Hi Can anybody please explain how the below script works and if there is any problems with it? The script is part of an archival process but it keeps crashing out.
What happens, exactly? Do you get any error messages?
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Not only is cat unnecessary, but it will break your script is any lines contain spaces.
Use redirection:
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You don't need an external command (sed) for that:
well i have written a script to telnet and ftp to all my servers, the script runs great, BUT i can not for the life of me figure out how to get the script to repeat if the conditions are not filled.
this is what i have so far
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TorF(){
echo T... (4 Replies)
I got this script:
print -n "Enter file name: "
read name
....
.....
.....
etc
but at the prmpt, when I press enter (without typin a word), comes up with sum error message, is there away of getting it not to print that message?? (8 Replies)
Hi,
Here is an example of a problem I have:
File2: contain the following lines:
a^ aaa^aa aa^~
b^ bbb^bb bb^~
c^ ccc^cc cc^~
d^ dddd^dd dd^~
File1: contain the following lines:
b^ bbb^bb bb^~
c^ ccc^cc cc^~
I get File2 as input and I want to do as following:
for each line in... (3 Replies)
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