I am writing a shell script which will grab a file if it exists and copies it to another folder and will append with current date. I have written but gives me error, plz help:
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Hi,
I need of a simple shell script to launch a perl script.
The complet path of the script is:
/export/home/x2693/project/v02/appliancemanagement.pl (2 Replies)
Hi All
I have requirement to write a shell script which would look for the userid which is logged in , and once the User id is found i would delete certain
lines from a parameter file ..
here is what iam using
a=ps -o user | grep -v user | uniq
then using an if condition and... (4 Replies)
Hi,
I am new to unix and using linux 7.2. I would like to create a script that would make it easyer for me to run my java programms. At the moment I have to type java myJavaprogram
I am trying to write a script that will allow me to type something like this "myscript myJavaprogram" or maybe... (4 Replies)
Am VERY new to UNIX and need to know the answer to this particular question :-
Write a short shell or perl script to do the following tasks:
4.1 Move all the files mentioned (there are other files in the directory) from their current directory to /home/selvarde/testfiles/ and add the file... (1 Reply)
Hello forum members,
I have to redirect a output of command into a text file inside a script file but iam getting an errors.so please see below script and suggest me for corrections.
#!/bin/ksh
read IP_ADD
echo nslookup $IP_ADD 2>&1| tee log1.txt
cat /amex/gcst/siva/Testr/log1.txt... (6 Replies)
Write a shell that receives as parameters two folder names. Copies the
second folder as subfolder into the first one. Only folders and files
with the '.txt' extension will be copied. Detect and avoid recursive copy.
This is what I have to do and I don't know where to start. In fact, I started... (5 Replies)
Hi ,
I am in need of simple shell script that has one input file containing some words
Input file 1 :
****ALEX***JOHN*******VIRGIL*****
CHRITINE*****FAISAL*****DON*****
****ALEX***JOHN*******VIRGIL*****
CHRITINE*****FAISAL*****DON*****
****ALEX***JOHN*******VIRGIL*****... (6 Replies)
Write a shell script which adds up 10 numbers entered by the user and displays the
result to the screen. You must use the read command to obtain the numbers from
the user.
Im a nooby noob (2 Replies)
Hello, I am creating a shell script and I am almost done. I have certain things I want done in the shell but don't know how to finish it properly.
Here is what I am aiming to do. I am aiming to have a shell that takes at least 3 parameters. The first two are the two words to replace (the... (3 Replies)
Hello,
I need to create one very simple shell script that checks if the first character of the file ./pump.txt is 0 and in that case gives a message.
If the first character is instead 1, it does give a different message.
I have written:
irr= head -c 1 ./pump.txt
if ]; then
echo... (4 Replies)
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ln
LN(1) BSD General Commands Manual LN(1)NAME
link, ln -- make links
SYNOPSIS
ln [-Ffhinsv] source_file [target_file]
ln [-Ffhinsv] source_file ... target_dir
link source_file target_file
DESCRIPTION
The ln utility creates a new directory entry (linked file) which has the same modes as the original file. It is useful for maintaining mul-
tiple copies of a file in many places at once without using up storage for the ``copies''; instead, a link ``points'' to the original copy.
There are two types of links; hard links and symbolic links. How a link ``points'' to a file is one of the differences between a hard and
symbolic link.
The options are as follows:
-F If the target file already exists and is a directory, then remove it so that the link may occur. The -F option should be used with
either -f or -i options. If none is specified, -f is implied. The -F option is a no-op unless -s option is specified.
-h If the target_file or target_dir is a symbolic link, do not follow it. This is most useful with the -f option, to replace a symlink
which may point to a directory.
-f If the target file already exists, then unlink it so that the link may occur. (The -f option overrides any previous -i options.)
-i Cause ln to write a prompt to standard error if the target file exists. If the response from the standard input begins with the char-
acter 'y' or 'Y', then unlink the target file so that the link may occur. Otherwise, do not attempt the link. (The -i option over-
rides any previous -f options.)
-n Same as -h, for compatibility with other ln implementations.
-s Create a symbolic link.
-v Cause ln to be verbose, showing files as they are processed.
By default, ln makes hard links. A hard link to a file is indistinguishable from the original directory entry; any changes to a file are
effectively independent of the name used to reference the file. Hard links may not normally refer to directories and may not span file sys-
tems.
A symbolic link contains the name of the file to which it is linked. The referenced file is used when an open(2) operation is performed on
the link. A stat(2) on a symbolic link will return the linked-to file; an lstat(2) must be done to obtain information about the link. The
readlink(2) call may be used to read the contents of a symbolic link. Symbolic links may span file systems and may refer to directories.
Given one or two arguments, ln creates a link to an existing file source_file. If target_file is given, the link has that name; target_file
may also be a directory in which to place the link; otherwise it is placed in the current directory. If only the directory is specified, the
link will be made to the last component of source_file.
Given more than two arguments, ln makes links in target_dir to all the named source files. The links made will have the same name as the
files being linked to.
When the utility is called as link, exactly two arguments must be supplied, neither of which may specify a directory. No options may be sup-
plied in this simple mode of operation, which performs a link(2) operation using the two passed arguments.
COMPATIBILITY
The -h, -i, -n and -v options are non-standard and their use in scripts is not recommended. They are provided solely for compatibility with
other ln implementations.
The -F option is FreeBSD extention and should not be used in portable scripts.
SEE ALSO link(2), lstat(2), readlink(2), stat(2), symlink(2), symlink(7)STANDARDS
The ln utility conforms to IEEE Std 1003.2-1992 (``POSIX.2'').
The simplified link command conforms to Version 2 of the Single UNIX Specification (``SUSv2'').
HISTORY
An ln command appeared in Version 1 AT&T UNIX.
BSD February 14, 2006 BSD