Questions tagged [interactive]
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How can I prevent interactive-rebase from running verification hooks on commits?
I have a range of commits that fail the tests that are committed with them. I need to interactive-rebase across these commits; but the hooks are failing, and causing each commit to screw up, forcing me to manually git commit -n each step.
Is there a…
ELLIOTTCABLE
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Disabling everything except letters in browser- and on OS-level
We would like to make an interactive exhibition piece foolproof, requiring as little staff presence as possible when recovering it from anything anyone made it do.
It has a text input and then it outputs something. I figured the easiest would be to…
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"Click to translate" for .pdf
Is there a way to be able just click a word and get its translation while reading .pdf files?
Google Dictionary is very useful plugin for Chrome but works only for web pages. Does something similar exist to use with .pdf?
I'm using Windows. I've…
user273438
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Open new konsole from script, executing command and becoming interactive on conclusion
I want to be able to get a script (ran at startup) to open up a konsole terminal.
When it opens it is to do some persistent things (like change directory and source bashrc) and run a long running program.
If the program crashes or I come in and…
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Howto start an interactive script at ubuntu startup?
Based on Ubuntu core 12.04, I have prepared a bootable DVD. After booting (to console only), I can login as a user and start a script for installation of an embedded device:
sudo install_script
In order to execute this script already at startup,…
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Run interactive task even if user is not logged on Windows
I have an application which automates my everyday task of logging into some website and doing repetetive actions. This app starts as a scheduled task everyday at 7.30am.
The problem arises when I have my machine restarted (rebooted) but forgot to…
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How do I allow interactive services in Windows 7?
I need to run a service interactively on my computer.
(I am already aware of the implications.)
How do I enable a service (running in session 0) to run interact with the current desktop in Windows 7?
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How to run Windows OpenSSH Server interactively?
As known OpenSSH Server on Windows 10 (sshd.exe) run as a service by default.
But there are cases that require to run OpenSHH Server in an interactive Windows session, not in session 0 by default. For example, let's assume you connect to Windows…
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How can I run PowerShell commands without enclosing arguments in quotes?
When I try to run a program with a command line option from the PowerShell prompt, PowerShell ends up mangling the option. Why does this happen? Is there any way to stop it besides enclosing the option in quotes?
For example, from the PowerShell…
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Is there an interactive firewall for outbound traffic on Ubuntu?
I wish to prevent some programs from "phoning home", and to allow other programs to access only specific web servers.
Is there any way to interactively allow or decline outbound communication from individual programs on Ubuntu?
GJ.
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Interactive ZSH's command prompt to execute a ZLE command
Is there any way to interactively run a ZLE command on the current line?
I am looking for a similar way to TMUX's command-prompt, which default keybinding is prefix : were you can run a TMUX command on the current session.
Use case: run a ZLE…
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Can Windows 10 firewall be configured to interactively ask permission for outgoing traffic?
I'm rather unfamiliar with the default firewall in Windows 10 Professional. I find many articles on how to configure or finetune it to filter specific traffic (ingoing or outgoing).
However what I would like is:
Allow certain apps to…
RocketNuts
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Hyperlink in PowerPoint 2007
Suppose, on the left hand side, I have about 10 symbols and on the right hand side, there is some text for details of the said symbol. After clicking a particular symbol, the corresponding text should appear in the same slide, i.e. on the right hand…
vidya
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non-interactive ssh-keygen in Windows PowerShell: create a key pair and avoid pressing enter for location and empty passphrase
In Windows PowerShell, with ssh-keygen, how to create an SSH key pair with a private key that has no passphrase (password), without having to confirm twice the empty passphrase, and without having to confirm the location?
ssh-keygen -q -t ed25519 -f…
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What's the purpose of the Linux filesystem checkers' "interactive mode"?
Linux's fsck disk-repair tool often runs in an "interactive mode" by default. This means that, if it finds problems, it may ask me questions. But these questions tend to assume that I am a filesystem expert. In practice, I generally have no idea…
