What is a Windows Handle?

It’s an abstract reference value to a resource, often memory or an open file, or a pipe. Properly, in Windows, (and generally in computing) a handle is an abstraction which hides a real memory address from the API user, allowing the system to reorganize physical memory transparently to the program. Resolving a handle into a … Read more

Docker hv-sock proxy (vsudd) is not reachable windows

I have docker 17.12.0-ce-win46 build installed on my window 10 laptop. Each time i start it I get the error below… I have followed all recommended solutions I could fine online on how to resolve this issue but the issue persist. at Docker.Backend.ContainerEngine.Linux.ConnectToVsud(TaskCompletionSource`1 vmId) in C:\gopath\src\github.com\docker\pinata\win\src\Docker.Backend\ContainerEngine\Linux.cs:line 293 at Docker.Backend.ContainerEngine.Linux.DoStart(Settings settings, String daemonOptions) in C:\gopath\src\github.com\docker\pinata\win\src\Docker.Backend\ContainerEngine\Linux.cs:line 260 … Read more

Aliases in Windows command prompt

To add to josh’s answer, you may make the alias(es) persistent with the following steps, Create a .bat or .cmd file with your DOSKEY commands. Run regedit and go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor Add String Value entry with the name AutoRun and the full path of your .bat/.cmd file. For example, %USERPROFILE%\alias.cmd, replacing the initial segment … Read more

mysql community server vs mysql installer

Both will install into same final setup. the web-community is online installer, you need to download to connect to the online server and installations files come from online while the community installer is an offline installer with full features. web-installer (online, need internet connection to complete the installation), community-installer(offline, full).

CALL command vs. START with /WAIT option

For exe files, I suppose the differences are nearly unimportant.But to start an exe you don’t even need CALL. When starting another batch it’s a big difference,as CALL will start it in the same window and the called batch has access to the same variable context.So it can also change variables which affects the caller. START will create a new cmd.exe for the … Read more

How to split large text file in windows?

If you have installed Git for Windows, you should have Git Bash installed, since that comes with Git. Use the split command in Git Bash to split a file: into files of size 500MB each: split myLargeFile.txt -b 500m into files with 10000 lines each: split myLargeFile.txt -l 10000 Tips: If you don’t have Git/Git Bash, download at https://git-scm.com/download If you … Read more