10-10-2007
#!/bin/bash
if [ $# -eq "0" ]
then
# this prints the usage if no arguments are received.
echo "usage: `basename $0` <user>"
exit
fi
# check if username provided to script is a valid user
if [ `grep -i ^$1: /etc/passwd` ]
then
mkdir /users/$1
mkdir /users/$1/chess
chown -R $1:users /users/$1
else
echo user $1 not found
fi
8 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting
1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
What I am supposed to do is creat a menu with the following
Find a song
Find a album
Sort by artist
Delete a song
Add a new song
Quit
Now the file with the song information is database
Here is what I have so far
#!/bin/bash
#=================================================
#Script Name:... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: stp0052
1 Replies
2. Shell Programming and Scripting
a) Total number of words in the file.
b) Total number of different words in the file.
How can I use the translate and/or unique commands to accomplish this (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: EECSDAVE
4 Replies
3. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi everybody :( :confused: :D,
I need someone to help me! I have a file with 4 colunms and I would like to transform only the 4th colunm by multiplying this by a constant value (i.e 0.3047). I'm a new one using/creating basic scripts and I'm using linux redhat.
The file has the following... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: Estanislau
1 Replies
4. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi everybody :( :confused: :D,
I need someone to help me! I have a file with 4 colunms and I would like to transform only the 4th colunm by multiplying this by a constant value (i.e 0.3047). I'm a new one using/creating basic scripts and I'm using linux redhat.
The file has the following... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: Estanislau
1 Replies
5. Shell Programming and Scripting
I'm trying to approach a problem but all I'm coming up with are complex ways to manipulate the data. But still not getting the desired outcome.
directory of files....
file-100-foo
file-100-man
file-100-chu
Need to copy the files and increment the number in the file name
... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: suphawk
4 Replies
6. Shell Programming and Scripting
Im trying to make a script that simply adds a word to the last available line in a txt file without overwriting any previous lines.
Ive googled this and there are great examples but no one explain what each function does, and i dont entirely understand how it works.
Basically Im looking for... (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: kylecn
7 Replies
7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Here is the script I wrote... Pls. help.
#!/bin/ksh
for SERVER in
NEWSNYD403P
NEWSNYD404P
SNEWSNYD601P
SNEWSNYD602P
SNEWSDNY603P
SNEWSNYD604P
do
/usr/bin/scp "/home/sam/bash.tar root@$SERVER":/tmp
done
Error msg I get:
./scp_script.sh: syntax error at line 3:... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: samnyc
2 Replies
8. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hey everyone, just now joined because I didn't want to go onto Ubuntu forums and start asking about how to write shell scripts. Seems like this is a pretty active forum for exactly what I need.
I'm trying to modify a shell script I found online, the end goal is to have it find all files in the... (9 Replies)
Discussion started by: mozzles
9 Replies
LEARN ABOUT LINUX
gnomevfs-mkdir
gnomevfs-mkdir(1) User Commands gnomevfs-mkdir(1)
NAME
gnomevfs-mkdir - make a new directory at a VFS location
SYNOPSIS
gnomevfs-mkdir URI
DESCRIPTION
gnomevfs-mkdir makes a new directory at a URI location that supports the creation of new directories.
OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:
URI Specifies the location of the new directory in standard URI format.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Making a New Directory in the Home Directory
example% gnomevfs-mkdir file:///home/user/newdir
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
See environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment variables: NLSPATH.
EXIT STATUS
The exit value 0 is returned regardless of success or failure.
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/bin/gnomevfs-mkdir Executable to make a new directory at a VFS location
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWgnome-vfs |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |External |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
gnomevfs-cat(1), gnomevfs-copy(1), gnomevfs-info(1), gnomevfs-ls(1)
NOTES
Written by Stephen Browne, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2004.
SunOS 5.10 6 Sep 2004 gnomevfs-mkdir(1)