1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi all, plz can anybody tell me that if a script written for Bash shell also work for other shells and if yes , how ??? Thanks and Regards SONAL (2 Replies)

2. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi, I have to write a program to compute the checksums of files ./script.sh I wrote the program using bash and it took me forever since I am a beginner but it works very well. I'm getting so close to the deadline and I realised today that actually I have to use normal Bourne shell... (3 Replies)

3. Shell Programming and Scripting

Again a comment removal requirement from me, refer my previous problem & solution for removing comment from ruby scripts: https://www.unix.com/shell-programming-scripting/118296-best-way-removing-comment-ruby-program.html This time, it is for stripping of comments from Shell Script. I search for... (2 Replies)

4. Shell Programming and Scripting

Experts, I am newbie in shell scripting. I want to write Bash shell scripts corresponding to windows bat files. I have installed cygwin at c:\cygwin and i am trying to crate the sh file using vi editor. i am not able to understand how to use linux/unix convention for the code. following is my... (1 Reply)

5. Shell Programming and Scripting

Experts, I am newbie in shell scripting. I want to write Bash shell scripts corresponding to windows bat files. I have installed cygwin at c:\cygwin and i am trying to crate the sh file using vi editor. i am not able to understand how to use linux/unix convention for the code. following is my... (15 Replies)

6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hello all, I need to write a shell script that does the following; Allows you to kill a job,(1) listing only the jobs you own, (2) asks for which job to kill, (3) kills the job and (4) confirms kill... I am not sure if I need to first run the job command and pipe it with kill? Which options... (6 Replies)

7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

I have a bash shell that even though it does not look pretty is working very well. Some of the steps are repetitive, something like this: muscle -in ${e}.4 > $e.5 read -t1 sed ':a /^>/!N;s/\n\(\)/\1/;ta' $e.5 > $e.6 read -t2 awk '/>/{fr=$3;getline;n=split ($0,a,""); for (i=1;i<=n;i++)... (2 Replies)

8. Homework & Coursework Questions

Use and complete the template provided. The entire template must be completed. If you don't, your post may be deleted! 1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data: Test that exactly one command line argrument is enter from the command line. If not, display the usage... (1 Reply)

9. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi All, I need some urgent help regarding some info. I have a cluster of servers for which I have two scripts for management. control.sh is a bash script meant for restarting/stopping the servers. manger.ksh is a kshell script. It is a master script to manage restarting/stoppping and... (3 Replies)

10. Shell Programming and Scripting

Some question about the usage of shell scripts: 1.) Are the commands of the base shell scripts a subset of bash commands? 2.) Assume I got a long, long script WITHOUT the first line. How can I find out if the script was originally designed für "sh" or "bash"? 3.) How can I check a given... (3 Replies)