New, resurrected project site (Win7 compability and more!): [http://sshwindows.sourceforge.net](http://sshwindows.sourceforge.net)

&gt; **1st January 2012** 
&gt; 
&gt;
&gt; - OpenSSH for Windows 5.6p1-2 based release created!!
&gt; - Happy New Year all! Since COpSSH has started charging I&#39;ve resurrected this project 
&gt; - Updated all binaries to current releases
&gt; - Added several new supporting DLLs as required by all executables in package
&gt; - Renamed switch.exe to bash.exe to remove the need to modify and compile mkpasswd.exe each build
&gt; - Please note there is a very minor bug in this release, detailed in the docs. I&#39;m working on fixing this, anyone who can code in C and can offer a bit of help it would be much appreciated


Try [WinScp][1]


  [1]: http://winscp.net

Give http://www.privateshell.com/ a shot.

I want to do the below list iteration in django templates:

    foo = [&#39;foo&#39;, &#39;bar&#39;];
    moo = [&#39;moo&#39;, &#39;loo&#39;];
    
    for (a, b) in zip(foo, moo):
        print a, b

django code:

    {%for a, b in zip(foo, moo)%}
      {{a}}
      {{b}}
    {%endfor%}

I get the below error when I try this:

    File &quot;/base/python_lib/versions/third_party/django-0.96/django/template/defaulttags.py&quot;, line 538, in do_for
        raise TemplateSyntaxError, &quot;&#39;for&#39; statements should have either four or five words: %s&quot; % token.contents

How do I accomplish this?




Iterating through two lists in Django templates

&gt; **Possible Duplicate:**  
&gt; [How does Facebook Sharer select Images?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1138460/how-does-facebook-sharer-select-images)  

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I am making a flash app that demonstrates potensial traffic injuries when driving at different speeds. I want the user to be able to share this information on facebook. However this demands that i can customize the text that will appear on facebook in some manner.

I am making an url that is opened in a blank window (from the flash app itself). I specify the u and t parameters, putting the generated message as the t parameter. But this seems to always be overridden by the pages title. If i omit the title tag from the html code, the file name is used (also overriding the specified title).
&lt;pre&gt;
http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://espentokerud.com/face/addiste.html&amp;t=test;
&lt;/pre&gt;
I also tried url-encoding the url, but to no avail.
&lt;pre&gt;
http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3a%2f%2fespentokerud.com%2fface%2faddiste.html&amp;t=test;
&lt;/pre&gt;
I also tried using the addthis API, but experience the same shortcomings. The funny thing is that if i post a swf, the title and description can be customized, and it is also possible to specify a screenshot. But if i dont post a swf, this seems to be ignored.

I am aware that I can use meta tags on the html page to specify the thumbnail image, title and description, but some of this content has to be based on calculations inside the flash app. 




Want custom title / image / description in facebook share link from a flash app

**Question:**
How to use ssh &amp; scp from the Windows command prompt?

I remember I installed a program in the past that let me do this but can&#39;t remember now what it was. 

**Note:**
I do not want to use putty. 

Use ssh from Windows command prompt

Question:
How to use ssh &#x26; scp from the Windows command prompt?
I remember I installed a program in the past that let me do this but can't remember now what it was.
Note:
I do not want to use putty.

I am trying to make a simple IRC client in Python (as kind of a project while I learn the language).

I have a loop that I use to receive and parse what the IRC server sends me, but if I use `raw_input` to input stuff, it stops the loop dead in its tracks until I input something (obviously).

How can I input something without the loop stopping?

(I don&#39;t think I need to post the code, I just want to input something without the `while 1:` loop stopping.)

I&#39;m on Windows.

Non-blocking console input?

I&#39;m running Windows 7 **with UAC enabled**. I&#39;ve always found it weird that [Eclipse][1] doesn&#39;t use an installer and doesn&#39;t use the AppData folder to store its data in Windows, but lately I&#39;ve had to reinstall it a couple times (hard drive problems) and I&#39;ve been wondering if I am really putting it in the best place.

I copy the eclipse folder to my `C:\Program Files\` directory and make a shortcut on my start menu, and then pin it to my taskbar. However, eclipse has problems so I go to properties, the compatibility tab, and enable &quot;Run as administrator&quot;. Then every time I open eclipse I have to hit yes on the UAC window, but everything works correctly, except for one side effect: my touchpad doesn&#39;t scroll any windows in eclipse. This is because the touchpad program is running as a normal user, so it can&#39;t modify eclipse running as administrator. So, then I have to close and reopen my touchpad software as an administrator.

Anyway, long story short... **Where is the best place to put the eclipse folder in Windows, and why?**

---

Edit: I just found [a possible suggestion][2], feel free to comment. Sounds like I can just run it as administrator once the first time and set up all my plugins and such, and then run it as a normal user for my normal tasks (coding). I can&#39;t believe I never thought of doing this, but I may stick to the Program Files directory and give this approach a try unless I get a better answer here.

---

[Ninite][3] places Eclipse in C:\eclipse. Ever since asking this question, that has been my install location for Eclipse. Eclipse still does not properly handle permissions when run out of the Program Files folder.


  [1]: http://www.eclipse.org/
  [2]: http://www.eclipsezone.com/eclipse/forums/t97323.html#92155438
  [3]: http://www.ninite.com/

What folder should I install Eclipse to on Windows?

I am trying to learn python and am making a program that will output a script.  I want to use os.path.join, but am pretty confused.  According to the [docs](http://docs.python.org/library/os.path.html) if I say:

    os.path.join(&#39;c:&#39;, &#39;sourcedir&#39;)

I get `&quot;C:sourcedir&quot;`.  According to the docs, this is normal, right?

But when I use the copytree command, Python will output it the desired way, for example:

    import shutil
    src = os.path.join(&#39;c:&#39;, &#39;src&#39;)
    dst = os.path.join(&#39;c:&#39;, &#39;dst&#39;)
    shutil.copytree(src, dst)

Here is the error code I get:

&lt;pre&gt;
WindowsError: [Error 3] The system cannot find the path specified: &#39;C:src/*.*&#39;
&lt;/pre&gt;


If I wrap the `os.path.join` with `os.path.normpath` I get the same error.

If this `os.path.join` can&#39;t be used this way, then I am confused as to its purpose.

According to the pages suggested by Stack Overflow, slashes should not be used in join&amp;mdash;that is correct, I assume?


Python os.path.join on Windows

I understand that memory has to be reserved before being committed.  And when it&#39;s reserved, no other process can use it. However reserved memory does not count against available RAM. But shouldn&#39;t it? Because if no one else can use it, then what good is it being &quot;available&quot;?

Or is there some bigger difference?

What&#39;s the difference between reserved and committed memory?

I need to concatenate some relatively large text files, and would prefer to do this via the command line. Unfortunately I only have Windows, and cannot install new software.

    type file1.txt file2.txt &gt; out.txt

allows me to almost get what I want, but I don&#39;t want the 1st line of file2.txt to be included in out.txt.

I have noticed that `more` has the `+n` option to specify a starting line, but I haven&#39;t managed to combine these to get the result I want. I&#39;m aware that this may not be possible in Windows, and I can always edit out.txt by hand to get rid of the line, but is there a simple way of doing it from the command line?

Concatenate text files with Windows command line, dropping leading lines

I want to use multiple private keys to connect to different servers or different portions of the same server (my uses are system administration of server, administration of Git, and normal Git usage within the same server). I tried simply stacking the keys in the `id_rsa` files to no avail.

Apparently a straightforward way to do this is to use the command 
      
    ssh -i &lt;key location&gt; login@server.example.com 

That is quite cumbersome.

Any suggestions as to how to go about doing this a bit easier?


Best way to use multiple SSH private keys on one client

I created a new local Git repository:

    ~$ mkdir projectname
    ~$ cd projectname
    ~$ git init
    ~$ touch file1
    ~$ git add file1
    ~$ git commit -m &#39;first commit&#39;

**Is there any git command to create a new *remote* repo and push my commit to GitHub from here?** I know it&#39;s no big deal to just fire up a browser and head over to [Create a New Repository][1], but if there is a way to achieve this from the CLI I would be happy.

I read a vast amount of articles but none that I found mention how to create a remote repo from the CLI using git commands. Tim Lucas&#39;s nice article [Setting up a new remote git repository][2] is the closest I found, *but GitHub does not provide shell access*.

  [1]: https://github.com/new
  [2]: http://toolmantim.com/thoughts/setting_up_a_new_remote_git_repository

Is it possible to create a remote repo on GitHub from the CLI without opening browser?

I&#39;ve went through the [excellent guide provided by Tim Davis][1] which is about configuring Git to work with SSH under Windows in order to produce a Git Server in order to have a main place for my DVCS. 

I am in the process of creating a clone for my project. I’ve went through all the steps till this point, but I keep getting this from TortoiseGit:

    git.exe clone -v “ssh://Administrator@127.0.0.1:22/SSH/Home/administrator/myapp.git” “E:\GitTest\myapp”
    
    bash: Administrator@127.0.0.1: command not found
    Initialized empty Git repository in E:/GitTest/myapp/.git/
    fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly
    Success

and nothing gets cloned.

BTW: The `TortoisePLink` comes up just before this message appears and asks me: “`login as:`” ( I thought that this info is given in the command, i.e: `Administrator@blahblah`.

My home variable is set to the correct place:
From a Git Bash shell:

    echo $HOME
    /c/SSH/home/Administrator

I’ve also tried using Putty’s plink instead of `TortoisePLink` (in both Git’s and `TortoiseGit`’s installation). This time the error was narrowed down to:

    git.exe clone -v “ssh://Administrator@127.0.0.1:22/c:/SSH/Home/administrator/myapp.git” “E:\GitTest\myapp”
    
    Initialized empty Git repository in E:/GitTest/myapp/.git/
    fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly


  [1]: https://www.timdavis.com/posts/setting-up-a-msysgit-server-with-copssh-on-windows






Git with SSH on Windows

Working with Python in Emacs if I want to add a try/except to a block of code, I often find that I am having to indent the whole block, line by line.  In Emacs, how do you indent the whole block at once.

I am not an experienced Emacs user, but just find it is the best tool for working through ssh.  I am using Emacs on the command line(Ubuntu), not as a gui, if that makes any difference.

Emacs bulk indent for Python

I&#39;m on Mac Snow Leopard and I just installed `git`.

I just tried 

    git clone git@thechaw.com:cakebook.git

but that gives me this error:

    Initialized empty Git repository in `/Users/username/Documents/cakebook/.git/`
    Permission denied (publickey).
    fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly


What am I missing?  
I&#39;ve also tried doing `ssh-keygen` with no passphase but still same error.


Git: How to solve Permission denied (publickey) error when using Git?

How do i clear the MySQL screen, which I opened through the MySQL Command Line Client?

The operating system is Windows XP.

How to clear the MySQL screen opened through the MySQL Command Line Client on Windows XP

I need to test if a variable is set or not.  I&#39;ve tried several techniques but they seem to fail whenever `%1` is surrounded by quotes such as the case when `%1` is `&quot;c:\some path with spaces&quot;`.

    IF NOT %1 GOTO MyLabel // This is invalid syntax
    IF &quot;%1&quot; == &quot;&quot; GOTO MyLabel // Works unless %1 has double quotes which fatally kills bat execution
    IF %1 == GOTO MyLabel // Gives an unexpected GOTO error.

According to [this site][1], these are the supported `IF` syntax types. So, I don&#39;t see a way to do it.

    IF [NOT] ERRORLEVEL number command
    IF [NOT] string1==string2 command
    IF [NOT] EXIST filename command

UPDATE: on 2020-10-25, I updated the accepted answer from using brackets to using a tilde.  Everyone says the tilde is better as it&#39;s more secure.  I&#39;m a little torn cause the tilde looks more complicated and is less clear as to what it&#39;s purpose is but nevertheless, I changed it.

  [1]: http://www.computerhope.com/if.htm

What is the proper way to test if a parameter is empty in a batch file?

I have to create a `.BAT` file that does this:

 1. If `C:\myprogram\sync\data.handler` exists, exit;
 2. If `C:\myprogram\html\data.sql` does not exist, exit;
 3. In `C:\myprogram\sync\` delete all files and folders except (`test`, `test3` and `test2`)
 4. Copy `C:\myprogram\html\data.sql` to `C:\myprogram\sync\`
 5. Call other batch file with option `sync.bat myprogram.ini`.

If it was in the Bash environment it was easy for me, but I do not know how to test if a file or folder exists and if it is a file or folder.

How to verify if a file exists in a batch file?

When I have `setlocal ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION` set in a cmd script is there any way I can escape a ! that I want to use as a parameter to a command? 

    @echo off
    setlocal ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
    echo I want to go out with a bang!
    echo I still want to go out with a bang^!


How can I escape an exclamation mark ! in cmd scripts?

I have a program launching a website via the following command.

    cmd &quot;start /max http://url.com&quot;

When launching a website via this method it uses the default browser with its default settings for opening a new window.  for example, Firefox and IE will open the window inside the tab of an existing window if they are set to do so.  I have reports of IE 6 replacing the content of a current opened window with the content of url.com.  I&#39;ve tested this and sure enough when IE 6 is set as the default browser and with a current webpage opened the above will replace the content of the opened window with url.com rather than opening a fresh window.

Upon running some tests I see the command listed here:

    cmd &quot;start /max iexplore.exe http://url.com&quot;

will consistently open a new window( with Internet Explorer of course) regardless of an existing window being present or not.

Can anyone tell me if I&#39;m missing a silly setting in IE 6 or if there is a way to duplicate the &quot;always open a new window&quot; functionality exhibited by calling iexplore.exe directly, but with calling the user default browser instead.




Launching a website via windows commandline

I&#39;m logged into a remote host using PuTTY. 

What is the command to transfer files from my local machine to the machine I&#39;m logged into on PuTTY?

Transfer files to/from session I&#39;m logged in with PuTTY

I have an EC2 instance running (FreeBSD 9 AMI ami-8cce3fe5), and I can ssh into it using my amazon-created key file without password prompt, no problem.

However, when I want to copy a file to the instance using scp I am asked to enter a password:

    scp somefile.txt -i mykey.pem root@my.ec2.id.amazonaws.com:/
    
    Password:

Any ideas why this is happening/how it can be prevented?

scp (secure copy) to ec2 instance without password

So, I&#39;m attempting to simply transfer folder of files from my local computer to a server via ssh and scp.  After sudoing I&#39;m using the command as follows:

    scp -r C:/desktop/myfolder/deployments/ user@host:/path/to/whereyouwant/thefile

I get the error:

&gt; ssh: C: Name or service not known

I&#39;m guessing its my syntax for `c:/desktop` etc.  Any ideas?  

BTW I&#39;m using putty + Windows 7.



  

Copying a local file from Windows to a remote server using scp

I wonder if there is a way for me to SCP the file from remote2 host directly from my local machine by going through a remote1 host.

The networks only allow connections to remote2 host from remote1 host. Also, neither remote1 host nor remote2 host can scp to my local machine.

Is there something like:

   `scp user1@remote1:user2@remote2:file .`

First window: `ssh remote1`, then `scp remot2:file .`.

Second shell: `scp remote1:file .`

First window: `rm file; logout`

I could write a script to do all these steps, but if there is a direct way, I would rather use it.

Thanks.

**EDIT:** I am thinking something like opening SSH tunnels but i&#39;m confused on what value to put where.

At the moment, to access `remote1`, i have the following in `$HOME/.ssh/config` on my local machine.

    Host remote1
       User     user1
       Hostname localhost
       Port     45678

Once on `remote1`, to access `remote2`, it&#39;s the standard local DNS and port 22. What should I put on `remote1` and/or change on `localhost`?

How to scp with a second remote host

What `scp` arguments should I use to download a file from an Amazon EC2 instance to local storage?

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Want custom title / image / description in facebook share link from a flash app

Iterating through two lists in Django templates

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