Undo is a command in many computer programs. It erases the last change done to the document reverting it to an older state. In some more advanced programs such as graphic processing, undo will negate the last command done to the file being edited.
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How to undo desktop folder location change in Vista 7?
I did change the desktop folder location to D: for security and backup. However now it seems to be that D: is some how incorporated in Desktop, like if they are only one unit? How I can revert this? ...
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Instead of “mv filename.sql newfolder” I did “mv filename.sql /newfolder” and wiped out a bunch of files?
Like I said, I moved a bunch of sql files but instead of moving them to a directory I seem to have renamed them and put them all in the root directory as one file named "newfolder"
Can I undo this or ...
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Cropping image accident in Photoshop CS5
I was trying to crop an image in a layered .psd file, and instead cropped out the entire rest of the layers and only have the one little image I was trying to crop.
It won't let me revert. How do I ...
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Finder - undo close window for Mac OS X
I would like to know if there is any utility for Mac OS X (Mountain Lion) that can "undo" closing of Finder windows - much like tabs in a web browser have the "undo close tab" feature:
My initial ...
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How can I recover from mistaken 'rm *'?
I just typed rm * in the wrong directory by mistake. I had the wrong terminal window highlighted. What are my options?
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linux - systemwide undo or go back in time
Is it possible to undo the entire computer's memory to five minutes in the past? For example, a text editor would be at a state of a 5 minutes ago as well as the web browser's state would also be at ...
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Undo in Eclipse broken/buggy?
I haven't been able to find anything on the internet mentioning Eclipse's Undo functionality being broken/rubbish, so maybe it's just me. However, I thought I'd ask here and see if anyone else has ...
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sublime text: Undoing an “undo followed by typing”?
Wondering if (perhaps via the console in Sublime?) it is possible to recover from a multi-line undo, followed by typing something (a paste, in my case)?
IOW, I un"did" a bunch of stuff, meant to just ...
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Can I undo a OS upgrade on a Mac?
Can I undo a OS upgrade on a Mac? A couple of days ago, my iMac said software updates were available - did I want to install them. I opted to install them. Ever since then, the computer just randomly ...
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Undo deletion of target directory after finding out OS X can't merge directories
I am a developer on OSX. I like to believe I know a lot about computers, but now I feel a mix of sillyness, disbelief and rage. Also, please excuse the drama. ;)
I was working on a web project when I ...
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Undo tar file extraction mess
I just untar'd an archive that produced a mess of files into my tidy directory. For example:
user@comp:~/tidy$ tar xvf myarchive.tar
file1
file2
dir1/
dir1/file1
dir1/subdir1/
dir1/subdir1/file1
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Search in Vim's undo history
I have a "weird" usage pattern in vim that I often use - or have to use, depending on how you view it.
What normally happens is this: I enter some text, do some editing, then remove a bit of text ...
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System-Wide Undo Operations
Many, if not all applications have undo and redo operations available, but sometimes I want to undo or redo actions I have done outside a program that has affected it.
For instance, say I have ...
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How to undo an accidental drag and drop
This happens to me in Windows Explorer (and in Outlook): I mean to open a folder and manage to move the mouse and accidentally drag the whole folder ... somewhere. Usually I notice, but not always ...
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How to UNDO in Bash?
I accidentially copied my whole home directory into one of my subdirectories, causing me to exceed my disk quota on a server.
Or does anyone know how to undo a command in general?
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Undo saved file after close
I've lost a very important file, because when I'm working on it, and I decide to test something there, I've deleted a very important part in it, and then my PC shuts down, so now I have missing a very ...
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How to determine exactly which file actions will be reverted when doing an Undo in Windows Explorer?
I had a brain fart and forgot which was the last file action I performed in Windows Explorer on XP SP3. Explorer offers an Undo but I am not 100% confident I remember what was the last operation I ...
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Is there any software that can monitor and undo all registry changes automatically?
Is there any software that can monitor and undo all registry changes automatically?
It would be better if there is an option to monitor all changes or changes made by a specific process.
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Excel: how to undo in current file only?
Microsoft Excel's undo / redo feature behaves unlike any other program I know. The undo stack seems to be global across all open files, so that undoing sometimes switches to another file and undoes ...
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How do I make vim's undo buffer persistent across sessions?
When I make an edit to a file and then leave vim, I would like to be able to undo that change when I reopen it later.
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reactivate WD Smartware VCD for My Book for Mac
I have used:
sudo sh -c "echo UUID=`diskutil info /Volumes/WD\ SmartWare/ | grep 'UUID' | awk '{print $NF}'` none hfs rw,noauto 0 0 >> /etc/fstab"
to deactivate the VCD but now want to lock ...
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cancel last chmod?
Today is a great day for me - anyone can suggest other restore method than from tape with regard to my last glorious command
sudo chmod -R o=rw /
Btw I am on HFS+
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Disable Ctrl+Z shortcut or clear undo history in Windows Explorer?
Is there any way to disable the CTRL+Z (Undo) shortcut in Windows Explorer? Alternatively, is there a way to have Windows Explorer "forget" its undo history?
The reason I ask is that you may have ...
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Are there any extensions or tricks to reopen several closed tabs in Safari
I know Safari 5 (on Mac) allows undoing of a recently closed tab with Cmd-Z. However, that works only for the very last closed tab. That is, I cannot press Cmd-Z twice to reopen the last two closed ...
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How do you undo a Windows XP “Remove from this list”?
How do you undo a Windows XP "Remove from this list"?
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How can I discard my undo history in vim?
Undo is nice to have in Vim. But sometimes, at a known good point, I want to erase my undo history - to be able to use u to undo individual changes, but only back to a certain point. (For instance, ...
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How to roll back an update of a Firefox addon
Today I updated Adblock Plus addon from v1.2 to v1.3. After restarting Firefox, I realized that Adblock Plus no more blocks ads no matter if I activate or deactivate it. This seems to be a buggy ...
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is there an “undo” command on the unix comand line?
i get the feeling i'm gonna need it one day, like if i've just deleted something i shuldn't have, or renamed something and can't remember what it should be called etc.
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Excel 2003 doesn't undo after saving
Every time I save changes on Excel, it doesn't allow me to undo the changes I did before saving. Is that the normal behaviour of Excel 2003 or I have some weird seetting done?
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Is there any way to undo the changes of a file after it is saved
Is there any way to undo the changes of an exel file after it is saved
i was workin on a file since yesterday and just before half hour i finish it
then just before 5 minute the kids by mistake ...
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How to undo operations on the ipad [closed]
To undo operations on the iphone I can shake it.
This is a bit difficult for the ipad. Which is the way on this device to undo operations?
Thank you
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How to ignore an autocmd in vim's undo history?
I have the following autocommand, which basically strips whitespace at the end of each line. Unfortunately, at each save, it inserts a step into the undo to jump to the beginning to the file, which is ...
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I know there's “undo” in vim. What about a “redo”?
I'm used to do ctrl+z in other editors. Sometimes when you press ctrl+z too much, you can use ctrl+y and it redo the last action.
How do create this behavior in vim?
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How to “undo” in command prompt?
If I have done some major change, for example renamed some files etc, how can I roll back the change?
Is there a command that does this?
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Undo Ctrl-w in Vim
I'm a pro user of vim, however, somehow I don't seem to have definitively figured out the use of time based undo, or maybe I don't really like it.
Is there a way I can undo a deletion caused by ...
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Accidentally deleted a volume in Windows
I accidentally deleted a volume in Windows Disk Management. Is there an easy way to undo that action? Or do I have to use a file recovery tool?
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Cursor movement history in Vim
How can I restore cursor position in Vim as it was before scrolling, selecting or PgUp/PgDn?
I'm tired of searching where I was before I scrolled up to look something at the top.
Are there something ...
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How to rollback the edit version in VIM?
I realized I had deleted something for mistake when I typed :wq,then how can I rollback to the pre-version?Thank you!
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undo moving of a folder in Windows [duplicate]
There are times when instead of scrolling vertically in file explorer I accidentally move a folder to within another folder. Great! It happens so quick I don't know which folder was moved and this ...
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Apple Mail: Can't undo a delete?
Sometimes I can't, and sometimes I can. I want to be able to ⌘-Z after I accidentially delete a message. Or multiple messages. I want the Undo feature!
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I am only able to undo once in Excel
I can only undo once in Excel and I have taken the steps to change the number in the Edit Registry and that did not fix the problem. Help! Very Annoying!!!
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svn revert changes in repository but not locally
What I am looking for here is how to manipulate Svn to effectively rollback my previous commit to the repository without affecting the changes I have made locally.
Let's say I do this:
$ svn ci ...
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Microsoft Excel Undo Only Works Twice
I am using Microsoft Excel 2003. A major irritant is that I am unable to use "undo" more than twice. Can you not use Undo more than 2 or 3 times or am I missing something? Are there any solutions to ...
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Getting spurious undo (Ctrl+Z) sent randomly on a Dell laptop
For the past couple of weeks, my laptop has had a strange problem where it looks like Ctrl+Z is pressed, so I usually lose bits of text I've just typed. If I press Ctrl+Shift+Z (redo), the text comes ...
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How can I undo or rollback an “apt-get upgrade” command on Ubuntu?
Is there a way in Ubuntu to rollback or undo the last upgrade after doing an apt-get upgrade if you don't like the results?
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Virtual disk with “undo support” for testing?
To speed up my testing, I need to prepare a disk with some files, do some operations on disk (modify files, create new files...), and return back to clean state (before doing operations) quickly. I ...
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undo Linux's rm? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
UNDO LINUX Trash Command
Hi,
Is there any simple way to undo an rm command?
The question is purely theoretical; I have NEVER deleted the log of a benchmark queue who ...
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Undo the Linux trash command
Can we undo operations done in a terminal, for example, file deletion through rm?
Solutions obtained:
Aliasing
Undelete utilities
Backup utilities
LibCrash
Versioning (FUSE)
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Photoshop enable Multiple undo?
I'm used to applications allowing you to perform multiple undos at once with Ctrl-Z. I've found that at least the default setting in photoshop is only a single undo. How do i change this (im a ...
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Once you've enabled tethering on your iPhone, how do you undo this?
Sort of in response to this question, how do I remove the mobile config that gets installed on the iPhone? Are there any side-effects as a result of removing that configuration such as the data ...
