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Alex
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134 votes
5 answers
226k views

Delete matching files in all subdirectories

20 votes
4 answers
72k views

Why does my Linux prompt show a $, instead of the login name and path?

16 votes
6 answers
38k views

How can I make sure all my Mac's TCP traffic goes through a SOCKS5 proxy?

11 votes
2 answers
8k views

How come IE8 does not allow a port number at the end of a URL?

10 votes
4 answers
39k views

How do I make a script run upon startup of the Ubuntu machine?

10 votes
8 answers
35k views

How can I provide a SSH password to SVN on the command line?

8 votes
8 answers
46k views

How to check the current disk space used by my linux?

8 votes
4 answers
13k views

I just got a Mac! How do I do "end" , "home", "page up" and "page down" in my terminal/VIM editor?

6 votes
3 answers
18k views

How to install libevent via aptitude?

6 votes
1 answer
204 views

How is it possible that I can log into my account with two different passwords?

5 votes
3 answers
2k views

In Ubuntu OS, my "arrow keys" are not arrow keys

5 votes
7 answers
14k views

Why is it that when I download Bittorrent, my router freezes?

5 votes
5 answers
3k views

In Vi, how do I map ":t" equal to ":tabnew"?

4 votes
3 answers
8k views

In vim's visual mode (type "v"), how do I select multiple lines?

4 votes
3 answers
23k views

Can I programmatically send email using my gmail account?

3 votes
2 answers
11k views

How do I back up all my email messages from Mail to Dropbox?

3 votes
1 answer
4k views

Why does my Macbook Retina + Dual Link not allow my monitor to go over 60hz?

3 votes
5 answers
8k views

Is there a text editor I can use on my Mac that can "ssh-sync" with my files on my remote server?

3 votes
2 answers
13k views

How can I count the number of lines in my all my files in this directory?

3 votes
5 answers
306 views

Should I switch to Linux for development? [closed]

2 votes
1 answer
80 views

Is there a good tool that lets me sniff the network calls?

2 votes
2 answers
3k views

How do I ssh into my linux machine at home?

2 votes
1 answer
2k views

How can I start from page 1 again, on the 4th page of my MS Word document?

2 votes
1 answer
199 views

What is the opposite of this terminal keyboard action?

2 votes
3 answers
13k views

How do I extend my desktop with an Nvidia 8800 GT graphics card?

2 votes
3 answers
2k views

How come I can't use Screen on a different computer?

2 votes
6 answers
1k views

How do I create a new user account on an Ubuntu Hardy server?

2 votes
3 answers
6k views

Is it possible to use T-Mobile's 3G network on the airplane? [closed]

2 votes
1 answer
815 views

Github private/public SSH key authentication

2 votes
3 answers
431 views

If I need to install the latest Java SDK, what apt-get should I install?