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1. Run sudo vim /etc/default/grub
2. Find GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT
3. Append video=hyperv_fb:[the resolution you want], for example: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash video=hyperv_fb:1920x1080"
4. Write the changes, quit Vim
5. Run sudo update-grub
6. Run sudo reboot

h/t https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/virtual_pc_guy/2014/09/19/changing-ubuntu-screen-resolution-in-a-hyper-v-vm/

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,3a,00,00,00,00,00

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The default prefix binding is CTRL-B

Sessions

• tmux new -s my_session
• tmux detach (prefix + d)
• tmux list-sessions
• tmux attach -t my_session

To kill a session, use prefix + :kill-session.

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Postgres

1. Create the file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list, and add a line for the repository: deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/ YOUR_DEBIAN_VERSION_HERE-pgdg main

2. Import the repository signing key, and update the package lists.

wget --quiet -O - https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | \
  sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt-get update 

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Notes on ag.vim

This plugin is a front for ag, A.K.A. the_silver_searcher, https://github.com/rking/ag.vim

Usage: ag [FILE-TYPE] [OPTIONS] PATTERN [PATH]

Ag searches from your current working directory if a PATH is not given.

• Check your working directory in Vim with :pwd
• Change your working directory with :cd [PATH]

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git config merge.renormalize true # prevents unnecessary merge conflicts, http://stackoverflow.com/a/12194759/23566

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#!/bin/bash
#================================================================
# HEADER
#================================================================
#% SYNOPSIS
#+    ${script_name} [-h] [-o[file]] input_date path
#%
#% DESCRIPTION
#%    This script prints a signed URL for HTTP GET'ting a file
#%    from AWS CloudFront https://sendr.example.com

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Basically (and very roughly), the standard paths on Unix are:

• /bin & /sbin for vital programs for the OS, sbin being for administrators only ;
• /usr/bin & /usr/sbin for not vital programs, sbin being for administrators only ;
• /var for living data for programs. It can be cache data, spool data, temporary data (unless it's in /tmp, which is wiped at every reboot), etc. ;
• /usr/local for locally installed programs. Typically, it hosts programs that follow the standards but were not packaged for the OS, but rather installed manually by the administrator (using for example ./configure && make && make install) as well as administrator scripts ;
• /opt for programs that are not packaged and don't follow the standards. You'd just put all the libraries there together with the program. It's often a quick & dirty solution, but it can also be used for programs that are made by yourself and for which you wish to have a specific pa

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<configuration>
    <system.webServer>
        <rewrite>
            <rules>
                <rule name="HTTPS rewrite behind AWS Electric Load Balancer rule" enabled="true" stopProcessing="true">
                    <match url="^(.*)$" ignoreCase="false" />
                    <conditions>
                        <add input="{HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO}" pattern="^http$" ignoreCase="false" />
                    </conditions>