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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Modifying a shell script without using an editor Post 302516325 by Corona688 on Friday 22nd of April 2011 03:12:41 PM
Old 04-22-2011
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Originally Posted by buddhi
thank you for replying but i want to know how to modify a already created shell script without using an editor.. u have any clue??
Thank you for replying but repeating the same question again isn't much help when I've already asked you for more detail. To wit:
Quote:
That's a really vague question. what do you want to do?
That you can't give me any more detail than that makes me suspect you're not actually trying to do anything, and this is just a homework question...
 

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