01-07-2009
Use the test command with the -s option.
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Hi
I got this part of the script from the mimetool by Perderabo.
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Could someone help me on this please.
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Hi,
I wanted to know what's the difference between the below two syntax used for writing ksh function:
e.g. 1
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function fn1
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e.g. 2
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So I am trying to convert my bash script into ksh, and this is what I have in the file so far:
#!/bin/ksh
login()
{
if
then
sendcmd BETA
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fi
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It saves me lot of typing and space/lines when I do not use full 'if' keyword and construct, instead use ..
&& <statement> || <statement>
that perfectly replaces..
if ; then
<statement>
else
<statement>
fi
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FC-CAT(1) FC-CAT(1)
NAME
fc-cat - read font information cache files
SYNOPSIS
fc-cat [ -rvVh ] [ --recurse ] [ --verbose ] [ --version ] [ --help ]
[ [ fonts-cache-%version%-files ] [ dirs ] ... ]
DESCRIPTION
fc-cat reads the font information from cache files or related to font directories and emits it in ASCII form.
OPTIONS
This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included
below.
-r Recurse into subdirectories.
-v Be verbose.
-h Show summary of options.
-V Show version of the program and exit.
SEE ALSO
fc-cache(1) fc-list(1) fc-match(1) fc-pattern(1) fc-query(1) fc-scan(1)
The fontconfig user's guide, in HTML format: /usr/share/doc/fontconfig/fontconfig-user.html.
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Patrick Lam <plam@mit.edu>.
Aug 13, 2008 FC-CAT(1)