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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Prompt for 2 variables if nothing is entered end script Post 302407230 by kriminul1982 on Wednesday 24th of March 2010 10:37:49 PM
Old 03-24-2010
Error Thank you
That worked the only problem I'm having now is when the person inputs the filename they want ... I need that file to actually be created so that I can redirect the output to that file .... if I still have the same code as above changing the -s to -n what else is needed?
 

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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN

simulpic

NAME(1) 						      General Commands Manual							   NAME(1)

NAME

       simulpic - Microchip PIC 16F84 simulator

SYNOPSIS

       simulpic

DESCRIPTION

       simulpic is a program that simulates the behaviour of a Microchip 16F84 microcontroller.

       The program presents a command line interface and accepts the following commands:

       h      Give a summary of all the commands

       l <filename>
	      Read program memory from IHX8M-format file <filename>

       dr     View registers

       dg     View general registers

       dee    View EEPROM data memory

       dpm    View program memory

       dp     View IO pins state

       ds     View stack

       d [<address>]
	      Disassemble from <address> (or PC)

       s [<number>]
	      Execute <number> steps

       g <time>
	      Execute until <time>

       bp [<address>]
	      Set/clear breakpoint

       pa ppppp
	      Set RA io_port state (p = 0, 1, -, u)

       pb ppppp
	      Set RB io_port state (p = 0, 1, -, u)

       pm p   Set MCLR state (p = 0, 1)

       io [<filename>]
	      Open inputs file

       ic     Close inputs file

       ro [<filename>]
	      Open report file

       rc     Close report file

       eo [<filename>]
	      Open graphic file

       ec     Close graphic file

       st     Set sampling frequency (# instr.) for graphics file

       f      Set clock frequency

       por    Power-on reset

       q      Quit

OPTIONS

       This program has no options.

SEE ALSO

       You can find more information about the PIC 16F84 microcontroller on the Microchip WWW site http://www.microchip.com/

AUTHOR

       This manual page was written by Samuel Tardieu <sam@debian.org> and revised by Deva Seetharam (deva@alum.mit.edu), for the Debian GNU/Linux
       system (but may be used by others).

								 January 24, 2005							   NAME(1)
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