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Change pidgin status from the command line

16 June 2010, 7:17 am

$ purple-remote \”setstatus?status=away&message=AFK\” Thanks for the comment oshazard, i wasn\’t aware of purple-remote existence. View this command to comment, vote or add to favourites View all commands by unixApe by David Winterbottom (codeinthehole.com) URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Command-line-fu/~3/Ky02xAVnP7w/change-pidgin-status Sphere: Related Content Technorati Tags: bash, pidgin, purple, remote

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Teaching Kids Programming with Free Programming Languages

16 June 2010, 7:17 am

Bookmark this category Teaching Kids Programming with Free Programming Languages Tech Source From Bohol: \”Most of these languages are graphics-based that makes them fun and attractive for young ones or even for adults who are absolute beginner in programming. So enjoy and teach your kids programming with these free programming languages.\” URL: http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-10-02-010-35-OS-SW-DV Sphere: Related [...]

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wmctrl – window control manager

16 June 2010, 7:17 am

Image via Wikipedia What is wmctrl? wmctrl is a command that can be used to interact with an X Window manager that is compatible with the EWMH/NetWM specification. wmctrl can query the window manager for information, and it can request that certain window management actions be taken. wmctrl is controlled entirely by its command line [...]