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Run cURL commands from Windows console

Is there a way to install cURL in windows in order to run cURL commands from the command prompt ?
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How can I take screenshots of the Windows 10 Login Screen?

How can I take a screenshot of the Windows 10 Login Screen? I have read How can I take a screenshot of my logon screen in Windows 7? . Unfortunately, the posted answers reportedly only work for either Windows XP or 7. I've considered using…
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Is it possible to convert virtual machines to physical environments?

Is is possible to convert a .vdi file into a .iso that can be burned to a cd or dvd and make it like an installer. Or Is it possible to convert virtual machines to physical environments?
Wern Ancheta
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How to use 'sed' with piping

I want to replace a string outputted from grep , I have: $ npm info webpack | grep version it outputs me $ version: '2.1.0-beta.12', but I want to have: $ 2.1.0-beta.12 So I think I might achieve that using sed and replace unnecessary substrings.…
Oskar Szura
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scp copy has error "ambiguous target"

I try to copy files from a linux (ubuntu) machine to an external hard drive mounted on a mac but got an error message : scp: ambiguous target What I did is, I'm on a mac, ssh to the linux machine where files are. Then use the following command : scp…
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How to ring the system bell from command line?

I'm using some Bash scripts under Linux that require some time to complete; I'd like to add at the end of them a command to ring the system bell when those tasks are done, so I can be notified. What's the proper command to do that? (please note that…
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How do you enable focus follows mouse in Windows 10

I'd like raise-on-click and sloppy focus-follows-mouse on Windows 10 because this is the setup I've been using on Windows and Linux for years. Under Windows 10, I tried the regedit Xmouse changes mentioned in this link that were originally meant for…
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How can I find a list of MACs, Ciphers, and KexAlgorithms that my openssh client supports?

Is there a way to make ssh output what MACs, Ciphers, and KexAlgorithms that it supports? I'd like to find out dynamically instead of having to look at the source.
Colin Dean
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Is there a way to copy text in htop?

Normally in putty you can just select text to copy it, but I can't seem to select text with my mouse in htop. Of course there's no right click menu to copy, ctrl+c doesn't work, and I didn't see any copy command in the help menu. Is it possible to…
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Variables in batch file not being set when inside IF?

I have two examples of very simple batch files: Assigning a value to a variable: @echo off set FOO=1 echo FOO: %FOO% pause echo on Which, as expected, results in: FOO: 1 Press any key to continue . . . However, if I place the same two lines inside…
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Using vim to force edit a file when you opened without permissions

I use vim to edit a file. Sometimes, I forget to have the appropriate permissions. I run vim and the file as a read only file. I can make changes, but I can't actually write the changes. Every once in a while, I end up opening a file and making…
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Can I install Homebrew without sudo privileges?

Homebrew nicely allows package installations without sudo privileges, but it seems that I need admin privileges to install Homebrew itself. I'd like to install Homebrew in a Mac environment where I don't have sudo or admin privileges. Is this…
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Does this exist: software for noise cancellation

I'm aware that the best option for noise cancelling is to buy myself a pair of noise cancelling headphones... But is there any software available that would use the pc mic and headphones to block background noise?
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Specifying minor TLS version when using curl

Is there a way to specify curl to use a specific TLS version? Like 1.1 or 1.2? I can see only sslv3 and tlsv1 options in command help. I took latest src and compiled it with openssl 1.0.1e. Still dont see a direct option in help. Is there any other…
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Does moving my router from 20MHz to 40 MHz increase my wireless speed?

I found out that my wireless access point supports dual band (LinkSys E3000), so I went to its settings and changed it from operating on 20MHz to 40MHz. Does this mean I get a faster WiFi connection now? Or have I misunderstood how this works?
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