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zsh starts incredibly slowly

ZSH takes about a second and a half from creating a new terminal window to being ready. I'm pretty sure that the culprit is compinit. I haven't been able to find good documentation on compinit, but it looks like it should be caching all of the…
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How to sync bookmarks across Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox bookmarks?

How to sync bookmarks across Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox bookmarks? As I currently understand, Google Chrome puts bookmarks separately from Google Bookmarks, which is accessible in Firefox by using Google Toolbar for Firefox. Right? So, how…
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How do I get the size of a Linux or Mac OS X directory from the command-line?

What command do I use to find the size of all the files (recursively) in a Linux or Mac OS X directory?
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How can I open a file read-only from command line with emacs/vi/vim

Is there a way to tell emacs/vi/vim (from the command line) that I want to view the file in view-mode or read-only. I know how to open a file as read only if emacs/vi/vim is already running.
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How do I connect VLC to a known DLNA server?

I have VLC on my Mac and would like to connect to a DLNA server on my LAN but the server isn't showing up in VLC's UPnP auto-discovery UI. Given the IP address of the server how can I point VLC to it explicitly so it can be 'discovered'?
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Windows command that returns external IP

Is there a command by which I can find my external IP of my router or my NAT\DSL Router, etc., eliminating the need to visit whatsmyip.net or similar.
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How to enable HiDPI support on Zoom.us linux client?

Screen elements are too small to click or read on my 4K laptop screen. How do I make it obey Gnome scaling, which is set to 200%? I'm on Fedora 29, but this should be the same issue on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS This issue also affects macbook retina display…
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bash watch command with colors preserved

From man watch: Non-printing characters are stripped from program output. Use "cat -v" as part of the command pipeline if you want to see them. So how do I use cat -v if I want to see the colored output from: watch ls -al --color
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How do I change the language of the Linux subsystem in Windows 10 (WSL)?

After installing Bash in Windows 10 I noted that it is using Swedish in the linux applications. My Windows 10 installation is in English. I have tried to reinstall bash after changing the default input language to english using lxrun /uninstall…
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Equivalent of chmod to change file permissions in Windows

Is there any Windows equivalent of Linux's chmod to change the permissions of a file?
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What exactly is <() in bash (and =() in zsh)?

I'm pretty comfortable with bash, but recently I ended up in a substitution I didn't know. What exactly is <(command) in bash? How does it compare to the =(command) in zsh? I understand that this has something to do with default file descriptors. In…
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PuTTY how to select text and copy text using keyboard ONLY

Is there any way of selecting a text with keyboard the way I do it normally using Shift+arrows.
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Is CRT degaussing really dangerous for nearby laptops?

I have an old CRT connected to laptop as a secondary display. As you know, when CRT turns on it degausses itself; remember that sound when you turn it on, or force degaussing through menu. CRTs have a copper, or often in the case of cheaper…
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Are computers with more RAM potentially faster if not all memory is usually in use?

Let's say I have a computer with 16 GB of memory. If my computer is usually only using about 4 GB and never reaches 8 GB, is it any faster than a computer with only 8 GB of (the same type of) memory? Would my computer run equally fast by removing…
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Is there a way to list Chocolatey packages with their install directory?

The command choco list -lo lists the installed packages. But how do I determine where a Chocolatey application installs? So far I've had to hunt around for them. Some examples: NUnit goes to Program Files (x86) WGET goes to…
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