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SSH option SecurityKeyProvider works from command line but not config file linux WSL--other options fine
I'm trying to ssh into my work server but this bug has been bugging me for a few months now. Every other option in my config file (housed at ~/.ssh/config) works fine, but for some reason ...
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Fish shell reports "math: Error: Missing operator" on tab completion
I noticed the error this morning, but I don't think I have changed anything last night, so I am very confused right now. Perhaps I updated some utilities on my system and it somehow broke the back ...
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Calcurse cant sync with Nextcloud
Hello I've recently setup a nextcloud instance with a calendar and wanted to sync my calcurse with it.
This is my calcurse-caldav config(password, username and hostname obviously changed):
[General]
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CamelCase-aware backward-kill-word in readline
backward-kill-word is a readline action that deletes the previous alphanumeric word. For example, applying this action in the following scenario (▯ indicates the position of the cursor)
echo hello-...
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How to specify the sender with the alpine e-mail client?
I seem to have run into a situation where configuring the alpine e-mail client (formerly just pine) for a specific user seems to override some configuration so that the username for the operating ...
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Command line for editing a configuration file value without an interactive editor
Many configuration files are based on the format Key value or Key=value with one line for each of them.
Many packages provide a default configuration file where theses available configuration keys are ...
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Configure firefox without using the gui
in the context of automating the installation of a machine, I would like to configure firefox, specifically the proxy settings, from the command line, either by executing commands or by editing ...
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how to find which packages are installed system-wide in NixOS?
Is there a command that can be used to figure out which packages are installed system-wide in NixOS?
For instance, I can list packages installed for my current user with nix-env -q. I don't know of ...
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Connect PC_A(with a private IP) to PC_B(with a private IP) using/through PC_C(with a public IP) using SSH
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I have a client running in a PC_A (PC_A is connected in a LAN hence having a private IP)
I have a server running in a PC_B (PC_B is connected in a LAN hence having a private IP)
==> I ...
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How to override warning in Taskwarrior?
I have the following output whenever I issue task:
TASKRC override: /path/taskrc
TASKDATA override: /path/.task
It's because I put the config and data files in non-default external location ...
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how to configure alpine to list all remote IMAP folders together?
This may be tangential to gmail usage; I registered a domain with gandi.net and want to access that e-mail with IMAP.
While I can edit this directly from .pinerc I cannot find this setting through M ...
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Start MC in terminal mode
Is there a command line switch or configuration option so that MC starts in terminal mode (same as if I would press ctrl-o after running mc).
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Best practice for using files from github projects
I'm using the tmuxinator ruby gem which I installed via gem install tmuxinator,as per the projects github installation instructions.
tmuxinator link
As part of their installation instructions they ...
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Appending a line to a [section] of a config file
I've noticed that some Linux configuration files (e.g. /etc/samba/smb.conf) expect you to enter the actual settings (key value pairs) in a particular "section" of the file such as [global].
I'm ...
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Where should I save color codes for the PS1 command line / terminal? [closed]
This question is about best practices. I know logging in over secure shell or switching users su, and su -l have different effects. Also, in the event you make a typo in the configuration, you still ...
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