Hi,
I have a script which looks through an input file and takes data from the file to use within the script.
Everything works fine until the script reads the item \windows\directory\structure\ from the input file into a variable.
As unix sees the backslash as an escape character, the... (5 Replies)
Hi
I need the "\\hello" (without double quotes) to be written to a file.
echo "\\\\hello" >file is working under bash shell but not working under ksh shell (gives only one / in the output)
Please advise.
TIA
Prvn (4 Replies)
I have a line that contains backslashes in which I want sed to substitute text with variables.
The line;
\\s008\2033330user$
I want to change this in \\s008.ourschool.com\2033330user$
I now use this script:
USER=2033330user
sed 's/\\'"$USER"'/.ourschool.com\\'"$USER/"
This doesn't... (3 Replies)
Bit of a weird one i suppose, i want to use an echo inside an echo... For example...
i have a script that i want to use to take users input and create another script. Inside this script it creates it also needs to use echos...
echo "echo "hello"" >$file
echo "echo "goodbye"" >$file
... (3 Replies)
Hi I am getting absurd behavior of escape character in echos as followed:oinlcso003{arsadm} #: echo "\as shdd"
\as shdd
oinlcso003{arsadm} #: echo "Well, isn't that \"special\"?"
Well, isn't that "special"?
oinlcso003{arsadm} #: echo "Well, isn't that \special\?"
Well, isn't that \special\?... (3 Replies)
Hi there,
I found something very weird!
Should I report that as a bug or is it me misusing the command?
I've got a file with a backslash in its name.
I know it's a horrible policy but it's not me.
The file came from a mac computer because this is a backup server.
Anyway, when using... (8 Replies)
Hello All,
In a Bash Script I'm writing I have a section where I loop through a text file that was
outputted by another script. In the text file some of the strings in there are enclosed with
the BOLD "character sequences" (i.e. "\033But it's weird, because if I run this command:
echo -E... (12 Replies)
Let's say I have a text file called process.out that contains:
cn=long\, ann,cn=users
cn=doe\, john,cn=users
I need to have the following appended in the beginning
ldapdelete -h $OIDHOST
So the final output looks like:
ldapdelete -h $OIDHOST "cn=long\, ann,cn=users"
ldapdelete -h... (4 Replies)
Hi,
How do I input \ when I do a vi of my file ? I try to input the \ but it came out as @.
Appreciate any help. (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: snowfrost88
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LEARN ABOUT SUNOS
echo
echo(3XCURSES) X/Open Curses Library Functions echo(3XCURSES)NAME
echo, noecho - enable/disable terminal echo
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -I /usr/xpg4/include -L /usr/xpg4/lib
-R /usr/xpg4/lib -lcurses [ library... ]
c89 [ flag... ] file... -lcurses [ library... ]
#include <curses.h>
int echo(void);
int noecho(void);
DESCRIPTION
The echo() function enables Echo mode for the current screen. The noecho() function disables Echo mode for the current screen. Initially,
curses software echo mode is enabled and hardware echo mode of the tty driver is disabled. The echo() and noecho() functions control soft-
ware echo only. Hardware echo must remain disabled for the duration of the application, else the behavior is undefined.
RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, these functions return OK. Otherwise, they return ERR.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Standard |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|MT-Level |Unsafe |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO getch(3XCURSES), getstr(3XCURSES), initscr(3XCURSES), libcurses(3XCURSES), scanw(3XCURSES), attributes(5), standards(5)SunOS 5.10 5 Jun 2002 echo(3XCURSES)