1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

hi again and thx for helping My problem now is that i dont know how to copy files beginning by "." (for instance : .profile) what syntax should i try? thx (3 Replies)

2. Shell Programming and Scripting

export check=$(expandname $(dirname $(which $0))) (2 Replies)

3. Shell Programming and Scripting

can anyone explain the code for me... i am new to shell programming while getopts ":S:D:U:" OPTION "$@" do case $OPTION in S) SRVR=$OPTARG;; D) DB="$OPTARG"; USEDB="use $OPTARG";; U) UID=$OPTARG;; :) MISSINGOPTARG="$MISSINGOPTARG -$OPTARG";; ?) if then ... (2 Replies)

4. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi All, What does this mean ${#var} (2 Replies)

5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

I have found a question from the exercises of my study mat. The question is "Why are there a in-core copy and a disk-copy of i-node block and super block?" If any one know the proper answer then please send me..... (1 Reply)

6. Shell Programming and Scripting

hi! pls help me :) cd folder for f in *; do ... done this circle takes all files from folder1 i need only .pdf files but it may be like a.pdf or a.PDF what syntax must i use? smth like it: cd folder for f in *.(pdf|PDF); do (2 Replies)

7. UNIX and Linux Applications

Hello Forum, I was overwhelmed by how fast and correct the responses to my first question in this forum was, and I hope I expreience this again today. The reason is that I have to copy a fileserver (Ubuntu 8.04 32 with Samba) to another server via Internet within tomorrow. I have no problem... (0 Replies)

8. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi experts cp bin root src /mnt but not copy bin/bigfile any help? ( I post this thread in the "redhat" forum wrongly, I don't know how to withdraw that question in that wrong forum) Thanks (6 Replies)