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basically in unix machines I've worked previously This: mv -r directory/ ../xlocation is the same as: mv -r directory ../xlocation in MacOs, they are not the same thing. I would like both commands to do the same thing the latter one does

I dont' get why the unix underneath mac, copies files with in a folder when I do the following command, and why it copies the folder without the '/'. I just want it to copy the folder, and if I wanted to copy the files I'd explicitly would say InputX/*. I often forget to remove the '/' when I'm...

Well I don't know. Why is that important? Can't I just unmount it? OK: this worked. sudo umount -f /Volumes/mac Ted.

well, I do df and I see this: xxxx@x.x.x.x: 0 0 0 100% /Volumes/mac I forgot to mention that this volume is a mounted partition through MacFusion, where I'm mounting a remote machine. I want to get rid of it though, I'm no longer using it, and when I try to...

Hi everyone, How do I get rid of the Volume that is created on my machine? I mounted some machine, and then it creates /Volume/mac However, I have unmounted but that is still there, and I'd like to get rid of it. Naix:Volumes Naix$ ls total 6 4 Macintosh HD@ 2 0 mac/...

Hi everyone, I'm able to compile from eclipse and run from it, but when I try to run the class file from command line I get this error: $java ../flatfiles/BinParser Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: ///flatfiles/BinParser I've tried Naix:flatfiles Naix$...

Strange, I get this IUSR_NMPR user account out of nowhere, and it is the account used to login my MAC machine through the network. It also has the same password of my user account. Can I change it to an easier name to remember? Ed

Thanks so much, sorry for the late reply.

Hi everyone, I wanted to know if there is a software for mac similar to the Internet Download Manager for windows, that will allow me to download youtube, and pause and resume downloads. Also is there a sw that will allow me to download music from my ipod to my computer. I just had that...

Hi everyone, If I want to erase a presentation file completely so that it is not traceable even with sophisticated software. Would erasing its content and saving it as an empty file, and then erasing it.. do the job? I am aware that if you erase a file, it'll still exist on your system...

Thank you DanKegel!

hmmm. Interesting, as of now I'm only able to view the files that I shared, but I can't change them. I would like to do this without giving permission to everyone :\ I see there is this option to allow certain users to modify the file, would this user be my mac username or the windows user...

Hi everyone, I want to be able to share some files in a network between a PC with Vista Home Premium and a Mac Leopard X 10.5, how can I do that? Anyone know of a good guide for doing that? Ed.

How do I verify the frequency? They told me they don't use passwords.. and well another thing is that I can ping ok to the router?

Hi everyone, I have been trying to connect to the wireless network at my university, and somehow I am able to get the gateway, the ip address, the mask, and the DNS Servers, all the right paremeters. I confirmed that they were correct. But somehow I still get not internet... I mean I try...

Hi everyone, anyone know of a good guide or book to use Shark, and the development utilities offered in the Mac? thanks, Ed.

Hi everyone, I have been working on Unix with valgrind and strace, I was wondering what tools do a similar job in Mac OS?

Hi guys, Does anyone know how I can specify the geometry of a terminal window, including position and width and size?

Misterme I'm a little lost though.. I went to the website and I'm looking for that compiler.. but I'm not finding it.. at least not the gfortran, gnu Fortran ...