1. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi all I have tried to search for this, but keep getting a MySQL db connect error, so am posing the question here, and taking a risk of incurring the wrath of the mods with my first post... I have the following test script: #!/bin/bash HTTPD=`/bin/ps -axcu | /usr/bin/grep httpd... (6 Replies)

2. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi, I have an embedded Perl construct in a korn script. However, I cannot seem to access the shell variables that were declared outside this Perl section. This is how my script is written....I have also tried back-ticks where I assign the shell variable to my local perl variable, still... (1 Reply)

3. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi Guys, could someone tell me what this ksh construct does typeset -r PROG_PWD=${0%/*} does I understand the -r for readonly but I would very much appreciate a definitive account of what this will set $PROG_PWD to. If I run this at the cmd line it it gets set to /usr/bin but I would... (2 Replies)

4. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi can anyone tell me why is this code giving error mode=$1 if ] || ] then echo "MODES:" exit 1 fi Thanks (5 Replies)

5. Shell Programming and Scripting

I'd like to create a variable with the value of X number of space( no Perl please), printf seems to work, but , in following example,10 spaces becomes 1 space when assinged to a variable, Why? other solutions are welcome. $printf "=%10s=\n" = = $var=$(printf "=%10s=\n") echo... (4 Replies)

6. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi all i have been trying to do a small 'question and answer' script using if-else statement and a combination of pipe. I have succeeded in allowing the user to login with user name and password stored in a sequence username/password in a file named "pass" like this: echo "please enter your... (14 Replies)

7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Please help me out: I've seen this construct awk '{...}1'several times, like in scrutinizer's today's post awk '{for(i=2;i<=NF;i++)if($i==$1)$i=RS $i}1' infilebut I can't find (manuals, man pages, internet FAQs,...) an explanation of what it does resp. stands for. Any hint is appreciated! (5 Replies)

8. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi, I need to construct the below path from the two available directory path, O/P /home/data/test/run/ht/WEB/HTML /home/data/test/run/ht/WEB/JSP /home/data/test/run/ht/WEB/CSS Path:1 ------ /home/data/test/run/ Path:2 ------ /home/data/share/app/01/lang/ht/WEB/HTML... (5 Replies)

9. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi, I don't understand && and || in this context. I thought && is for logical 'AND' and || is for logical 'OR'. && echo "Not empty" || echo "Empty" Please help Thank You (5 Replies)

10. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi all, I thought this would be simple, but I've been having a lot of trouble trying to write this IF statement, if I may ask for help pls: In BASH, how would I construct the if statement: Should ONLY be true if USEROPTscript=="yes"]] AND $mode=="INSTALL" /or/ $mode=="CHANGE" ]]... (3 Replies)