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xprop | awk '/PID/ {print $3}'
2013-01-25 08:04:07
User: totti
Functions: awk
Tags: PID window select
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pid of manually selecting window
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vim -O file1 file2
2012-09-06 14:52:50
User: trantorvega
Functions: vim
Tags: vim diff split window
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Edit 2 or more files in vim using vim -d

Is this not the same

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vim -d '+diffoff!' file1 file2
2012-08-30 07:51:41
User: greggster
Functions: vim
Tags: vim diff split window
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Edit 2 or more files in vim using vim -d

Use vim's diff mode to edit two or more files in one window. The '+diffoff!' turns off diff highlighting when the session is started.

Use ctrl+w + ctrl+w to switch between windows.

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zenity --title passwd --width 800 --height 600 --text-info --filename /etc/passwd
2010-04-16 04:20:52
User: rkulla
Functions: passwd
Tags: gtk GUI window zenity dialog
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Open a file in a GTK+ dialog window

I use zenity because it's a rewrite of gdialog and also replaces gmessage and has more useful options.

Using --text-info allows you to select and copy the text to your clipboard.

To see a file in a list dialog: cat /etc/passwd | zenity --width 800 --height 600 --list --column Entries

If you don't have zenity, you'll have to download it via apt-get install zenity, etc.

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printf "\e[8;70;180;t"
2010-01-07 05:58:16
User: jearsh
Functions: printf
Tags: printf resize window
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Resize a Terminal Window

Replace 70 with the desired height.

Replace 180 with the desired width.

I put it in my bashrc, because by default my terminal is too small.

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