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How do I pass command line arguments to Dock items?
I'm attempting to follow the instructions for pinning startup tabs in Chrome. On OS X how do I add command line arguments to items that persist in my dock?
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How do I start Chrome using a specified “user profile”?
I use the new built-in "Users" feature of Chrome to switch between Home/Work accounts easily. However, Chrome remembers the "last" user profile you had selected when launching new windows. This is a ...
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How to start a program with command line arguments on Windows' cmd with 'start' command?
I need to start a program (virtual machine) in the background with a start command on Windows' 7 command line. Normally you owuld do this like that :
start /b cmd yourprogram
But I need to pass ...
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Unix tools: what if a file is named minus something?
I'm always wondering: most GNU/Unix tools take options in the form "minus something", sometimes followed by an argument. What if you got a file named minus something?
$ ls
-f
$ rm -f
$ ls
-f
$ mv -f ...
