Top "Command-line-interface" questions

The interface to a program that consists entirely of text, as opposed to (although not necessarily mutually exclusive to) a GUI, or Graphical User Interface.

How to config wget to retry more than 20?

I used d4x to continue download, but it's obsolete from ubuntu. So I use flashgot with wget to continue …

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How to get AWS command line interface to work in cygwin

I installed the AWS command line interface on my Windows 7 box, and it worked immediately when I called commands from …

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How to move multiple messages in mutt

Before all of my messages were in one maildir. Now I want move all arch-general mail to another one. From …

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The way to distinguish command-mode and insert-mode in Bash's Vi command line editing

I'm always little bit confused when bash in vi-mode is switched to insert-mode, because it doesn't give any tip about …

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PHP CLI: How to read a single character of input from the TTY (without waiting for the enter key)?

I want to read a single character at-a-time from the command line in PHP, however it seems as though there …

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How to pipe Node.js scripts together using the Unix | pipe (on the command line)?

I see how to pipe stuff together using Node.js streams, but how do you pipe multiple scripts together using …

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How to use gtalk/hangout on ubuntu terminal?

I want to use gtalk/hangout on ubuntu terminal ? I dont want to use ui application for the same. Can …

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How to login with AWS CLI using credentials profiles

I want to setup multiple AWS profiles so that I can easily change settings and credentials when jumping between projects. …

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What is the maximum length of a C#/CLI identifier?

Which other restrictions are there on names (beside the obvious uniqueness within a scope)? Where are those defined?

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How to Exclude a Specific Directory in NCDU Command

How to exclude a directory from ncdu scanning? I can't found the information in man ncdu page. When doing ncdu …

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