I want to prompt a user for input but I want it to timeout after a specified time if no response is given. I tried the sleep command but this does not work. I am using ksh.
Thanks. (10 Replies)
how can i redirect standard input? i dont remember :/, though could you redirec not from a command? i mean, to redirect always stdin and stout (1 Reply)
I tried copy the output files from find command into a directory.
Example,
find / -name core 2>/dev/null | xargs cp????
I have known that we can use xargs to execute command lines from standard input but how to use it in this case.
Or I can do something besides xargs. (2 Replies)
I have an xml file.
I am doing some change, say deleting line 770. File name is file.xml. I use:
sed '770d' file.xml
but this does not actually make changes in the *file* but shows the changes on standard output (screen)
if i use
$var=`sed '770d' file.xml`
echo $var > file.xml
this... (3 Replies)
Hello,
I am new to scripting.
How do I read multiple lines from the command line?
I know read reads one line, but if I have to read multiple lines, how should I do?
Thanks,
Prasanna (4 Replies)
So, I am new to shell scripting and have a few problems.
I know how to read from standard input but I do not know how to really compare it to say, a character. I am trying to compare it to a character and anything exceeding just a character, the user will get an output message, but the program... (7 Replies)
Hello there, I am posting to seek help with a KSH script,
I am making a simple calculation program where the user can enter as many numbers as they like, I am getting their input using the read command, however I am not sure how to repeat doing this and storing the input in to new variables... (7 Replies)
Just started learning Unix and received my first assignment recently. We haven't learned many commands and honestly, I'm stumped. I'd like to receive assistance/guidance/hints.
1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data:
How do I write a shell script that takes in a file or... (4 Replies)
Hi All,
We've a VDI infrastructure in AWS (AWS workspaces) and we're planning to automate the process of provisioning workspaces. Instead of going to GUI console, and launching workspaces by selecting individual users is little time consuming. Thus, I want to create them in bunches from AWS CLI... (6 Replies)
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shcomp
SHCOMP(1) Korn shell utilities SHCOMP(1)NAME
shcomp - compile a shell script
SYNOPSIS
shcomp [ options ] [infile [outfile]]
DESCRIPTION
Unless -D is specified, shcomp takes a shell script, infile, and creates a binary format file, outfile, that ksh can read and execute with
the same effect as the original script.
Since aliases are processed as the script is read, alias definitions whose value requires variable expansion will not work correctly.
If -D is specified, all double quoted strings that are preceded by $ are output. These are the messages that need to be translated to
locale specific versions for internationalization.
If outfile is omitted, then the results will be written to standard output. If infile is also omitted, the shell script will be read from
standard input.
OPTIONS
[D dictionary] Generate a list of strings that need to be placed in a message catalog for internationalization. [n noexec] Displays warn-
ing messages for obsolete or non-conforming constructs. [v verbose] Displays input from infile onto standard error as it reads it.
EXIT STATUS
0
Successful completion.
>0
An error occurred.
SEE ALSO ksh(1)IMPLEMENTATION
version
shcomp (AT&T Research) 2003-03-02
author
David Korn <dgk@research.att.com>
copyright
Copyright (c) 1982-2010 AT&T Intellectual Property
license
http://www.opensource.org/licenses/cpl1.0.txt
2003-03-02 SHCOMP(1)