1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

:( :confused: what is performed by the following unix command: grep -v Jane project1.txt and grep ' 5\..' janet.txt (1 Reply)

2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi Could be stupid, but I can figure out... I have a script that downloads a file from a http server ( virus definitions file ). The thing is that when I run it from the console (bash) works fine, but when I put it in the root's cron it doesn't, and it generates a core file. example: ... (8 Replies)

3. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi, I have trouble with quotations of the M4 preprocessor. I want to write a basic makro that removes all spaces and newlines at the end and at the beginning of a string. I tried this: define(`TRIM_END', `patsubst(`$1', `\(\\n\| \)*$', `')') define(`TRIM', `patsubst(`TRIM_END(`$1')',... (0 Replies)

4. Shell Programming and Scripting

oK, i know for sure that code = Y and var = N but no matter what this always prints ignore, never valid??????? if test "$code"="$var" ... (2 Replies)

5. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

So here is the story i have hired an outside company to filter spam i have since changed the mx record on my server and i have locked down the firewall. Spam has stopped totally which is great however my mx record seem to be propagating back and forth between my old and my new one day it will be... (2 Replies)

6. What is on Your Mind?

well, Wine is simply amazing.. I love it. the filesystems are great too -- never having to defragment, and not slowing down in time. I love the power of BASH. iptables.. but.. I had a vision. a crazy dream. what if, we could develop an installation system for Linux.. working pretty much... (3 Replies)

7. Shell Programming and Scripting

Two things : On the first place i am really desperate, on the second i am about to throw my laptop away to the recycle bin in a while. Ok now that i expressed my feeling let me describe you this mad situation. Code: print $1; ("finger -m " $1 "| head -1") | getline userinfo print... (6 Replies)

8. Homework & Coursework Questions

Use and complete the template provided. The entire template must be completed. If you don't, your post may be deleted! 1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data: Create a script called DOTS that will display the horizontal or vertical number of dots if the first argument... (3 Replies)

9. What is on Your Mind?

Please excuse my indulgence. Thank you MG Siegler and Steve Jurvetson. But most importantly, thank you Steve Jobs. 8rwsuXHA7RA The world has lost a genius. (1 Reply)

10. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hello All, was looking at a script wrote by someone and when I try and run it in ksh it gives me an error. Could ksh version be a problem or is there something wrong that I'm missing, when I run it from the command line it works. Thanks! results=`sudo -u admin ssh... (1 Reply)