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In computer programming, a parameter is a type of variable that refers to a piece of data used as input in a query to a database or other data-storage table.

In computer programming, a parameter is a variable. A variable is a name given to a data storage location. The parameter variable refers to a piece of input data that is being used in a query. Input data, or parameters, are often called arguments. These arguments are used to define what data should be returned from a query (information retrieval) to a data warehouse. A data warehouse can be as local as a database to as large as the internet.

Ultimately, parameters tell the information retrieval function what data to return to the user.

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What parameters does ulimit have?

I see in examples that the -u option is used with the ulimit command, but I cannot find documentation that says what that option means. man ulimit shows the manual for a system library function. What options does ulimit have and what do they mean?
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How do I add command line arguments (parameters) for pinned applications on Windows 10?

On Windows 10 I'd like to add command line arguments (parameters) for "pinned" applications in my "Start" area. But when I right click a pinned app, I don't see something like "Preferences". Is there a way to modify the properties?
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How to convert HTML into endless one-page PDF via wkhtmltopdf?

Currently when converting the PDF from given URL, like: wkhtmltopdf http://superuser.com/ superuser.pdf where it consist multiple A4 pages (so sometimes images are cut in the middle of the page). My question is: How do I convert HTML page into PDF…
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How to open the SnippingTool (Win Tool) passing a parameter to start automatically?

I'm trying to open the Windows tool called SnippingTool and look for an option to start a new snip automatically. Something like this: cmd c:\Windows\System32\SnippingTool.exe /new Some ideas?
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Use a Cell Value for a Paramater Value using in Power Query

I am using a query like below in power query Excel 2016: let Source = Odbc.Query("dsn=AS400", "select * from libm61.emleqpm1 where STN1 = '03' ") in Source I want to replace '03' with a value form cell AD2 Is this possible to do ?
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Query parameters in an external connection to sql server

I want to do exactly this: http://dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/12/13/parameters-in-excel-external-data-queries/ but I want to do it in Excel 2010 and also I am querying SQL Server instead of MS Access. Is it possible? To elaborate on what I…
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How to create ECDSA keypair based on OpenSSL config file?

When generating CSRs based on RSA key-pairs I'm using the OpenSSL req command for convenience: openssl req -new -noenc -config 'server.cert.conf' -keyout 'private/server.key.pem' -out 'server.csr.pem' I like to put the details into a config file,…
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does 'noatime' make sense for a read-only filesystem?

mount -o remount,ro,noatime As the title says - if the filesystem is actually read-only, does noatime have any affect?
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How to remove .bat extension from file name in a parameter?

I made a bat file and during execution, it displays a title in the command window. The title includes the bat filename, and it is displayed in full, including the .bat extension. The code I'm using to do this is shown below (see the Title…
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Powershell Start-Process Parameter Problems

Probably a total noob question but: When I run Start-Process ".\packages\PS-Get.0.1.0.0\NuGet.exe" update -RedirectStandardOutput ".\packages\PS-Get.0.1.0.0\NuGet.exe.Update.log" -RedirectStandardError …
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concatenate cmd line starting from some parameter

If I get a cmd line like: myscript param1 param2 param3 param4 param5 param6 ... (so on) How can I save a string consisting of parameters starting from some specific one? The $@ gives me the whole command line concatenated. What I need is to get a…
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Is /min a valid switch for cmd.exe in Windows?

I'm looking at a few batch files (.bat), and they use use /min as a switch for cmd.exe. Looking at several references, I don't see /min as a parameter for cmd.exe. Is /min a valid switch for cmd.exe in Windows 7-10?
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Shell scripting: Way to parse parameters from command line

myscript [-a a-arg] [-c c-arg] [-b] [-e] somedirectory Given that I want my shell script be invoked at the command line using the above parameters - where [these brackets] denote that they are optional - what is the best method to parse them?
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Adding parameters to start an application in OSX

I'm trying to start my VLC-player on OSX with the following parameters: /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/VLC --rtsp-timeout=99999 --sout-ffmpeg-strict=-2 --extraintf http --http-port=8081 Where do I have to put this code? I tried to create a…
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how to shift all parameters in a batch

The well-know shift command can be used to shift positional parameters in batch file, BUT it does not affect the special variable %*. The shift command has no effect on the %* batch parameter. Is there an alternative for shifting %°?
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