If above is the script, then how do I put if conditions. i.e. If $input = '*****' do something.
First off, you don't need any if-contructions. You should quote your variables regardless of them containing something which has to be quoted or not, because even if said variables normally don't have a content which has to be quoted they might do so occasionally and a script shouldn't work "most of the times", but always.
In programming caution sometimes helps but never hurts, so be as cautious as possible.
Secondly, you shouldn't use the backticks any more: they are supported only for backwards compatibility purposes. Use the "$(...)" instead:
Thirdly, the command only fills a variable with some content - in this case some asterisks. No shell expansion is done here. It is probably done when you subsequently try to display the variables contents. THIS is the place where you have to protect your variable from being expanded by the shell:
Btw.: if the only thing you want to do is to display it, you don't even need the variable:
I am writing a menu script and one of the options is to access a Command Prompt and return to the menu via CTRL-D. I have tried using a loop and echoing the PS1 value, then using read to assign whatever is entered into a variable, then executing the value of that variable as a command using
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I hope someone can shed any light on this mystery.
I am trying to run the following command:
su userID -c
remsh server -l userid -n "awk -F^ '\$4 == \"SMITH\"' /tmp/infromational/version74b/LIVE/TEMPORARY/ABCfiles/HLC_Database_File.bat|head -1" > /tmp/variant/45BV32/var/store13.logfnd
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Hey all,
Just wanted to get some input on a script I am using to import files into a MySQL database.
The process is pretty simple: my main server exports these files and FTPs them. I have a script that FTPs them to the machine running that runs this script. The FTP script runs without issue... (2 Replies)
Hi,
I have an awk script which performs simple operations of variable assignments and finally printing the variables in custom form.
BEGIN {FS=OFS="\n"}
{
v1=substr($0,1,15)
v2=substr($0,16,200)
v3=substr($0,216,20)
print v1 "|" v2 "|" v3
}
The input file being processed... (2 Replies)
hi
i have file extentioned with test.vbs. i am able to run this file n execute through command promt but i dont know how to run in shell script
example:
file name is test.vbs which contains
strSoundFile = "C:\windows\Media\Notify.wav"
Set objShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
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Gurus,
I have written a shell script to backup a database and applications. This is how the script works:
1. As applications user (say applmgr), the main backup script, say backup.sh, is kicked off.
2. backup.sh does ssh to oracle user and kicks off the database backup using nohup and... (1 Reply)
Hi have a script which transferers from Microsoft server to Linux box.
The scripts(ksh) is on Linux box.
If I run script from terminal, it transfers files to directory. Where as If
I run script from CRON. It does not.
Here is the log of both:
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I notice that su - user (note with dash) brings in more of the user's environment than does su - user -c 'command'. For example, if root does an su - user, and types "umask" to the prompt, one umask is displayed; yet, if instead the command is su - user -c 'umask', the value is different. I thought... (2 Replies)
Hello all,
Here is what my bash script does: sums number columns, saves the tot in new column, outputs if tot >= threshold val:
> cat getnon0file.sh
#!/bin/bash
this="getnon0file.sh"
USAGE=$this"
InFile="xyz.38"
Min="0.05"
#
awk '{sum=0; for(n=2; n<=NF; n++){sum+=$n};... (4 Replies)
Hi everyone
I have a problem with my script
If I try directly this command
/usr/bin/nice -n 19 mysqldump -u root --password="******" wiki_schneider -c | nice -n 19 gzip -9 > /point_de_montage/$(date '+%Y%m%d')-wiki-db.sql.gz
It works
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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
irsend
IRSEND(1) User Commands IRSEND(1)NAME
irsend - basic LIRC program to send infra-red commands
SYNOPSIS
irsend [options] DIRECTIVE REMOTE CODE [CODE...]
DESCRIPTION
Asks the lircd daemon to send one or more CIR (Consumer Infra-Red) commands. This is intended for remote control of electronic devices such
as TV boxes, HiFi sets, etc.
DIRECTIVE can be:
SEND_ONCE - send CODE [CODE ...] once
SEND_START - start repeating CODE
SEND_STOP - stop repeating CODE
LIST - list configured remote items
SET_TRANSMITTERS - set transmitters NUM [NUM ...]
SIMULATE - simulate IR event
REMOTE is the name of a remote, as described in the lircd configuration file.
CODE is the name of a remote control key of REMOTE, as it appears in the lircd configuration file.
NUM is the transmitter number of the hardware device.
For the LIST DIRECTIVE, REMOTE and/or CODE can be empty:
LIST "" "" - list all configured remote names
LIST REMOTE "" - list all codes of REMOTE
LIST REMOTE CODE - list only CODE of REMOTE
The SIMULATE command only works if it has been explicitly enabled in lircd.
-h --help
display usage summary
-v --version
display version
-d --device
use given lircd socket [/var/run/lirc/lircd]
-a --address=host[:port]
connect to lircd at this address
-# --count=n
send command n times
EXAMPLES
irsend LIST DenonTuner ""
irsend SEND_ONCE DenonTuner PROG-SCAN
irsend SEND_ONCE OnkyoAmpli VOL-UP VOL-UP VOL-UP VOL-UP
irsend SEND_START OnkyoAmpli VOL-DOWN ; sleep 3
irsend SEND_STOP OnkyoAmpli VOL-DOWN
irsend SET_TRANSMITTERS 1
irsend SET_TRANSMITTERS 1 3 4
irsend SIMULATE "0000000000000476 00 OK TECHNISAT_ST3004S"
FILES
/etc/lirc/lircd.conf
Default lircd configuration file. It should contain all the remotes, their infra-red codes and the corresponding timing and wave-
form details.
DIAGNOSTICS
If lircd is not running (or /var/run/lirc/lircd lacks write permissions) irsend aborts with the following diagnostics:
"irsend: could not connect to socket"
"irsend: Connection refused" (or "Permission denied").
SEE ALSO
The documentation for lirc is maintained as html pages. They are located under html/ in the documentation directory.
lircd(8), mode2(1), smode2(1), xmode2(1), irrecord(1), irw(1), http://www.lirc.org.
irsend 0.9.0-pre1 October 2010 IRSEND(1)