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Why is it preferable to keep a tangentially-related tag?
This question, Use shell reserved word if hidden by an alias, is about a problem in Zsh that also affects Bash, so it's tagged shell zsh bash
However, the question doesn't actually mention Bash and ...
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Example: The number of lines matching the pattern G in file and Example: The number of matches in the same file, but counting each match individually
I am currently on a crusade regarding this question. The edits that I made were reverted with a comment saying:
Please don't change your question after receiving answers. You can clarify, but not ...
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Requesting constructive criticism for a question
I wrote this question. It was down voted. I'm not upset and am not here to argue. My question here is what can I learn from this, for this or future questions? Is there something inherently wrong with ...
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Should I undelete my question that deleted due "RemoveAbandonedQuestions"?
Question:
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/491289/how-to-prevent-squashfs-cache-decompressed-data-and-only-keep-compressed-data-in
Timeline:
https://unix.stackexchange.com/posts/491289/...
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Why my question was put on hold?
I don't understand why my question was put on hold. I also replied to an email you sent earlier two days ago, but I have not received any response as yet. It did not allow me to attach a file even its ...
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Should I write a new answer for p7zip to open RAR file?
Long explanation ahead to understand the issue before making the decision.
I was trying to recall how to open a random RAR file using p7zip command-line tool on Linux. After looking at some dated ...
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"That is not possible" is a valid answer
"No" is a valid answer to "is this possible?". Sometimes it can be quite useful. A recent example: How to ban all connections to .se and .ru in the hosts.deny file
Or not?
https://twitter.com/...
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How/where do I ask how to maintain a package with separate patches?
I have a question about maintaining a external software package with custom patches. Similar questions have been asked before, but mine is a bit more specific since it focuses on maintaining packages ...
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How do I handle my posted XY question?
The specific question:
What do "ACard AHCI SATA low-level driver" meaning? What is "ACard"?
I'm aware that is a XY problem.
The actual problem is "How can I remove all initramfs ...
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Trivial answer converted to comment
The OS: FreeBSD does not use block devices. [See] Low-level disk access in FreeBSD
Is a device being a block or character device determined purely by hardware?
Comments are ephemeral. I want to ...
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Is"How to stop running e4defrag without damage my data?" as unclear?
How to stop running e4defrag without damage my data?
Some people downvote on that question.
I can't find out why unclear.
Can you-all tell me?
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How to delete specific question version that included my privacy due my mistake?
How to delete specific question version that included my privacy due my mistake?
Some documentation for the "ext4-rsv-conver" process?
I want to delete the version.
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Why did I get down-voted for the first question that I posted and what can I do to improve
Have a look at this question. It got down-voted for reasons known only to Gandalf. At least I would like to know why I got down-voted and what can I do to improve it?
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Disable ssh remote login using tcp wrapper
I don't understand why this question was closed without answer, and getting 4 down voted?
I want to use tcp wrapper to disable ssh remote login from a client on
the server. How do I find out if ...
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Fedora upgrade question closed as "typo"?
Re @Prabhjot Singh Problem with alsa-plugins-freeworld-lavcrate when upgrading to Fedora 28
"Questions describing a problem that can't be reproduced and seemingly went away on its own (or went away ...
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