1. Shell Programming and Scripting

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)

2. Shell Programming and Scripting

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)

3. Shell Programming and Scripting

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)

4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

So, I have a file that has some duplicate lines. The file has a header line that I would like to keep at the top. I could do this by extracting the header from the file, 'sort -u' the remaining lines, and recombine them. But they are quite big, so if there is a way to do it with a single... (1 Reply)

5. Solaris

Please give me any example for standard input in Solaris. (6 Replies)

6. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi, I have a file with a header line, followed by some contents. How can I sort the file according to header lines? eg. /* abcd_005*/ a bc /* abcd_001*/ d e /* abcd_002*/ x y desired output: /*abcd_001*/ (0 Replies)

7. Shell Programming and Scripting

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)

8. Shell Programming and Scripting

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)

9. Shell Programming and Scripting

I have a program that requires the user to enter input values while it is being run for example in bash ... ... .. echo "Enter your input" read input echo $input ... ... ...I need to schedule this program with crontab, hence a problem, cronjobs run in the background, any ideas on how to... (10 Replies)

10. Homework & Coursework Questions

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)