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"locate" returns relative instead of absolute paths
One advised me to post here since this would be more appropriate (I am going to remove the previous one). On my MacBook, I have the following entry in root's crontab: 0 */4 * * * cd /private/var/root &...
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How to convert LS_COLORS for Linux into LSCOLORS for BSD?
I've attemped using a LSCOLORS (BSD) generator to convert the below LS_COLORS (Linux) to a format accepted by BSD. Having read man ls on BSD, I don't think it has any support for specific file ...
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BSD (& Linux) tput - basic interoperable color setup
Can anyone on *BSD with GUI please confirm, that the below works on a BSD system correctly or not? I was trying to create a virtual *BSD test box, but ended up unsuccessful. So, I drained some ...
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What happens on pressing Ctrl-T in a terminal when a program is running?
When I press Ctrl+T while some program is running in a terminal, I get some extra output, e.g.: $ ping -q -c 100 google.com PING google.com (172.217.16.46): 56 data bytes load: 2.39 cmd: ping 5374 ...
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Creating inter-terminal applications for Linux systems
On a Debian machine, I have the BSD games installed, but I wanted to know if it was possible for the monop game to be played with other users on the server. This type of inter-terminal play is a ...
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Framebuffer on OpenBSD?
I am migrating from Linux to OpenBSD, and one of the things I miss from my old OS is how even the consoles looked nice (so nice you could actually watch movies in there) under framebuffer using a ...
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