1. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

While installing a firewall, I was pinging the interface from SCO 5.0.6 Openserver box, while no response, I hit "DEL" to cancel, but no cancel. Then all of a sudden I get BOO-KOO traffic lights on HUB and Switch.... Then a kernel trap error. System froze... Proceeded with a cold boot. Now I have... (8 Replies)

2. Shell Programming and Scripting

Howdy folks, I am fairly new to scripting but have lost of expirience in c++, pascal, and a few other. I am trying to complete a file search script that is sent a file name containing data to search that is arranged like this "id","name","rating" "1","bob","7" etc and an argument to... (1 Reply)

3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi, I need to use a double grep so to speak. I need to grep for a particular item say BOB and then for each successful result I need to grep for another item say SMITH. I tried grep "BOB" filename | grep "SMITH" but it does not seem to work. I can achieve my desired result using an... (12 Replies)

4. Shell Programming and Scripting

$>cat file.txt 123 d3 234 abc 3 zyf 23 124 def 8 ghi kz0 ... ... I have the following output on the screen through <some command>. $> <some command> abc def ghi ... ... I have to search for each of these patterns in the file.txt and print the lines in file.txt matching the... (4 Replies)

5. Ubuntu

Hi everybody, I have a big file with blast results (if you know what this means, otherwise look at it just as a text file with a specific form). I am trying to extract some ids from within this file, which have certain parameters. For example, some Of my IDs have the term 'No hit results'... (1 Reply)

6. Ubuntu

Hi everybody, I have a big file with blast results (if you know what this means, otherwise look at it just as a text file with a specific form). I am trying to extract some ids from within this file, which have certain parameters. For example, some Of my IDs have the term 'No hit results'... (6 Replies)

7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi, I have a number of files containing the information below. """"" Fundallinfo 6.3950 14.9715 14.0482 """"" I would like to grep for Fundallinfo and use it to read the next line? I ideally would like to read the three numbers that follow in the next line and... (2 Replies)

8. Solaris

Hi guys. You'd have to excuse me a bit, as I'm a noob. I really try to avoid asking questions and do research for whatever linux issues that may arise. I am experiencing a long wait for the shell to come up when I ssh or telnet into a Sunos 5.10 environment. It takes 70 seconds to give me... (12 Replies)

9. OS X (Apple)

cat file 1 aaa 2 bbb 3 ccc 4 ddd In TextEdit, I then copy the characters “ccc” to the clipboard. The problem is that the following command gives no output: bash-3.2$ pbpaste | grep - file Desired output: 3 ccc What should the syntax be for that command? I am using MacOS El... (3 Replies)