You missed this language: "the low-order eight bits (that is, bits 0377) of status are made available" on the exit system call man page. And sure enough...
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I set up remote printing on a clients Unix server to my Windows XP USB printer. My USB printer is connected directly to my PC (no print server and no network input on printer). With my Win XP PC connected to my cable modem (without the router), i can do
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Hi,
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Follow the below command:
Linux works:
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Hi, I have a question.
I define a function using sed command:
replace()
{
searchterm=$1
replaceterm=$2
sed -e "s/$searchterm/$replaceterm/ig" $3 > $WORK'tempfile.tmp'
mv $WORK'tempfile.tmp' $3
}
Then I call
replace 'test = 0' 'test = 1' $myfileThis code works well in... (1 Reply)
Hi, I have a question.
I define a function using sed command:
replace()
{
searchterm=$1
replaceterm=$2
sed -e "s/$searchterm/$replaceterm/ig" $3 > $WORK'tempfile.tmp'
mv $WORK'tempfile.tmp' $3
}
Then I call
replace 'test = 0' 'test = 1' $myfile
This code... (1 Reply)
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Hello Experts,
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Hello Friends,
My bash script is like this
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#
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root@PRD /> rsh DR
KFAFH_DR: protocol failure due to unexpected closure from server end
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Trying...
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Escape character is '^]'.
Connection closed.
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Hi there, this may be a beginner's error, but I've been unable to find a solution on my own and by googling, and now I am really stuck on it.
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LEARN ABOUT MINIX
tget
TGET(1) General Commands Manual TGET(1)NAME
tget - get termcap values
SYNOPSIS
tget [-flag id] [-num id] [-str id] [-goto col line] [[-echo] string]
DESCRIPTION
Tget allows shell scripts access to the termcap(3) functions. Flags, numbers and strings can be queried from the termcap database under
the entry denoted by the environment variable $TERM.
OPTIONS -flag id
Set the exit status to zero if the flag id is set. All other options except -echo set the exit status to id being available or not.
The last option sets the final exit code.
-num id
Print the value of the numeric variable id.
-str id
Print the value of the string variable id.
-goto col line
Generates instructions to go to the given column and line if the cm capability exists.
-echo string
Prints string. Any other argument that does not start with a dash is also printed.
EXAMPLE
Try this: tget -str so 'Reverse Video' -str se
ENVIRONMENT
TERM Terminal type.
TERMCAP Path to the termcap database, by default /etc/termcap:/usr/etc/termcap.
SEE ALSO termcap(3).
DIAGNOSTICS
Tget will fail immediately with a descriptive message if the termcap entry can't be found.
AUTHOR
Kees J. Bot (kjb@cs.vu.nl)
TGET(1)