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A combination of display monitor and keyboard (or other device that allows input) for system monitoring and administration.

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How to change codepage for WSL console?

I've read Problems when using "New Windows Terminal" to ssh into non-UTF codepage servers where an answer suggests using LUIT or maybe Screen. But I am wondering if there is a different ...
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Blinking text in initramfs

I use echo -e "\x1b[01;05;32m *** \x1b[0m" for print blinking stars, and all works fine. But when I try change resolution by kernel parameter vga=0x0307 and\or grub options ...
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Ubuntu bash terminal under wsl unexpectedly switches to "jump over the words" input mode

Below I assume that there are two input modes for terminal (console): in "normal mode" when you press ← your cursor moves to the left by 1 symbol, when you press → your cursor moves to the ...
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Capture Output of Alt-SysRq Command Input via "True" Linux Console

Couldn't find an answer to this basic question, prolly due to weak Google-fu... Open a "true" console in Linux (CtrlAltF1) Login to the newly opened console as user AltSysRqSpace (Thanks!) ...
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Ser2net returns double lines in terminal. What to do?

I'm pretty new to Linux, but I decided to build my own console server to connect to my Cisco devices. I have a Raspberry Pi 4 on which I did install ser2net and it works just fine. But when I enter ...
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PuTTY vs ssh.exe on Windows for ssh connections

When I want to connect via ssh to Linux servers from my Windows laptop, my main choices are using PuTTY as I have for 20 years, or using the ssh.exe that's now default on all Windows systems (Win10+) ...
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Cannot read error in console nor via redirect

What I have done: Installed Ubuntu Server 20.04.6LTS to SSD (/sda), extra drives HDD (/sdb). There is an extra HDD (call it /sdc for now) that was RAID1. RAID1: I followed the ideas outlined here, ...
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Linux serial console works with earlyprintk=ttyS1, but not with console=ttyS1

I have a server with its secondary UART (ttyS1) connected via USB to a laptop (at /dev/ttyUSB10). If I boot Linux on the server with console=ttyS1,115200n8 earlyprintk=ttyS1,115200n8 I can see the ...
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Create Windows console user alias

I must create a video tutorial and I need to show the Windows terminal. I'd like to create an alias of the console user: is this possible without creating a new user? For example, C:\Users\maryjane ...
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nVidia graphics: Virtual Console not showing

After a fresh install of Debian 12 "Bookworm" (using KDE Plasma), I installed the propriatary nVidia drivers: sudo apt install nvidia-driver After the following reboot, I tried to log in ...
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I installed grype on my Windows 10 machine, but my WSL2 console does not seem to detect it. What have I done wrong?

I installed Grype through a command I ran in WSL2 and I believe I correctly added it to PATH. When I try and use Grype in my terminal however, nothing happens. I added "C:\grype" to PATH. ...
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Troubleshooting of low performance of console programs

When I use neovim in alacritty in weston, it works slow (low FPS). However, this problem is observed only in this particular bunch of programs. There is no problem if: Running neovim in other ...
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Why apt doesnt add software to the PATH? [duplicate]

I was comparing snap and apt installation methods. First of all I tried with snap: sudo apt update - I am not sure, wether it have any sence to update and upgrade repos when using snap, but did that ...
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Is there a way to change frequency and duration of the BEL (beep) in the non-graphical bash console?

I've seen many posts regarding disabling the BEL beep, or swapping it for a screen flash, but no way to change the frequency or duration of the sound. I would like the duration of the BEL to be by ...
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Windows 11 console closing early compared to Windows 10

I have a Python program that starts other programs using subprocess.Popen, and then generally exits. On Windows 10, this works fine: The console created by the Python program is used for the other ...
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Unicode letters replaced by ***** (letter n )

the letter n is being replaced with **** in my console when I run dbt. In text format: 11:59:24 Fou*****d 397 models, 15 tests, 0 s*****apshots, 0 a*****alyses, 639 macros, 0 operatio*****s, 11 seed ...
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Set Console Colors when Creating Shortcut with PowerShell

I can use code like this to create a shortcut file in PowerShell: $WshShell = New-Object -comObject WScript.Shell $Shortcut = $WshShell.CreateShortcut("$PSScriptRoot/myshortcut.lnk") $...
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Windows Change Specific Console Color While Program is Running

Is there a command I can run to change a single color in the command line to a different one, during runtime? For example, I can change a color by right clicking on cmd.exe, going into the color tab ...
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How to Hide Console Window for GUI apps on Windows 11? [duplicate]

On Windows 11 there are several GUI programs (for example, the jzIntv emulator) that I use which open a console window in the background, in addition to the main GUI window. Is there some method or ...
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How to open console app in Windows 11 without using new terminal feature?

I use this console app (Far manager since early Windows versions - it is best commander ever, the linux Midnight Commander is a pale rip off compared, it grew from Norton Commander and became 100x ...
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A strange image floats above my stuff briefly when I return to X. What does it mean?

I have 3 screens on my main machine, which is in another room and is powered on 24/7. So to cut down on glare, when I retire for the night, I blanks the screens with CTRL-ALT-F1. I can bring them ...
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How do I properly add parameters to program called within a windows command shortcut?

How do I properly add parameters to program called in a windows command shortcut? Passing parameters to the console alone, is trivial: cmd.exe /h ... but what if you want to both open a console &&...
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What determines the line width of Windows command processor redirected output?

When redirecting standard output (to a file, via >) of an application launched from the Windows command line, is the line width determined by the application or by Windows? As an example, I created ...
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How do I switch to the cmd in windows without an installation media?

I want to go to the Windows command prompt on Windows. I'm aware that you can open the console as a regular win32 application, but I want to use the console without the gui or anything, like what you ...
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How can you write to tty files

I want to use console API of beep to produce a tone because it has lower latency than the evdev API but doing so is not permitted in a graphical shell. Ctrl+Alt+F6 opens tty6 and after logging in I ...
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Why are some PowerShell consoles resizable and some are not?

I just noticed that on my main system, the PowerShell console is not resizable in that when you press maximise, the width does not change, and you cannot drag from the bottom corner to the right etc ...
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No kernel output after booting LFS

Whenever I tried to build LFS (Linux from scratch), I don't get any unexpected errors but however, after rebooting all I can see is just grub message from grub-mkconfig which says: Loading Linux 5.19....
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How to get Google Chrome to expand the hidden "[object Object]" data to record in the "chrome_debug.log"?

In Chrome, I can observe a site's JavaScript/data by right clicking on the page and selecting "Inspect", and then I click the "Console" tab, and scroll down a bit in a particular ...
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How to logout a KDE session in a TTY?

I encounter a KDE desktop(Kubuntu-20.04.4) fault, and now it stalled and does NOT response any operation, I can NOT logout in any normal ways. But this computer is running a important service, and ...
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Amazon EC2 how to close or recover a serial console session?

The relatively new serial console for EC2 servers is such a great relief. But I just ran into an issue where I closed the tab that had the console connection running. And when I wanted to get back to ...
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French accent characters issue when redirecting output in a Batch script

I am using Windows 7 Pro SP1 x64 French. Console (cmd.exe) : > chcp Page de codes active : 850 > net start MyService Le service ne répond pas à la fonction de maintenance. Vous obtiendrez une ...
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Why won't console window remain hidden while using Task Scheduler hidden property? [duplicate]

I'm trying to get my console program to run without being visible on the desktop. In Task Scheduler in Windows 11, I tried enabling it as a service and ticking the hidden checkbox, but it doesn't do ...
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Executable console group on Windows using PowerShell Remoting

I have a Windows application that generates the following (cryptic) error when I try to run via PowerShell Remoting or PsExec (same result). Could not locate executable console group for user/process ...
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How to create a console that act as a server?

I am a computer science student working on my capstone project. My team is building a vehicle renting system. In this system, user can book and rent a car they like on a specific date range. We are ...
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How to grant admin rights for the program with the console?

I can't grant the admin rights with a usual way (through the properties window) since my user doesn't have admin rights. However I have a console with the admin rights running, can I use it to grant ...
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Any way to change the sound generated by BEL (beep) in the Windows console?

When BEL (ASCII 7) is sent to standard output in the Windows console, a beep sound is generated. (BTW, the name was officially switch from BELL to BEL way back in 1965!) Is there any way to change ...
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Send a Click via Javascript console (chrome broswer console)

The whole webpage is like a javascipt container/iframe (i dont know the term) where there isn't really any element to click on. I basically want this click to keep alive the webpage. is there any way ...
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Where can I find a TeraTerm User Guide?

I am using TeraTerm for terminal emulation. I'd like to create a link on my Win10 desktop, to start TT with specific connection params for a COM port. As a reference, I have command lines that open a ...
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How to create a screenshot of the Linux command line shown on the monitor - No X running

I need to see the monitor of the linux system I am connected to by SSH. I know I can dump the contents of the console as ASCII characters, but this won't show me how the characters are rendered ...
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Can't escape this complex command correctly so it will run properly from the registry

I am creating a new right click context menu entry for all files. It's located here: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\FileUtilities\shell\a_addtofolder It basically just adds selected files to a new folder. ...
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FFmpeg. Combine drawtext, fade and afade filters with filter_complex

I have these two codes that work fine, separately ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -filter_complex "drawtext=fontfile=Lato-Light.ttf:text='TEXT':fontsize=60:fontcolor=white:alpha='if(lt(t,2),0,if(lt(t,4),(t-2)/...
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Putty / SSH with a virtual console width of 2000 characters

When I use putty.exe to SSH a Linux server, I usually use a console width of ~ 160 columns (configurable in the Putty settings, Window tab). But even with this, when you do things like cat /var/log/...
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Windows Advanced System Settings console log as displayed in System Properties

I need to log to text file some of the items from Advances System Settings (Windows 10) with the exact text as displayed in Control Panet / System / Advanced System Settings. One important parameter ...
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How do i show characters from different languages in cmd at the same time?

Suppose I want be able to dislpay this string in cmd at the same time: ██ অ আ কা কি ক अ आ इ ई 国 会 这 来 对 ܬ‎, ܫ‎, ܪ‎, ܩ‎, ܨ‎, ܦ But, it shows this when the font is set to Lucida Console‎. When i set ...
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How to prevent console applications from auto-closing in Windows?

This has been pretty persistent and annoying issue that I could not resolve. Namely, whenever I open console application (from .exe), console window is shrank and automatically closed within few ...
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Weird text on console before the login interface in Deepin 20

I'm a linux Deepin 20 user and I've installed it this week. I've noticed that when starting my laptop, a message containing some sort of errors appears on the black screen and then dissappears, the ...
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How using SET command with a call to CMD.EXE? [duplicate]

I have to create system variable in Windows through calling CMD.Exe. I try : cmd.exe /C maVar=maVal Saddly, no maVar is created. If i open CMD.Exe and type : maVar=maVal -> maVar is created. ...
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Windows 10: run cmd at power-on WITH console window

I have a batch file (which sets some stuff up and runs a Python script) that must be run at Windows 10 power-on; not log-on, power-on. The Python script outputs useful diagnostics to the console and ...
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Console text editor and Ctrl+S within screen

I cannot use any console based text editors because my Ctrl+S is blocked by console output control -- Ctrl+S normally means stop scrolling under console or terminal, and my screen is eating that key, ...
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How do I set default boot option to console instead of a desktop environment?

I am using Debian 10 and I have installed cinnamon and Gnome but I want it to boot directly into the default console instead of a desktop environment. How do I do that?
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