Unanswered Questions
12,693 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Is it possible to make WinSCP use my SSH config file?
I use SSH-based tools on Windows, which use configuration files in %HOME%\.ssh\.
Is it possible to make WinSCP use that configuration file too, so I only have to manage one configuration?
It's ...
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How can I have new fullscreen mac windows open next to the current window?
I finally figured out how to stop fullscreen windows from moving to the first space when I open a new program in fullscreen mode (System Preferences -> Mission Control -> uncheck "Automatically ...
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How to stop minimized Chrome windows opening automatically in Mac OS
I often leave a Chrome window minimized in the Dock (with something I want to read/do later, and don't want to find again, for example). In the meantime, though, I'll often click on links in emails, ...
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Set audio output priority on OSX
I would like to know how to set priority of Audio Output devices on macOS Sierra. I have an external Dell docking station that I sometimes plug into the USB-C port, and this device has an audio ...
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Attach to the same tmux session from different nodes of a cluster
I'm working on a computing cluster which has several hundreds of nodes. A load-balancing scheme picks an idle node to login to when ssh-ing into the cluster. As a result, it is very unlikely to re-...
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OSX shortcut for switching input language working erratically
I'm using the keyboard shortcut option+shift+command+L to select the next source in the input menu. When I'm doing language work I frequently have to switch between Arabic and English keyboard layouts/...
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What, according to Time Machine, are "System Files and Applications"?
On Time Machine in Mac OS X (10.6), if you add /System to the exclusion list (items that should not be included in backups), it offers to exclude all "System Files and Applications" as well. What ...
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Why can’t I type during git clone PuTTY connection?
I want to clone git repo from CLI in Windows. When I'm executing:
git clone '...'
I am then getting:
The server's rsa2 key fingerprint is:
ssh-rsa blablabla
If you trust this ...
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Why is there no UDP port forwarding in SSH?
I know SSH can forward TCP ports, not UDP. I'm not seeking help to circumvent this restriction (this subject is covered here).
I'd like to know what is the reason SSH never got UDP forwarding ability....
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How can I exclude a port from macports upgrade outdated?
I want to update all my outdated ports, but as libgcc-devel takes upwards of 3 hours to build, I want to exclude it. The tip I read on the internet is applying logical operators. So I run
$ sudo port ...
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OS X: let scutil use stored secret when connecting L2TP VPN
This is a follow-up question of Start configured VPN from command line (OSX).
I tried the answer by @encoded, which suggests the following command:
scutil --nc start [A-name-of-VPN-configuration-...
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Is Xfce supposed to run slowly on Virtualbox?
I'm having problems getting Xfce systems on VirtualBox to run smoothly. What I mean by slow is that moving or resizing windows looks very "laggy" (basically just windows jumping from one ...
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Mac OS X routing table protection
I'm looking for a way to protect my Mac OS 10.8 routing table. After connecting to my employer's network using the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, a bunch of new routes are installed into my ...
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How to prevent gnu screen capturing the mouse?
I want to use local scrollback on my terminal, whilst using gnu screen. That's because my network connection is incredibly slow, so using screen's scrollback is very slow. Local scrollback is much ...
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Stopping creation of .localized files
Some folders on my new Mac has .localized files in them.
I know they are related to localization (duh), but I don't need that, in fact I specifically want everything file system related to be ...
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