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What's the difference between one-dash and two-dashes for command prompt parameters?
I was wondering why is it that some programs requires their command prompt parameters to have two dashes in front whereas some (most) only require one dash in front?
For example most programs look ...
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Windows PowerShell equivalent to Unix/Linux `pwd`?
In follow-up to the cmd.exe question, what is the PowerShell equivalent to echo %cd%, or Linux/Unix pwd?
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Is there a Windows equivalent of the Unix "strings" command?
strings in Unix and Linux extracts printable strings from a binary file. Is there a version of this for Windows? I couldn't find one.
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What is Gnome / KDE etc?
I have been on Windows my entire life.
Without getting too technical, what are these things?
When I search on the net, I get some technical results. I simple do not understand what these things are!
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Linux/Unix in Windows
What would be the best way to get the full-blown Unix/Linux bash inside Windows?
I don't mean the Virtual Machine, but rather only the terminal with mounted NTFS drives.
This way I could use the ...
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How to zoom the screen in windows 7 like in linux (Ubuntu)
In linux we can zoom the screen using Windows Key + Mouse Scroll. On windows 7 how to do it
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"cd -" equivalent on Windows? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Navigate to previous directory in windows command prompt
Is there an equivalent of Linux's cd - (change to previous directory) in Windows?
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Is the Windows kernel considered an "application"?
If it is true that all Windows files with the ".exe" file extension are considered "applications", is NTOSKRNL.exe, the Windows kernel, an "application", or is this an exception to the rule? What ...
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How to convert a text file's line termination from Windows/DOS to Unix? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Convert CRLF’s to line feeds on Linux
I have several scripts that produce a /bin/sh^M bad interpreter error message when they are run. I believe this is because they are ...
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Can I view the Unix permissions of a file in a .zip archive?
is there a way to view the Unix permissions for a file under Windows?
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How to Mark NTFS filesystem dirty from *NIX/Linux?
Is there any way to mark a NTFS-fileystem dirty using ntfstools/ntfs-3g or any other tool, so it gets chkdsk'd when windows boots?
I know I can do that from windows or the recovery console but I'm ...
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what is the linux cmd to get the SID
If I want to get the SID of a particular user in windows. I would run the following cmd from a DOS windows:
cmd> wmic useraccount get name,sid
example output> kehelly S-1-5-21-3623811015-...
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Connecting to Multiple Wifi Networks Simultaneously
There are multiple wifi networks available on campus. I have noticed that on the primary network, certain important websites (Google) have extremely long load times. This can be resolved to switching ...
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Linux, Unix, Windows... Is access/modify time relative to system time?
I have searched, but can't find the right terminology.
For example, if today was Friday, and a file was modified on Wednesday, then when I change the system time to Saturday, does the file's mtime ...
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How can I log all my command-line activity?
I just had a Heisenbug that completely disappeared on me. I'm convinced that something funny must have happened when I compiled my program several days or a week ago.
But sadly, my Windows (MINGW) ...
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