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Documentation is a file or set of files that come with a program which detail the programs operation.

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Where does one find documentation regarding various plist / “default” settings in macOS?

When I try to find out how to do various things on macOS, there are often mentions online as well as on this site of various pieces of software that do this. More rarely, I am able to find mentions of ...
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Where can I find complete documentation on desktop.ini for Windows 7?

The documentation at the Windows Dev Center is fairly limited compared not only to third party sites, but to even what I can create by changing folder settings and opening up the resulting desktop.ini ...
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XKB configuration file documentation?

I'm trying to debug some keyboard issues on an Ubuntu Linux desktop. I'm reading XKB configuration files at this point, but I have yet to find the documentation on these files. Instructions like this ...
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Where is the Official list of Windows Environment Variables?

I'm working on some .bat stuff created in a legacy application, which uses many environment variables. I need to know exactly what is every one of them (%windir%, %os%, etc.). So I need the official ...
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How should one best save a "documentation" of a directory tree? [duplicate]

I have an old "music" directory tree with tons of files. Although it is being replaced by a new "music" directory tree (this time with FLACs instead of MP3s), I shall still like to ...
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What does 'source' do?

$ whatis source source: nothing appropriate. $ man source No manual entry for source $ source bash: source: filename argument required source: usage: source filename [arguments] It exists, and it is ...
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Looking for an efficient way to query "perldelta"s for news

A common problem I have with Perl is this: I want to find out at which release some feature had been introduced. There were several "perldelta" manual pages (one for each release), but I'm ...
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Microsoft Word Page Number Location

I am working on a Macbook, and I am working on word 16.57. I added some page numbers at the bottom right of the pages, but the numbers show way too high up in the page. It is the first time I see it ...
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Align images to paragraphs in step-by-step process instructions (Microsoft Word)

I am trying to reformat step-by-step manufacturing process instructions that someone else created in Microsoft Word - each one is about 10 pages long. The current documents do not do a good job of ...
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How can I disable moving / animated pictures in documentation?

I would like to learn Visual Studio Code, but I cannot get past its "modern" and "engaging" documentation. The very first screen you get when I browse to this URL has a moving ...
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How to document Excel Power Query steps?

I have an Excel 2016 spreadsheet that has a Power Query sheet in it. The query is used for transforming data. The query has multiple steps. While some of the steps are straight forward, others are ...
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devdocs.io doesn't seem to work offline

OS: Linux Mint 18.3 Browser: FireFox 70.0.1 Ironically the documentation for devdocs.io is somewhat scarce. It seems there is no add-on for FireFox for devdocs, although there is one for Chrome. I'm ...
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Automatically fixing of some pydocstyle errors?

Pydocstyle is a piece of software that provides warnings for python docstrings. Some of these could easily be fixed by a computer e.g. D209 Multi-line docstring closing quotes should be on a separate ...
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Documentation for SKEW.P

I think the formula for population skewness from photo here is wrong. I think correct formula is this. Am I right? [EDIT] Please check the example and the result in documentation with both formulas. ...
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Is documentation available on files and directories in the Opera profile folder?

To optimize backups on Ubuntu, I need to know what files and directories can be skipped. Mozilla has a nice documentation of the Firefox profile folder. Is such a page available for Opera? The ...
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Performance required to improve Windows Experience Index?

Is there a guide on the metrics required to obtain a certain Windows Experience Index? A Microsoft guy said in January 2009: On the matter of transparency, it is indeed our plan to disclose in ...
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Windows Registry Key database [closed]

Is there a document or a website where the Windows registry keys are explained ? Some of them are clear, however when looking for certain features it is difficult to get documentation. Thanks
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Anyone knows what Framework used to build react native documentation or the react js documentation?

I was goind to start a documentation and I was in love with the documentation made by react js or the react native documentation which is really awesome. I wanna know what framework used to create the ...
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How to get xournalpp's code documentation?

I installed xournalpp like this in Debian: sudo apt install doxygen sudo apt install graphviz sudo dpkg -i xournalpp-1.0.20-hotfix-hotfix-Debian-buster-x86_64.deb By entering the menu: office--...
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How to resize a screenshot so together with its explanation it fits one document page

I am writing instructions for tablet/smartphone users. Generally I have one screenshot and some explaining text on one document page (currently a Word document). Is it automatically possible in Word ...
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ROG Maximus XI Hero (wifi) temperature sensor identification in iCue

I set up my ROG Maximus and installed iCue. The dashboard intelligently picked up all the voltage and heat senors from the CPU and other parts but not from the motherboard. It just lists Temp #1...to #...
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hevc_nvenc option information

I tried to encode to hevc_nvenc but the documentation on FFmpeg is too less and all options are not clearly defined. So if anyone can be good enough what all options do and what settings and filters ...
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Ffmpeg bluray option

let's take for example I got this https://nyaa.si/view/1235388 According to FFmpeg usage to take Bluray as input we can use ffmpeg -i bluray:"path/to/bluray/" -map 0 -c copy -c:a flac remuxed-bluray....
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Why is a second "tmpfs" parameter necessary when mounting a tmpfs?

Excerpted from the documentation So 'mount -t tmpfs -o size=10G,nr_inodes=10k,mode=700 tmpfs /mytmpfs' will give you tmpfs instance on /mytmpfs which can allocate 10GB RAM/SWAP in 10240 inodes ...
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How to understand my network switch vLAN

I have a network switch that is unmanageable but it has (Vlan, Trunk, group, port and set) option via button.  I can't find a manual because there is no model or company name. Update: Appleoddity has ...
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How to conveniently create and edit ASCII tables?

Are there any text editors which can read in a plain-text file containing an ASCII table and render the table wih convenient table-editing tools such as "add row," "auto-fit column width," "delete ...
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The start button in Windows 10 is not really start, how should instructions describe it?

The windows "Start" button was really part of Windows XP and it's just an icon in Windows 7 and 10 but most documentation still calls it start button. Is that correct? Is it acceptable? Specially ...
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Is there a download option for the documentation and tutorials at https://perldoc.perl.org/5.30.0? (Windows user)

I want the documentation and probably the tutorials saved locally on my computer, as usually I only have a 64 kbit/s internet connection. I'm working on Windows 10. At perlfaq1.html#AUTHOR-AND-...
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Amazon AWS Certificate Manager + Godaddy verification

I am a newbie in web development. My company needs a SSL Certificate for its website and I seem to be struggling a bi t. I followed amazons verification steps, and used the provided DNS record into my ...
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docker compose: what is the default 'command'?

Docker noob here Reference for command says is it will 'Override the default command', but what is the default command? I can't find it online, and I haven't found it in the docs I'm guessing its ...
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Routine Document creation with variable number of fields

I'd like advice on the best way to automate very routine document creation. The documents will typically be step by step instructions with a header and footer. Header and footer fields are constant ...
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Notepad++ and Python docstrings

How do you bring up the Python document string (as a tool tip?) for a function or class when using Notepad++ as a code editor? Is this possible? I asked this question on Stack Overflow, and a user ...
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What is [1] in GIT documentation?

I am start learning GIT and the documentation syntax is confusing. What does [1] signify in use cases such as "git-add[1]", or "git-commit[1]"? It is all over the documentation. On some website ...
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Which different UI versions exist in Firefox 64 64-bit? (in regard to update options)

My Firefox 64.0 64-bit is running on Windows 7 Home Premium, both set to German language. To find a way to stop the update nag screen I started a question (which might soon get deleted), and the ...
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Xcode quick help not working with Swift

I have Xcode Version 6.4 (6E35b) and I'm trying to use the documentation. When I hold options and click a string class or something...the little help pop-up appears but then when I click "String" ...
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How can I create documentation like the Eclipse or Fedora documentation? [closed]

I need a CMS that creates documentation like Eclipse docs or Fedora docs. I need search options and good looking printing support. I don't want to hard code elements like current documentation ...
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Documentation for source code of wget [closed]

I downloaded the source code of wget from http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/ (file wget-1.14.tar.gz). Is there any place where I can read to understand the whole structure of the source code? I can't find ...
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how to export nodecore text to markdown *not* as header (#, ##)

I exported the tutorial to markdown, I noticed that large chunks of text such as this one were exported to standard markdown text: However when I create my own nodecore text it is always exported to ...
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Is there documentation for the command line interface of the Marvell Disk Storage Utility?

The Marvell Disk Storage Utility (DSU), as required to enable and configure HybridDuo mode with a Highpoint Rocket Hybrid 1220, Asus P8P67DLX or Lycom PE-115H has a command line interface, but neither ...
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less -+Option documentation

In this answer less -+S is used, to toggle the -S option off. I am wondering where this behaviour of less is documented, as scrolling less --help only yields +cmd Execute the less cmd ...
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How to read "fsutil usn readjournal C:" output

There is a utility that can be run on the Microsoft Windows command line called fsutil. One of the commands that it accepts is fsutil usn readjournal <volume pathname> along with several other ...
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Save a process as workflow for documentation

I would like to document a process/workflow that we follow for a task. And I think Visio would be better. But I want the default view of the workflow as a collapsed/summarized view and provide a ...
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How to launch API documentation in browser from IntelliJ IDEA

I just downloaded IntelliJ IDEA and trying to do something usefull with it. I'm using scala plugin. It seems that IntelliJ downloads all libraries + javadocs mentioned in build.sbt project ...
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Archive of Microsoft's Powershell 2.0 Documentation?

When looking up information on a specific cmdlet built into Powershell on Microsoft Technet, you can choose between version Powershell versions 3.0, 4.0, and 5.0. See this page for an example - https:/...
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how do I alter the structure of a table in SugarCRM CE?

How do I add fields to the opportunities table so that they propagate? From within Studio > Opportunities > Fields I added fields. Pardon, I don't understand the next step to effect a change ...
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Where can I find a complete list of Windows STOP error codes?

Its all in the title, really. I need a list of STOP (blue screen) error codes so that when I see one, I can look it up. You'd think this would be documented somewhere, but I'll be darned if I can find ...
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Adding programming code into LaTex / LyX

Maybe I'm just being thick, but I can't find any sensible way to simply paste in my (python) code into latex without losing all the indent information (kinda important for python). Anyone got any ...
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Free official documentation for cables and models? [closed]

I've been looking through the ISO and IEEE sites for official documentation on the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model, TCP, and a range of cable standards (5/5e/6). However, other than on the ...
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How to document the life cycle of products in the online store?

I would like any way the documentation of the life cycle processes of products on the website. And in General, business process content, editing, etc. of the website. For example. I have a store ...
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Windows waitfor.exe signaling protocol needed

Windows has a waitFor.exe command available for use in in batch and powershell (and any other language that can call an executable), which allows you to sends or waits for a signal on a system, ...