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A command-line interface (CLI) is a mechanism for interacting with a computer operating system or software by typing commands to perform specific tasks.

A command-line interface (CLI) is a mechanism for interacting with a computer operating system or software by typing commands to perform specific tasks.

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Get client time on Apache server

I actually have two questions: 1) The timestamp in Apache error.log file is client's time or the server's? 2) If I connect to the server via command line and execute the command HEAD / HTTP/1.0, what does the client-date produced among others…
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Powershell remote access denied on workgroup

I've configured a domenstic network with PCs running windows 10 and I'm trying to set up remote access via powershell between these hosts. I've enabled remote access on all the hosts, authorizing all the hosts to control AND be controlled by all the…
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What is the os.uname prompt on ESXi

I want to check with a python script if my system runs on an ESXi but I have never worked with one. My script should only work on ESXi but I have no clue what the cli prompt would look like or how to get it done.
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How to check if a unix based system supports a specific option on a command (mv -T)

I'm working on a deploy script which wants to update a symlink atomically. I intend to use a command like $ ln -s new current_tmp && mv -Tf current_tmp current (Credit to here for details on why this works). However, not all versions of mv support…
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How to change network config through command line?

The system is Windows 8.1 Professional. I want to change through command line my network config to this one : How to do that ?
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Initiating transfer between two servers via terminal

I have a very large file on a different company's server (not the company I work for, just a company we work with). I have FTP credentials to login and download/upload files from them. I need to get this very large file onto our website's (the…
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How to eject disk via the commandline

Ok - i'm attempting to install Vista Business Edition on a MBP using the multi-disk installers from MSDN. All's well until the installer demands disk 2 - the Eject key doesn't work without the mac drivers. I know you can press shift-f10 to access…
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ipconfig.exe is crashing when run from the windows (7) command prompt

I am trying to use ipconfig, but everytime I enter the command in the windows command prompt, I get the crash dialog saying, "The IP configuration utility has stopped working", with the reason saying "APPCRASH". Is there anyway I can remedy this…
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How to install ganglia on vmware esxi 5.5 host?

I want to install ganglia monitoring tool on esxi host so that i can monitor vm's usage. Can anyone give me a installation guide/link which i can refer/follow to install it? PS: I am total newbie to vmware esxi cli. I only know rpm and deb based…
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Desktop backups maintenance on a network share

I have configured Windows Backup and Restore function on Windows 7 Professional desktops to make daily backup on a network share placed on a Windows Server 2012. (BTW It's a pity that this utility does not have an option to use currently logged in…
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creating a drive (letter) that is a link to a folder

on my home pc I want to simplify things when it falls to accessing my home folder, so I would like to make my c:\Users\myusername folder pointing to a virtual drive created ad-hoc, such as Y:. In this I would spare the tediousness of writing that…
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Better way to exec at a specific folder

It is possible to exec at the specific folder, rather than I need to use two commands separately? e.g. cd /opt/folderA exec .... cd /opt/folderB exec ....
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quicker navigation in mc?

Is there any way to speed up navigation in mc? I really like it for it's features, but I'm much quicker at getting where I want in zsh with tab-completion. Holding arrows to get the cursor to a directory I want is tiresome. I know I can Ctrl-O and…
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Command only working when put directly in command prompt, not in batch file

On my SBS 2011 I have a batch file called wakeup-nas.bat, with the following contents: wol.exe 5475e0d59ffa wol.exe is an executable for sending wake on lan packets. It is in the same directory as the batch file. Strangely the command is only…
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Ubuntu PPTP VPN to Microsoft Server Command Line ONLY

I try to setup a VPN Connection from a Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to Microsoft VPN Server (Ubuntu is the Client in this Case), but I only get this error message: .. connection failed! Check the log messages below for information why. Couldn't open the…
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