Re: [PLUG] Linux C++ Developer - Contract Job Opening

2009-12-24 Thread wcooley
Mr. Wagoner, On 17 Nov I responded privately to you regarding a position of "Build Engineer / Lab Tech" and requested that you restrict such messages to our dedicated "plug-jobs" list. I am repeating my request to you now in the open forum in hopes that concern for your reputation and the reputat

Re: [PLUG] cat-like command

2009-12-19 Thread wcooley
> Is there a command something like cat that will copy a > file into the copy/paste buffer, so I can paste the contents > somewhere after running the command? There is xclip: http://sourceforge.net/projects/xclip/ I use it sometimes but it does not always seem to work quite right. Or at least, t

[PLUG] Anyone know of "lossy" version-control software?

2009-12-19 Thread wcooley
I am looking for something that, as far as I have been able to find, does not exist. I want a version-control package that intentionally and programmatically destroys revisions. Before I explain further, let me provide some background use-cases. We maintain a lot of data automatically and usually

Re: [PLUG] Chmod question, before I mess things up

2009-12-19 Thread wcooley
> I'm not terribly familiar with permissions, but after reading man chmod > and a couple web sites, I think I have figured how to do what I want. A good way to test things like this is to create yourself a sandbox, so that you can find out if what you're planning will screw things up or not. You c

Re: [PLUG] Chmod question, before I mess things up

2009-12-19 Thread wcooley
>> I note that all my directories are executable. Perhaps there is a >> reason for that. But there is a PDF that is executable. Why? > >'Cause you cannot cd to that directory unless it's both writable and > executable. I always forget the exact relationship, but either w or x lets > you cd into