I need a little help with an imbedded fuction I am trying to write. What I am trying to do is go to a series of hosts and get the contents of an XML file, storing some of the data, along with the name of the host it was gathered from. My intent is to store this in an array for later use in the script, but I am having some issues getting the values I am looking for stored in a variable
Assumptions
PHYSICALS_FILE contains entries for hostnames
hosta
hostb
etc
Inventory.xml contains lots of stuff. I am only concerned about the 5th field on lines matching vmxCfgPath
The problem I am having is when I am trying to store the values from the "cat" line into a variable for later use. I have tried defining this line as a variable, but I think there is either an issue with defining a variable in a for loop, or something is happening when I use the pipe (|).... (see the commented out lines)
Hi,
I would like to use a power function in Bash in an awk '{ } .
e.g pow(2,3)=8
Any suggestion? I try to find online resources but most of them stated by using BC.
Please advise. Thanks. (3 Replies)
I want to have a function with a similar interface:
search *.cpp asdf
that will search recursively all directories for *.cpp file, containing line 'asdf' inside. I tried this:
function search { find . -name "$1" | xargs grep -li $2; }
But it doesn't work all the time. For example, if i run it... (3 Replies)
Hey everyone.
I am currently testing my first function based BASH script. The ultimate goal is going to be moving logs from point A to point B (or if B is down, to point C).
Part of this involves the following function:
function testAlive{
ping -c 1 -q $1
}
Now when I run ping -c... (1 Reply)
This is probably common knowledge to the professionals but not so much for amateurs like
myself.
This is a code snippet for the equivalent of BASIC's...
LET char$=INKEY$
As the timeout parameter cannot be less than 1 second then this is the only limitation...
It is a single line... (5 Replies)
I need to add a selection within the bash function below and am having some trouble doing so.
phox2b() {
printf "\n\n"
printf "What is the id of the patient getting Phox2B analysis : "; read id
printf "Is this an intronic variant? Y/N "; read match_choice
case... (5 Replies)
I am putting this thread to shell-threads, because it is about how to make a function work properly. I need a hint for declaring a function right, it has been more than a year I did not work that straight with bash.
So my aim is to turn off the eth0 (as it would be in linux, and bge0 in bsd ),... (2 Replies)
In the bash below, if the answer is "y" then goto function remove. If the answer is "n" then goto the id variable line (where the date is inputted). However, I am getting command remove not found, but remove is a function not an command. I must have the syntax incorrect? Thank you :).
... (3 Replies)
I am trying to figure out why I am having a "problem" with some functions in a bash script I am running. The reason for air quoting is that the functions are working, they are just not displaying anything to screen when called from another function. Here's an example:
function Create_Input
{... (6 Replies)
In the below bash the function execute is started with the while true at the end of the script. Currently, this works and processing does begin. The function panel in bold does not get called after execute completes, therefore the user does not get the menu selection and the files just loop... (3 Replies)
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LEARN ABOUT X11R4
libbash
LIBBASH(7) libbash Manual LIBBASH(7)NAME
libbash -- A bash shared libraries package.
DESCRIPTION
libbash is a package that enables bash dynamic-like shared libraries. Actually its a tool for managing bash scripts whose functions you may
want to load and use in scripts of your own.
It contains a 'dynamic loader' for the shared libraries ( ldbash(1)), a configuration tool (ldbashconfig(8)), and some libraries.
Using ldbash(1) you are able to load loadable bash libraries, such as getopts(1) and hashstash(1). A bash shared library that can be loaded
using
ldbash(1) must answer 4 requirments:
1. It must be installed in $LIBBASH_PREFIX/lib/bash (default is /usr/lib/bash).
2. It must contain a line that begins with '#EXPORT='. That line will contain (after the '=') a list of functions that the library
exports. I.e. all the function that will be usable after loading that library will be listed in that line.
3. It must contain a line that begins with '#REQUIRE='. That line will contain (after the '=') a list of bash libraries that are
required for our library. I.e. every bash library that is in use in our bash library must be listed there.
4. The library must be listed (For more information, see ldbashconfig(8)).
Basic guidelines for writing library of your own:
1. Be aware, that your library will be actually sourced. So, basically, it should contain (i.e define) only functions.
2. Try to declare all variables intended for internal use as local.
3. Global variables and functions that are intended for internal use (i.e are not defined in '#EXPORT=') should begin with:
__<library_name>_
For example, internal function myfoosort of hashstash library should be named as
__hashstash_myfoosort
This helps to avoid conflicts in global name space when using libraries that come from different vendors.
4. See html manual for full version of this guide.
AUTHORS
Hai Zaar <haizaar@haizaar.com>
Gil Ran <ril@ran4.net>
SEE ALSO ldbash(1), ldbashconfig(8), getopts(1), hashstash(1)colors(1)messages(1)urlcoding(1)locks(1)Linux Epoch Linux