Here is an example of the difference for local variables and $0, but perhaps that was already clear:
Output:
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The trap that you set inside the POSIX function is a global trap. Have a look at this example about the difference between local and global trap:
Output, while pressing ctrl-C in the various stages:
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About recursion: the difference lies in the use of local and global contexts. E.g. the use of local variables is essential for recursion to work properly, which is not possible with the POSIX style function in ksh..
Hi
I got this part of the script from the mimetool by Perderabo.
I have difficulty in decyphering the syntax specially lines 4,5 & 9.
Also the test condition in line 3.
Could someone help me on this please.
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pwentry=$(grep "^$(logname):" /etc/paswd)... (2 Replies)
Hi all,
I am struck with syntax for long time,
Need to purge some lines from given file
Not able to use value of $x
Example of ksh script...
Facing some syntax issue.
Have Tried ‘with single , double ,backtick “” ` and \ escape character , doesn't seem to work.
<line 1> echo $x #... (2 Replies)
Just want to ask if the below code is correct;
if ; then
echo "No log found from " $data
exit 0
else
cat out.txt
fi
this is to test if the content of out.txt is 0 then message appear that there is no log. Is this correct? (3 Replies)
So I am trying to convert my bash script into ksh, and this is what I have in the file so far:
#!/bin/ksh
login()
{
if
then
sendcmd BETA
else
sendcmd "$(xxd -c 32 -g 0 ${ZETA_ZETA} | awk '{print $2}')"
fi
}
But when I run it:
$ ./test.sh ... (1 Reply)
Hi, I would like to know what is the correct syntax to perform a function in awk. Although I have seen several examples, not get it to work, this is what I'm trying:
#!/bin/bash
awk
function multi (number) {
return number * 3
}
print multi (4)Thanks (2 Replies)
Hi all,
Anyone know why I get the error below under ksh?
$ EXCLUDES=( $(< "$EXCLUDES_FILE") )
sh: syntax error: `(' unexpected
I'm trying to use the above line in a script and it's not working. The guy that gave me the script was running in a linux environment, so I'm thinking this might... (1 Reply)
Hi !
I got a script from Arabic to Roman numeral conversion - .comp.lang.awk, that I would like to modify to apply it on my input file.
input ("|"-delimited fields):
AAAAAA|1, 10, 13, 14, 25, 60
wanted output:
AAAAAA|I, X, XIII, XIV, XXV, LX
script.awk:
#!/usr/bin/gawk -f
... (11 Replies)
Hi All,
I am getting a syntax error message while trying to compare 2 files using the compare function (LINUX)
command substitution: line 79: syntax error near unexpected token `('
command substitution: line 79: `cmp -s <(tr , \n < $COMMON_TMP/nt_per_gs.done | sort) <(tr , \n <... (5 Replies)
The below bash function uses multiple variables CODING, SAMPLE, SURVEY, andvariant
in it. The user selects the cap function and details are displayed on the screen using the $SURVEY variable, the directory is changed to $SAMPLE and the samples.txt is opened so the user can select the sample to... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: cmccabe
6 Replies
LEARN ABOUT MINIX
suspend
suspend(1) User Commands suspend(1)NAME
suspend - shell built-in function to halt the current shell
SYNOPSIS
sh
suspend
csh
suspend
ksh
suspend
DESCRIPTION
sh
Stops the execution of the current shell (but not if it is the login shell).
csh
Stop the shell in its tracks, much as if it had been sent a stop signal with ^Z. This is most often used to stop shells started by su.
ksh
Stops the execution of the current shell (but not if it is the login shell).
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO csh(1), kill(1), ksh(1), sh(1), su(1M), attributes(5)SunOS 5.10 15 Apr 1994 suspend(1)