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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Representing dir path for copy through env variable Post 302315338 by tonijel on Tuesday 12th of May 2009 05:51:01 AM
Old 05-12-2009
Representing dir path for copy through env variable
Hello ,
i am on linux,
and im trying to figure out why my cp command cant copy one file.
I am trying to use variable in which i stored path to location where is file i wish to copy.

Code:
[oracle@g5 ~]$ echo $ORA_ALERT_LOG
/u01/app/oracle/diag/rdbms/ring11/ring11/trace
[oracle@g5 ~]$
[oracle@g5 ~]$
[oracle@g5 ~]$ pwd
/home/oracle
[oracle@g5 ~]$ cp -p $ORA_ALERT_LOG/alert_ring11.log $ORA_ALERT_LOG/alert.ring11.log$DATE
[oracle@g5 ~]$
[oracle@g5 ~]$ echo $DATE
05_12_09
[oracle@g5 ~]$ ls -l /u01/app/oracle/diag/rdbms/ring11/ring11/trace/alert_ring11*
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 25859055 2009-05-12 10:52 /u01/app/oracle/diag/rdbms/ring11/ring11/trace/alert_ring11.log

I dont know why cp command don't use path got from $ORA_ALERT_LOG variable...
Should i use it in some other way ?
 

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ching

CHING(6)							   Games Manual 							  CHING(6)

NAME

       ching - the book of changes and other cookies

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/games/ching [ hexagram ]

DESCRIPTION

       The I Ching or Book of Changes is an ancient Chinese oracle that has been in use for centuries as a source of wisdom and advice.

       The  text  of  the  oracle  (as it is sometimes known) consists of sixty-four hexagrams, each symbolized by a particular arrangement of six
       straight (---) and broken (- -) lines.  These lines have values ranging from six through nine, with the even values indicating  the  broken
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       Each  hexagram  consists  of  two major sections.  The Judgement relates specifically to the matter at hand (E.g., "It furthers one to have
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       cant.  Furthermore, the moving lines are inherently unstable and change into their opposites; a second hexagram	(and  thus  an	additional
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       Normally,  one  consults  the  oracle  by  fixing  the  desired	question  firmly  in  mind and then casting a set of changes (lines) using
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       Using an algorithm suggested by S. C. Johnson, the UNIX oracle simply reads a question from the standard input (up to an  EOF)  and  hashes
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BUGS

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7th Edition							   May 20, 1985 							  CHING(6)
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