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Selecting text in Tmux copy mode

I run Tmux in Vi mode. Vi-like navigation in copy mode works fine. However, I can't select any text. Neither v nor V switches to Vi-like text selecting mode. What am I missing? By the way, is it possible to display line numbers in copy mode? P.S.:…
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How to remove security from a PDF file?

I am trying to fill out some docs, but the provided PDFs are "SECURED", meaning I can't use FoxIt's typewriter tools. Is there any way to remove the security?
AngryHacker
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How to: Unlimited Bash/shell history?

Is there a way to define an unlimited history in Bash ?
Dragos
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Quick way to tell if an installed application is 64-bit or 32-bit

I've got a third-party application (in this case Cognos Data Manager) installed on 64-bit Windows Server 2003. Is there a quick way to determine if an application has been built/compiled as a 64-bit application or as a 32-bit application? By default…
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How to upload local file to server through Linux terminal

I am trying to upload local files to server by using Putty or SSH but not getting upload there. Is there any direct method to upload file from local to server from Linux terminal without using FTP etc ?
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How to order windows of the same program on taskbar

I'm using Windows 8 and appreciate the ability to reorder my programs at will in the taskbar. However, for different windows of the same program - I have three Firefox windows, for instance - I can't seem to reorder them; what's worse, they seem to…
antialiasis
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List of installed repositories (yum)

In CentOS how can I get a list of installed repositories?
Real Dreams
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How to search for selected text in Vim?

I'm aware that I can use / followed by a regex to search something. And I can use ? to search backwards. And I can use n and N to repeat the search forward and backward. There are also two nice shortcuts: * or # will search for the word under the…
Denilson Sá Maia
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Is there an "about:config" (Firefox) In Google's Chrome?

Anything similar to "about:config" (Firefox) In Google's Chrome ?
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How to copy symlinks to target as normal folders

i have a folder with symlinks: marek@marek$ ls -al /usr/share/solr/ razem 36 drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 2010-11-30 08:25 . drwxr-xr-x 358 root root 12288 2010-11-26 12:25 .. drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2010-11-24 14:29 admin lrwxrwxrwx 1…
Marek
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Check if any of the parameters to a bash script match a string

I'm trying to write a script where I want to check if any of the parameters passed to a bash script match a string. The way I have it setup right now is if [ "$3" != "-disCopperBld" -a "$4" != "-disCopperBld" -a "$5" != "-disCopperBld" -a "$6" !=…
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Why does Windows use backslashes for paths and Unix forward slashes?

It annoys me having used Unix in college and now working on the Windows side. What's the history behind this decision? Anyone know why it worked out this way?
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What is the difference between "local" and "roaming" folders?

Possible Duplicate: Why are there directories called Local, LocalLow, and Roaming under \Users\? I've been poking around some of folders on my Windows 7 Home Premium install, and I've noticed that in AppData I now have three…
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How to open windows explorer from current working directory of WSL shell?

When I type "bash" to the windows explorer address bar and hit Enter, it opens the shell in that directory. Often I find myself wanting to work on files with windows programs in the working directory I reached through shell. Is there an easy way to…
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How to stop a process in Terminal

Possible Duplicate: Ending a process in unix instead of interrupting it When I task in Terminal, such as ping blah.com, how do I then stop this task (other than closing the Terminal window. In Windows, you can Ctrl+Break pretty much any terminal…
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