Re: [CentOS] tar spanning

2008-05-14 Thread Nick Fenwick
CentOS List wrote: I have a directory with 18GB worth of files and I would like to tar span and burn it into a few DVDs after that. How can I do this in command line? For what it's worth, I usually use rar for this task, because I can figure out the command line in about 10 seconds by running

Re: [CentOS] Gnome-terminal's backslashes look like Ws with a horizontal line through -- how to get a backslash?

2008-05-10 Thread Nick Fenwick
Charles E Campbell Jr wrote: Hello! I've just started trying gnome-terminal (instead of xterm) because of its "tabbing" facility. However, I note that with it backslashes appear something like a W with a horizontal line through it. Any known way to get a backslash to appear as a backslash?

Re: [CentOS] Windows key works some times I boot, doesn't work others

2008-05-10 Thread Nick Fenwick
MHR wrote: On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 11:13 PM, Nick Fenwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi all, How can I investigate why my Windows key is not triggering the expected keybinding commands? This may seem dumb, but are you sure it's not your keyboard? I use a Logitech EX1

[CentOS] Windows key works some times I boot, doesn't work others

2008-05-08 Thread Nick Fenwick
Hi all, I run CentOS5.1 with all updates, and like to use metacity's keybindings (gconf-editor->/apps/metacity/global_keybindings and keybinding_commands) to set shortcut keys for xterm, nautilus, and the like, so x runs xterm and e runs nautilus, rather how Windows-XP keyboard shortcuts work