Questions tagged [parameters]
In computer programming, a parameter is a type of variable that refers to a piece of data used as input in a query to a database or other data-storage table.
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zsh-syntax-highlighting writes parameter expansion in black
I have installed zsh-syntax-highlighting. This works well, except of one oddity: When I type a parameter expansion as a command argument, i.e.
foo $PWD
as soon as I type the $P, the parameter ...
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Windows Command Line Scripting - Prompt for value
I have a windows script that simply moves and renames files from one directory in to a series of subdirectories. I would like to have the script prompt the user for the date of the files. Currently I ...
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Booting from a persistent live usb on MX linux and enabling systemd?
I have created a Live USB with persistent storage using MX Linux since they offer a few tools which makes it easier.
After booting and installing a bunch of applications I was not able to enable the ...
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How to create ECDSA keypair based on OpenSSL config file?
When generating CSRs based on RSA key-pairs I'm using the OpenSSL req command for convenience:
openssl req -new -noenc -config 'server.cert.conf' -keyout 'private/server.key.pem' -out 'server.csr.pem'
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Run one of two scripts based on the outcome of a check?
I have two GPO scripts that, in a nutshell:
Close any existing instances of Chrome.
Open a new instance of Chrome.
Navigate to a webpage.
The only thing is that one script checks the location of ...
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how to handle complex bash parameters?
How can I consume parameters as complex as the "Terminology example" from the bash-hackers wiki, which doesn't cover it after presenting.
mybackup -x -f /etc/mybackup.conf -r ./foo.txt ./bar....
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how to pass argument in powershell function
Why does this code not work, how do you have to pass the parameters? what am I doing wrong:
cls
function __main{
param(
$apiEndpoint = $pathApi
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write-host $apiEndpoint
}
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SSH - quoting error when composing command line with ProxyCommand (bash)
I would like to use the ssh command in a bash script running on srcHost to remotely execute a command on a range of hosts (targetHostX). Some of those remote hosts are only reachable via a jump host (...
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Need to use Encrypted Authorization code from http response & use it further in the code
I want to decrypt the below field "_id" from HTTP Request/Response (present in both) , parameterize it & use in my scripts below -
set-cookie: _id=s%...
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How should I adjust my monitor display timing parameters to achieve a horizontal offset?
I have a 2560x1440 31.5" monitor that recently stopped displaying in the rightmost 4" of the display. This corresponds to ~320 pixels of dead space, so I am trying to create a custom ...
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What are the command line parameters (options) for Microsoft's CMTRACE tool?
The CMTRACE tool is included in Microsoft's System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Toolkit.
It's a reasonably good tail tool. One of its downsides, however, is that it can take a very long time ...
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Pass git stuck options with quotes as-is to a script
I'm trying to write a script that will be called as a git alias.
The script is a wrapper around git merge, so I want to pass all it's parameters to git merge as-is when I call it in the script.
The ...
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Call Batch Script With Parameters, Run It In Target Environment
I need to copy some files locally, on a remote server (Let's say it's in New York). That is to say, the files are already on the server, and I need to make a copy in the same frolder on that server. ...
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Is it possible to get history of my computer details like RAM?
I gave my PC to an agency which repairs computers. I remember that my computer had 8GB of RAM and when get back my computer has 4GB of RAM
Is it possible to retrieve a history on the size of the RAM ...
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non-interactive ssh-keygen in Windows PowerShell: create a key pair and avoid pressing enter for location and empty passphrase
In Windows PowerShell, with ssh-keygen, how to create an SSH key pair with a private key that has no passphrase (password), without having to confirm twice the empty passphrase, and without having to ...
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Windows 10, stop a service, but don't restart until reboot
I'm familiar with Windows 10's services.msc. I can click the stop button, and I can click the start button, but I want to divide and conquer to figure out which service is causing trouble and locking ...
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How to add .exe switches/parameters in Linux?
In windows, it's simple
"c:\path\to\exe\program.exe" -option1 -option2
I'm installing and running games through Lutris to make using WINE for gaming easier. I'm trying to play SWAT 3. ...
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How to run scheduled task for the batch with 2 parameters?
I have a batch file which I need to run every 15 min.
When I click twice on the batch I:
Need to enter the name of test to run and It is always Scripttest.jmx, like this:
Need to enter y in this SS:
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pass parameters to batch file via File URI in Windows
Using Windows 10 here.
Code in open_video.bat
"%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\VLCPortable media player\VLCPortable.exe" --start-time=54 --stop-time=89 "%USERPROFILE%\Downloads\some_video.mkv&...
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How to use multiple optional parameters in VBA
I am trying to do a simple UDF in VBA: I want to get the quarter of a date.
I can do a basic version easily that works (I am French, so quarters are noted as trimestres and abbreviated by a T) :
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Is /min a valid switch for cmd.exe in Windows?
I'm looking at a few batch files (.bat), and they use use /min as a switch for cmd.exe. Looking at several references, I don't see /min as a parameter for cmd.exe.
Is /min a valid switch for cmd.exe ...
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Powershell Parameters: How to read order of user input
I am trying to determine the order in which the user enters parameters. So, using the following example:
function RepeatParamOrder {
[CmdletBinding()]
param
(
[bool]$param1=$false,...
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How to create a Windows shortcut that passes the current folder as a parameter
In Windows 7-10, how can you create a shortcut that uses the current folder (directory) as a parameter?
For example:
Target: example.exe "%CD%"
(where %CD% gets automatically replaced by the ...
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How to Create a Configuration Batch file for VNC Server?
I made a batch file for VNC Server to make Windows 10 x64 automatically (Unattended). The software is properly implemented and installed silently, but unfortunately the configuration parameters of the ...
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How to remove a parameter set in an alias from command line
I have an alias for "ls" set like this:
alias ls='ls -lh'
If at some point I wanted to perform a one-time regular ls without either of those parameters (without l or without h), how would I do that ...
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How to improve postgresql query execution time
Problem Statement:
we have a Enterprise product with Postgresql db as a backend. one of the tables has 5 columns and respective data type is (bigint time , bigint store_time , varchar category, ...
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Cannot use Google Search Tools from one account in Chrome
I'm using 3 accounts in Chrome*, everything works fine for 2 of them. For the 3rd (default) one, the Google Search Tools components are not clickable. For instance, hovering the cursor over "Any time" ...
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Universal Command-Line Tool Wrapper
I have a program that calls GhostScript in the background by issuing a shell command with hardcoded(!) parameters. Unfortunately it is impossible to change that in a defined matter and the used ...
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How to run CURL POST commands setting parameters dynamically from file in parallel OS independent?
I want to submit some hundred HTTP requests using CURL, preferrably in parallel.
This request simply shall submit a value to a server.
How can I do this OS independent?
I started writing a .txt file ...
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Create Powershell Alias w/ a Function incl. Parameters
UPDATED-STATEMENT: 20190815@000000@THU Working on creating a powershell initial profile for current user only and without running as admin that is authorized to run commands from from the ps-...
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Determine if values are +/-10% of each other in excel
Hello and thank you in advance. I'm trying to put together a formula to determine if a series of values, e.g., 22.1, 23.4, 22.5 (up to 12 different numbers) are within +/-10% of each other. I've tried ...
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Bash puzzle of the week
We're having a very strange puzzle related to character encodings and bash replacement, where we are passing a bash variable into a rake script that gets piped into a different bash variable, and I'm ...
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Reverse Proxy Public Private Url with Parameter
I am trying to setup a reverse proxy with redhat machines running Apache 2.2.15, where the public and private URL contains parameters (static, same for all requests coming through the public url), so ...
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Why is Text Parameter not accepting new value only when default value is blank or NULL?
I have a group of users who need to amend address details pulled in a report before it is printed out. We do not want these amendments to be saved or recorded on CRM.
I have worked out that using ...
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Remove characters from string when passing as parameter
I've tried Googling this and tested every permutation I could come up with, but I'm just not getting it. :(
I have a function which accepts an identified input string:
[user@Dreadnaught /]$ ...
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What's a correct way for a batch file to run itself with params?
I have a batch file. In which, I need to start another copy of itself in a new window with a parameter. I tried the command start "" "%~0" "Param" but it said '"Param"' is not recognized as an ...
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Can I upgrade my computer's RAM?
My computer bought in 2013 and 4Gb memory, now I want to upgrade RAM for my computer to use smoother, My Computer is asus k56CM core i5 laptop. I want to use it more smoothly, and I use downloadram....
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How to get the list of the kernel parameters which are supported by the actual kernel?
How can I get the list of all the possible kernel parameters which are supported by the actual kernel?
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libx265 & ffmpeg: the better compression, the larger files?
Trying to squeeze the last bit, I made the finding, that my files get larger then smaller. Unfortunately I must have misinterpreted some parameters.
Maybe you can help me.
The reference is -preset ...
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Invoke/execute command with an unknown number of parameters, in PowerShell
Want to execute Invoke-Expression with parameters which can vary depending on the input
Having a problem with $MyArgs logic. It should contain only entered parameters
Input (example):
./foo.ps1 -...
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Change Directory in Windows Batch Script
Based on some other answers I found, I can loop through available drive labels. However, I can't seem to change to that drive:
for /f "skip=1 delims=" %%x in ('wmic logicaldisk get caption') do (
%%x
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Use a Cell Value for a Paramater Value using in Power Query
I am using a query like below in power query Excel 2016:
let
Source = Odbc.Query("dsn=AS400", "select * from libm61.emleqpm1 where STN1 = '03' ")
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Source
I want to replace '03' with a ...
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Run program automatically as a specific user
So I know, that I could just create a shortcut with RunAs but I was wondering, whether it would be possible to pass the password already as a parameter to the script, so I do not have to type it in ...
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How can I use "getopts" without a parameter? (here for "-v")
How can I use the getopts without a parameter?
while getopts ":a:f:l:r:h:v:" arg; do
printf $arg
case $arg in
a)
add_param=${OPTARG}
;;
f)
file_param=${OPTARG}
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Is it possible to create a parameterized shape in Visio
I am working on a harness layout diagram in Visio Pro 2016 and see that there are multiple shapes for various number of line busses eg. 2-line, 3-line, 4-line, and 8-line bus, and a corresponding N-...
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How can I use the value of an Excel cell in an Office Data Connection SQL query with an IN operator?
I've got an Office Data Connection running a SQL query against an external data source and using some dynamic parameters provided in cell in a worksheet. As long as I'm doing something like
SELECT * ...
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What are the start shutdown.exe parameters?
I have created shortcuts that shut down my PC based on online tutorials. They always explain the how but not the why of the parameters included (e.g. This tutorial). I wish to create a batch program (...
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directory name and cd of all subdirectories in directory using shell
Purpose
For each subdirectory in directory that contains a setup.py, run pip uninstall -y <directory name> and pip install .
Windows solution
> for /D %f in (.\*) do (cd "%cd%\%f" &&...
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Section suppression formulas for multi-select parameters in Crystal Reports 11.5
I'm trying to figure out how to create a section suppression formula that evaluates all the selections in a multi-select parameter. For instance, if the parameter is "Program" and you can select from ...
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Program arguments (parameters) [closed]
I noticed that some programs can have parameters to run them specific way. I'm wondering how they work and where can I find documentation for them.
For example the Atom editor runs from Update.exe ...
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