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Greg Hewgill
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Run a command without making me wait
Dec 4, 2013
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Why can't Vim open a 100 MB text file when I have 16 GB RAM?
Jun 26, 2014
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Why are TCP/IP sockets considered "open files"?
Sep 24, 2014
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Caret square bracket square bracket A ^[[A - What does it mean?
Aug 13, 2015
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How to list files starting with "a" or "c" from /etc.
May 22, 2014
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How does the OS know that a command needs sudo?
Jul 28, 2014
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How pipes work in Linux
Aug 4, 2014
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How to (safely) move /tmp to a different volume?
Jan 7, 2011
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Use of ^ as a shell metacharacter
Dec 9, 2013
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What does the -e do in a bash shebang?
Jun 30, 2011
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What is the difference between 'git pull' and 'git fetch'?
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How do I reset or revert a file to a specific revision?
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Understanding slicing
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How do I make Git ignore file mode (chmod) changes?
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How do I delete a file from a Git repository?

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