Questions tagged [windows]
Writing software specific to the Microsoft Windows operating system: APIs, behaviours, etc. GENERAL WINDOWS SUPPORT IS OFF-TOPIC. Support questions may be asked on https://superuser.com
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How do I find out which process is listening on a TCP or UDP port on Windows? [closed]
How do I find out which process is listening on a TCP or UDP port on Windows?
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Is there an equivalent of 'which' on the Windows command line? [closed]
As I sometimes have path problems, where one of my own cmd scripts is hidden (shadowed) by another program (earlier on the path), I would like to be able to find the full path to a program on the ...
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How do I install pip on Windows?
pip is a replacement for easy_install. But should I install pip using easy_install on Windows? Is there a better way?
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Ignoring directories in Git repositories on Windows
How can I ignore directories or folders in Git using msysgit on Windows?
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Filename too long in Git for Windows
I'm using Git-1.9.0-preview20140217 for Windows. As I know, this release should fix the issue with too long filenames. But not for me.
Surely I'm doing something wrong: I did git config core.longpaths ...
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How can I close some specific port on Linux? [closed]
How can I remove the port that some application/process has used it but didn't close the port?
For example: when I run ssh on my ubuntu and tunnel the ssh connection on some port <PORT> on my ...
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How do I run two commands in one line in Windows CMD?
I want to run two commands in a Windows CMD console.
In Linux I would do it like this
touch thisfile ; ls -lstrh
How is it done on Windows?
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How can I develop for iPhone using a Windows development machine?
Is there any way to tinker with the iPhone SDK on a Windows machine? Are there plans for an iPhone SDK version for Windows?
The only other way I can think of doing this is to run a Mac VM image on a ...
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Git replacing LF with CRLF
On a Windows machine, I added some files using git add.
I got warnings saying:
LF will be replaced by CRLF
What are the ramifications of this conversion?
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How to upgrade Git on Windows to the latest version
I just upgraded to Git 1.8.0.1 for Windows, from my previous version 1.7.9.mysysgit.0. I downloaded the new version from the Git site and installed through the normal Git installer EXE.
That said, ...
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List all environment variables from the command line
Is it possible to list all environment variables from a Windows' command prompt?
Something equivalent to PowerShell's gci env: (or ls env: or dir env:).
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Node.js/Windows error: ENOENT, stat 'C:\Users\RT\AppData\Roaming\npm'
I have Windows 7 32-bit. I installed the latest Node.js 32 bit.
When I try to run the command npm install jquery, I receive the error:
Error: ENOENT, stat 'C:\Users\RT\AppData\Roaming\npm
How ...
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Can't start Eclipse - Java was started but returned exit code=13
I am trying to get my first taste of Android development using Eclipse. I ran into this problem when trying to run Eclipse, having installed version 4.2 only minutes ago.
After first trying to start ...
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How to run a PowerShell script
How do I run a PowerShell script?
I have a script named myscript.ps1
I have all the necessary frameworks installed
I set that execution policy thing
I have followed the instructions on this MSDN help ...
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Text editor to open big (giant, huge, large) text files [closed]
I mean 100+ MB big; such text files can push the envelope of editors.
I need to look through a large XML file, but cannot if the editor is buggy.
Any suggestions?