1. Programming

Hi First I want to explain the scenerio : In my project I want to control the printing of some messages. Thats why I use #ifdef MESSAGE ------------print message-------------- #endif And when I compile the program with -DMESSAGE option, it shows all message and without -DMESSAGE option... (7 Replies)

2. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

Hello, I have something weird that I need some solution and hope that you can help out there :). I have crontab entry and it is running everyday. Sometimes, the crontab will just hang/stale where my jobs will not be executed(of course, the user complaint, then only I know). I will need to do:... (4 Replies)

3. Shell Programming and Scripting

I am working on a SunFire 480 - uname -a gives: SunOS bsmdb02 5.9 Generic_112233-08 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-480R I am tyring to sum up the total size of all the directories for each running database using awk: #!/usr/bin/ksh for Database in `ps -efl | grep "ora_pmon" | grep -v grep |... (1 Reply)

4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

I have modified the .profile in my profile and I don't see any effect. Why the changes don't have effect? I tried both on the account at a server where I have limited permissions as user and to my local pc (as user). Is it the .profile overridden by some other file? It looks weird because I... (8 Replies)

5. Shell Programming and Scripting

Imagine a user-defined function. func() { /usr/pkg/bin/program long-string-of-switches-and-configs "$@" ;} I execute it once. Then background it. I execute another instance. Then bg it. func unique-user-input ^Z func unique-user-input ^Z First I view with ps ps wwaux ... (0 Replies)

6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hello - I have about 7 jobs listed in my crontab. They run automatically everyday. However I am wondering how to start them manually? My system is SunOS 5.10 Jobs are listed in this fashion: 41 00 * * 1-5 /system/volms/.vbc/startmeup 01 44 * * 0-6 /system/volms/.vbc/kill (space)... (7 Replies)

7. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi, I need some help to setup some environmental variables. for example...Get A -> userdefined/user input B -> a number. c -> system variable...for example $GETCONF PAGE_SIZE E = do some math using bc display a message "The value is E" setup the system/kernel paramter sysctl -p... (3 Replies)

8. Shell Programming and Scripting

hi gurus, I have scheduled some script by using crontab. I would like to save all the logs in some particular directory whenever the jobs are running. please let me know how i need to code it to save the logs files. (2 Replies)

9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi i want to run the cronjob from 7 Am till 11.30Am for every 5 minutes from monday to friday. can anyone help? (15 Replies)

10. UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers

Hello... and thanks in advance for any help anyone can offer me with my question! I'm hoping someone will have a little patience with me and walk me through this! I'm trying to understand a user login process on Centos 7 and I've gotten a bit confused trying to figure out when/how a Gnome... (4 Replies)