Hello All,
Assuming i have a thousand symlinks under directory /mydir (and its sub-dir) such as:
mysymlink1 -> ../../../myfoo/mysymlink1
mysymlink2 -> ../../../myfoo/mysymlink2
How can I search the string "myfoo" and replaced with "yourfoo" such that after the operation is complete the... (2 Replies)
Please don't laugh or call me a fool...
I'm trying to set up a script that will go through my Music File directory and generate a set of symbolic links in a directory called "What's New". Within that directory there will be a "30 Days", "3 Months", "6 Months" and "A Year" directories. Within... (0 Replies)
I create the tar file from / like so:
tar cEhf name.tar usr/us
And this creates the tar with the links intact. The problem is that this tar is going to be used for testing, so we want the links to point to the files in the tar. But when I extract the tar into /tmp, I get /tmp/usr/us/... as I... (2 Replies)
Hi I am new to shell scripting. There is a requirement to write a shell script to meet follwing needs.Prompt reply shall be highly appreciated.
script that will compare two config files and produce 2 outputs - actual config file and a report indicating changes made.
OS :Susi linux ver 10.3.
... (4 Replies)
Ive got multiple PCs, sharing an NFS mounted home dir. For certain apps I would like to keep the config files host specific. Easy solution is to create symlinks to local folders for configs. Ideally I would still want the .config files to reside in the user home folder.
Is it possible to... (2 Replies)
Hi,
My first post here:
Was looking if someone can help enhancing my code.
I am limited to sh or ash shell (android / busybox)
I made a script to look for busybox symlinks, backup them and delete them
I have these questions about the below code:
- busybox tar do not has the options... (2 Replies)
So i have read the man pages a few time. Searched google but I am not quite sure i understand all the lingo.
What i want to do is list all files on / except i dont want any symlinks (because if I am searching / I will find the "true" file...correct?)
So there is the -P, -H, and '-type l'... (2 Replies)
I am very noobish to UNIX, our guy is on vacation so I am trying to take up some slack while he is away.
Typically when we use sql from within a shell script, we do so from a file containing the sql.
Example:
$ORACLE_HOME/bin/sqlplus $ORA_DBCU/$ORA_DBCP @${cron_dir}/${report_file}.sql
... (10 Replies)
Hi,
I use rsync to move from source to target, but there are cases that I need to exclude:
Suppose in my file system, I have a soft link ~/data -> /media/volgrp/data.
Under data folder, there is a file hello.txt.
After moving command "rsync --remove-source-files -aH --force ~/data/... (3 Replies)
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LEARN ABOUT OSF1
pwd
pwd(1) General Commands Manual pwd(1)NAME
pwd - Displays the pathname of the current working directory
SYNOPSIS
pwd
STANDARDS
Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards as follows:
pwd: XCU5.0
Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about industry standards and associated tags.
OPTIONS
None
OPERANDS
None
DESCRIPTION
The pwd command writes to standard output the full pathname of your current working directory. All directories are separated by a /
(slash). The first / represents the root directory and the last directory named is your current working directory.
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned: Successful completion. An error occurred.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
The following environment variables affect the execution of pwd: Provides a default value for the internationalization variables that are
unset or null. If LANG is unset or null, the corresponding value from the default locale is used. If any of the internationalization vari-
ables contain an invalid setting, the utility behaves as if none of the variables had been defined. If set to a non-empty string value,
overrides the values of all the other internationalization variables. Determines the locale for the format and contents of diagnostic mes-
sages written to standard error. Determines the location of message catalogues for the processing of LC_MESSAGES.
SEE ALSO
Commands: cd(1), csh(1), ksh(1), Bourne shell sh(1b), POSIX shell sh(1p)
Functions: stat(2), getcwd(3)
Standards: standards(5)pwd(1)