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Remove file extension in OS X using Terminal
Problem:
I have some 200+ files named something in line with "DSC01852.JPG.jpg". I would like to remove the file extension so the result becomes "DSC01852.JPG".
Any suggestions? I looked at the mv ...
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Is it possible to run software as a different user under OS X Mountain Lion?
I've been trying to run apps as a different user.
Attempt 1
sudo -u otheruser open /Applications/TextEdit.app launches the app but it uses the current user, not otheruser.
Attempt 2
login username ...
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Ability to setup ask for password for longer than 4 hours?
Is there a way to way to set the delay for longer like 8-10 hours?
I have a wakeup sunrise app that i love, but had to remove password for it to work. But i could set the delay to 8 or 10 hours it ...
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How do I back out of sudo privileges in OS X
Is there a command to de-elevate the user from sudo permissions after I execute a command such as sudo pmset sleep 0 so that when I try to execute another sudo command it asks for my password again?
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Can't assign to PS1 on OS X bash
I'm trying to set up PS1 so it displays the branch name on git:
user.name:some/repo (master) $
However, nothing I do seems to work. Even when I just try assigning to PS1 directly, it doesn't work:
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Set Adobe Reader as Default for .PDF documents in Mac OSX 10.8 via the Terminal
I would like to know how to set the .PDF file extension to be associated with Adobe Reader as the default program by setting this via the terminal in Mac OSX 10.8. My reasons for needing to this this ...
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sudo - for what is it required in osx mountain lion?
New mac user here. I tried creating a symlink (installing x11) in /opt:
ln -s /opt/X11 /usr/X11
But permission is denied. Obviously I can probably use sudo, but how do I know when doing so is ...
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Fix Mac OS X bash
When I start my Terminal I get this error. I have no clue how to fix that and where it comes from.
Last login: Fri Nov 30 21:46:06 on ttys000
-bash: export: `/usr/local/bin': not a valid identifier
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Pass arguments to osascript via shell function in OS X Mountain Lion
The answer in How to open a new Firefox window with URL argument is broken in Mac OSX Mountain Lion (10.8.2). I can't comment on that answer or question, so I had to create a new question.
It fails ...
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Mountain lion and git-completion
I have ML with Xcode installed tools (git coming from there).
Later I've installed brew and install bash-completion, but git commands still not auto-completed.
Brew has no such package. Google does ...
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script for auto adding routing table entries
I work for a company that has a lot of remote agents that use mac's. Before we will move them to mountain lion, we had to address the VPN issues we were having. We deal with a lot live media and ...
