Hi all,
I have a file like this
ibhib=ere
wefwfl=werfe
sfdes=wef
From this file, i need to get the lefthand side string with respect to the corresponding righthand side string. i.e, I need to get the string "ere" with respect to "ibhib".
But i am stuck with how to compare a string... (1 Reply)
The script will read a bunch of names, and test if it contains "John", but as below apparently ~ does not work, so what is the easiest way to perform string comparison in bash shell script? thanks
...
elif
then
echo "get John"
.... (2 Replies)
Hello experts,
(tcsh shell)
Quite new to shell scripting...
I have got a file with a single word on each line. Want to be able to make a comparison such that i can read pairs of words that are ROT13 to each other. Also, i would like to print the pairs to another file.
Any help... (5 Replies)
Hi Guys
i need to write a script to check the file structure
I have added the the file headers in the configuration file and execute the file at the start of the script.
Now the function
checkFileStructure()
{
echo "Inside the function"
filetocheck=$1
fileheader=$2
if ]
then... (1 Reply)
I'm running the following script to compare string values to a regexp:
for entry in $(lpinfo -v | cut -c 1-); do
if
then
echo "blah"
continue
fi
done
Whenever I run it, each token of lpinfo is being interpreted as a command and I get errors such as:
... (2 Replies)
Hi ,
My requirement is to read from a file into a variable.
I need to check if the variable is equal to string "no rows selected".
The sh script snippet is as follows:
file=/data/lpgtwo/home/nikhilp/TriggerNames.txt
echo $file
var=`cat $file`
echo $var
if
then
echo "No... (3 Replies)
continuing from my previous post, whose link is given below as a reference
https://www.unix.com/shell-programming-scripting/171076-shell-scripting.html#post302573569
consider there is create table commands in a file for eg:
CREATE TABLE `Blahblahblah` (
`id` int(11) NOT NULL... (2 Replies)
attempting the hangman program. This was an optional assignment from the professor. I have completed the logical coding, debugging now.
##I have an array $wordString that initializes to a string of dashes
##reflecting the number of letters in $theWord
##every time the user enters a (valid)... (5 Replies)
I have the logic below to look up for matches within the columns between the two files with awk.
In the if statement is where the string comparison is attempted with ==
The issue seems to be with the operands, as
1. when " '${SECTOR}' " -- double quote followed by single quote -- awk matches... (1 Reply)
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printf
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printf - format and print data
SYNOPSIS
printf FORMAT [ARGUMENT]...
printf OPTION
DESCRIPTION
Print ARGUMENT(s) according to FORMAT, or execute according to OPTION:
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FORMAT controls the output as in C printf. Interpreted sequences are:
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