode characters do smilies like ٩(•̮̮̃•̃)۶ consist of?
How do I make Unicode texts like the one in the title, or like the following, without resorting to copy+paste?
٩(-̮̮̃-̃)۶ ٩(●̮̮̃•̃)۶ ٩(͡๏̯͡๏)۶ ٩(-̮̮̃•̃).
As an aside, note that in your browser the above example should look like:
Anirudh Goel
- 2,953
- 4
- 18
- 18
262
votes
9 answers
How do I get an entire directory in sftp?
I'm just learning to use sftp, and I want to copy a directory from the remote computer to my local computer. If I try
get [directory]
it gives me this error:
Cannot download non-regular file: /home/mpirocch/Documents
get -R doesn't work, either.
Matthew
- 13,986
- 15
- 70
- 115
262
votes
27 answers
What can I do to stop the Play / Pause button from opening iTunes?
In Snow Leopard the Play / Pause media button (on the F8 key) opens up iTunes. How can I disable that? Preferably keeping the old Leopard behaviour, so I can use it to control other media applications (e.g. Spotify).
Olly
- 576
- 4
- 8
- 10
261
votes
5 answers
Why should I use Vagrant instead of just VirtualBox?
I've been using VirtualBox for many years to create a development environment.
A lot of my colleagues are talking about Vagrant and many people seem very excited about it but I just can't seem to grasp the benefits of it.. seems to me like it's a…
John Hunt
- 3,028
- 4
- 15
- 17
261
votes
12 answers
How do I get different background images on my dual monitors?
Is there a way to set two different background pictures for my two monitors in Windows 7?
By default the same background picture is used for both displays. I am looking for a solution without installing extra software.
balint
- 2,793
- 3
- 17
- 10
257
votes
7 answers
What are differences between VBoxVGA, VMSVGA and VBoxSVGA in VirtualBox?
VirtualBox 6.0 provides a new setting called Graphics Controller. There are four options to choose from:
None
VBoxVGA
VMSVGA
VBoxSVGA
In the user manual I have found this information:
Graphics Controller: Specifies the graphics adapter type used…
Ashark
- 3,248
- 3
- 11
- 21
256
votes
8 answers
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
- 4,162
- 8
- 34
- 47
255
votes
10 answers
How do I find a file by filename in Mac OSX terminal?
I want to find a file on my Macbook with the filename: abc.dmg. I've tried to use spotlight, but it doesn't find it. When I tried find, and used: find -name abc.dmg -path /, I got errors back.
What is the proper syntax to find a file by filename…
SPRBRN
- 6,902
- 12
- 59
- 90