Helllp - wtf are
these frames? I can't find them anywhere. Any help is appreciated. There are a few similar styles but I can't find the exact make/model.
posted by tgov27
on Mar 18, 2013 -
3 answers
Men's outdoor clothing: respectable-looking rain shell? Help me find something that doesn't look so "technical," in a subdued color, and still works as a layer.
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posted by wnissen
on Feb 5, 2012 -
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What fun things could I do with my old 15" MacBook Pro whose graphics chip just kicked the bucket?
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posted by Bengston
on Jan 21, 2012 -
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Help me prep as an applicant in an imaginary interview for a junior programming position centered around Linux shell scripts, PHP, and Python, with an emphasis on processing text and URLs (availability, routing, etc).
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posted by jsturgill
on Oct 17, 2011 -
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Weird Unix terminal issue where yer trying to up arrow through bash history and it looks messed up, right?
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posted by xmutex
on Sep 21, 2011 -
11 answers
Shell gurus needed! I need a line/script that will create a list of all sub-folders within a folder that do not contain files with a certain filename pattern. There is an additional requirement...(more inside)
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posted by dukes909
on Aug 10, 2011 -
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The Mac OS X Automator tool lets me run a perl script as well shell scripts, but I'd like to use awk instead. How can I fit this into my workflow? Perl appears in the popup menu of possible shells for the script, but awk does not.
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posted by maniabug
on Jan 9, 2011 -
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MacFilter: Looking for a program or shell script that will allow me to quickly and easily scan my computer (Mac) for duplicates of images and consolidate them so that aren't redundant copies taking up space everywhere.
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posted by Bengston
on Oct 26, 2010 -
3 answers
I'm seeking to write a shell script (probably using sed) that will be given some text and will abbreviate it for me. I've no need to reinvent the wheel, if such a shell script already exists. More inside.
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posted by WCityMike
on Jul 26, 2010 -
6 answers
On MacOS, I can say
osascript -e 'set myapp to name of (info for (path to frontmost application))' to print the name of the program that currently has focus, in a way that's useful for shell scripting. How can I get the same information in a graphical session on Linux?
posted by fantabulous timewaster
on May 12, 2010 -
21 answers
Are there any shell cases for (older) Macbook Pros that aren't translucent?
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posted by sarahj
on Apr 30, 2010 -
6 answers
How can I merge two directory trees, one arranged "Last, First", the other arranged "First Last"?
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posted by nomisxid
on Apr 22, 2010 -
5 answers
How can I use ruby/shell scripts to edit a .mobi file for my Kindle?
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posted by jacob
on Mar 3, 2010 -
2 answers
I want to incorporate...So what's the deal with holding and shell companies?
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posted by emjay
on Sep 21, 2009 -
12 answers
So I was fiddling with commands in the python interpreter via the Terminal. I ran this basically, and was messing with the help system.
fileHandle = open ( 'test.txt', 'w' ) ;
fileHandle.write (' asdasd^3 ');
fileHandle.close();
And all of a sudden this application opened. Python shell is it's name, it has no icon. WTF is going on?
posted by emptyinside
on Sep 18, 2009 -
3 answers
I'm using a shell script to handle some excel docs by converting to csv and reformatting it a little bit. I'm having some difficulty going on with the next part of the script. Some help would be great. :)
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posted by fightoplankton
on Jun 10, 2009 -
11 answers
How to prepare some snail shells that I got from the mountain so I can make some kind of basic jewellery from them?
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posted by tseo
on May 25, 2009 -
2 answers
I want to disable everything in Windows -- start menu, explorer, task bar, etc. etc., except for certain apps of my choosing, for a kiosk-style experience for my kids.
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posted by greensweater
on Mar 3, 2009 -
14 answers
Shell scripting quandry: running apt-get and then running a command that requires a apt-get installed package fails because bash doesn't wait for apt-get to finish...
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posted by tmcw
on Dec 6, 2008 -
4 answers
I'm looking for an alternative to windows' CMD window/terminal. It isn't the shell itself that has me annoyed (although it stinks and monad is an improvement), but the terminal window. I'd love to have something like xterm or rxvt running- just the ability to resize the width of the window would be huge.
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posted by jenkinsEar
on Jul 10, 2008 -
13 answers
BASHFilter! I've got a simple bash script that I've written to clean out a frequently used NAS. I run it every 30 days, it sets proper permissions, removes extraneous files and directories, but it frequently hangs on paths longer than 255 characters.
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posted by jackofsaxons
on Jun 2, 2008 -
13 answers
I'm about to go backpacking for a while and need to take my MacBook 13". Can anyone recommend the best hard shell case you can get for it?
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posted by 6am
on Feb 24, 2008 -
14 answers
using bash, i need to split a variable in two, on whitespace, but with just the first word in one variable, and the rest in the second variable. this is a one liner with perl. how in bash?
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posted by jimjam
on Jan 12, 2008 -
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I have been using tcsh for a number of years now ( at least 12), and it seems that most OSes and most users have moved on to something better. Is there a reason for me to change, and if so, what is the best shell out there? ( main os is OSX 10.5, but use all sorts of linux/unix OSs ).
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posted by brent_h
on Dec 25, 2007 -
25 answers
I would basically like to rip off, wholesale, some command-line script which will provide me a countdown -- only in days. No years, months, minutes, or seconds. Unfortunately, adapting an existing script is beyond my ken.
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posted by WCityMike
on Sep 27, 2007 -
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I wrote a shell script for an acquaintance that renames Macs (OS 10.4) based on their existing names. It works well, but I'm convinced my code could be more efficient. Where can I make improvements?
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posted by pmbuko
on Aug 29, 2007 -
11 answers
Lots of programs allow you to create system wide hotkeys, or identify hotkeys in shortcuts, but what about a utility that reports what's already taken and what program owns it?
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posted by lasitter
on Jul 4, 2007 -
1 answer
Calling all shell script gurus! Help me write a command that performs an action on items in a list in parallel (as opposed to sequentially).
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posted by pmbuko
on Dec 12, 2006 -
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In OSX how do I get files without extensions to be recognized by something other than Excel? Ideally I'd like them to be opened by the shell, or perhaps a new session in
iTerm but iTerm is greyed out in the Choose Application menu.
posted by Null Pointer and the Exceptions
on Dec 1, 2006 -
5 answers
How do I get my Linux shell to behave the same when I am using screen, as when I am not using it?
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posted by davar
on Nov 5, 2006 -
11 answers
SSHFilter: How to restrict commands available to users who connect to a Linux box for file transfer, presumably via SSH?
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posted by adipocere
on Oct 19, 2006 -
13 answers
Is there a way for me to restart Windows Explorer (the shell) when it crashes, eliminates my taskbar and all desktop icons, but otherwise my open programs are working fine? Don't want to have to restart everything.
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posted by kookoobirdz
on Oct 13, 2006 -
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