how can i redirect standard input? i dont remember :/, though could you redirec not from a command? i mean, to redirect always stdin and stout (1 Reply)
I tried copy the output files from find command into a directory.
Example,
find / -name core 2>/dev/null | xargs cp????
I have known that we can use xargs to execute command lines from standard input but how to use it in this case.
Or I can do something besides xargs. (2 Replies)
Dear...
I have a scrpit that contains multiple read command.... when I run the script I have to enter 3 variables so that I can get the output..
but, I dont want to put those 3 inputs manually every time... I want to make a shell that reads the 3 inputs from a file.
the script name is... (4 Replies)
Hello,
Could somebody please give me an awk example on how to read from the standard input.
It means as the "read" function in Korn shell.
Thx in advance ... (3 Replies)
Hello,
I am new to scripting.
How do I read multiple lines from the command line?
I know read reads one line, but if I have to read multiple lines, how should I do?
Thanks,
Prasanna (4 Replies)
So, I am new to shell scripting and have a few problems.
I know how to read from standard input but I do not know how to really compare it to say, a character. I am trying to compare it to a character and anything exceeding just a character, the user will get an output message, but the program... (7 Replies)
I have a program that requires the user to enter input values while it is being run
for example in bash
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echo "Enter your input"
read input
echo $input
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...I need to schedule this program with crontab, hence a problem, cronjobs run in the background, any ideas on how to... (10 Replies)
Just started learning Unix and received my first assignment recently. We haven't learned many commands and honestly, I'm stumped. I'd like to receive assistance/guidance/hints.
1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data:
How do I write a shell script that takes in a file or... (4 Replies)
Hi,
The standard accounts that are created during the HP-UX installation, eg, bin,adm,daemon,uucp,lp,hpdb and nobody have their own shell.
Will there be any impact if we change these user's shell to /bin/false?
Like processes get interrupted, files cannot be generated, etc.
Regards (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: anaigini45
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basename
basename(1B) SunOS/BSD Compatibility Package Commands basename(1B)NAME
basename - display portions of pathnames
SYNOPSIS
/usr/ucb/basename string [suffix]
DESCRIPTION
The basename utility deletes any prefix ending in `/' and the suffix, if present in string. It directs the result to the standard output,
and is normally used inside substitution marks (` `) within shell procedures. The suffix is a string with no special significance attached
to any of the characters it contains.
EXAMPLES
Example 1 Using the basename command.
This shell procedure invoked with the argument /usr/src/bin/cat.c compiles the named file and moves the output to cat in the current direc-
tory:
example% cc $1
example% mv a.out `basename $1 .c`
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWscpu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO sh(1), attributes(5)SunOS 5.11 28 Mar 1995 basename(1B)