Before I even attempt this, is it possible to grep for a pattern, maybe a partial sentence like "go to page 3", assign that to a variable and then use awk or something to pull out the 3 and assign it to a variable? So first I would have
Gotopg = "go to page 3"
then
page = 3 (9 Replies)
Okay, I've made threads on extracting fields and comparing strings in separate files in .csv's. I've written the following code with intentions of learning more.
I just want this one question answered: How can I assign fields from a file(comma separated) to variables?
My goal is to check... (0 Replies)
Hi Gurus,
I have a file named log with 2 lines
Each line is a file name. eg
$ cat log
monday
tuesday
I need to read log and assign each output(filename) to a different variable.
The following doesn't work:-
while read A B
do
echo " a is ${A} "
echo " b is ${B} "
done <... (6 Replies)
I am looking to create a perl script which will take numbers from a simple text file, convert them from decimal to hex, and then rewrite those values in the file or create a new file with the hex numbers(whichever's easier).
My text document for example would be something as simple as
1312... (6 Replies)
Hi! This might be a simple thing, but I'm struggling to assign values to variables from the file.
I've the following values stored in the file.. It consists of only two rows..
10
20
I want to assign the first row value to variable "n1" and the second row value to variable "n2"..
That is ... (3 Replies)
Hi,
I need to read two values,startdate and enddate from a param file and then write this value to another param file(global) under a specific workflow name.Here in global param file there is may workflow names, hence we need to check for the right one and then add the data below it.
Any... (5 Replies)
I have a file that has four values on each line and I'd like to give each column a variable name and then use those values in each step of a loop. In bash, I believe you could use a while loop to do this or possibly a cat command, but I am super new to programming and I'm having trouble decoding... (2 Replies)
i have variables RECIPIENTS_DEVL,RECIPIENTS_UACC,RECIPIENTS_PROD
i have a case statement to get the phase variable:
case ${WMD_UPHASE1} in
u) WMD_UPHASE4=UACC;;
i) WMD_UPHASE4=DEVL;;
p) WMD_UPHASE4=PROD;;
d) WMD_UPHASE4=DEVL;;
*) WMD_UPHASE4=DEVL;;
esac
I am unable to... (3 Replies)
Hi,
Can the below be clarified please. i just want to know what is the difference between the two ways of assigning variables as mentioned below.
export SRC_TBL=${SRC_TBL-"MMA_COPAY_PLN_FACT_STG"}
export SRC_TBL="MMA_COPAY_PLN_FACT_STG"
thanks in advance :)
Arun (1 Reply)
So first: Sorry if the title is confusing...
I have a script I'm writing with a file with several names in it (some other info - but it's not really pertinent...) - I want to be allow the user to delete certain records, but I ran into a problem I'm not sure how to go about fixing.
If I were... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: sabster
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LEARN ABOUT OSF1
line
line(1) General Commands Manual line(1)NAME
line - Reads one line from standard input
SYNOPSIS
line
STANDARDS
Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards as follows:
line: XCU5.0
Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about industry standards and associated tags.
OPTIONS
None
DESCRIPTION
The line command copies one line, up to and including a newline, from standard input and writes it to standard output. Use this command
within a shell command file to read from your terminal. The line command always writes at least a newline character.
NOTES
The line utility has no internationalization features and is marked LEGACY in XCU Issue 5. Use the read utility instead.
EXIT STATUS
Success. End-of-File.
EXAMPLES
To read a line from the keyboard and append it to a file, enter: echo 'Enter comments for the log:' echo ': c' line >>log
This shell procedure displays the message: Enter comments for the log:
It then reads a line of text from the keyboard and adds it to the end of the file log. The echo ': c' command displays a : (colon)
prompt. See the echo command for information about the c escape sequence.
SEE ALSO
Commands: echo(1), ksh(1), read(1), Bourne shell sh(1b), POSIX shell sh(1p)
Functions: read(2)
Standards: standards(5)line(1)