05-27-2011
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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
Does anyone know how to insert text at the top and bottom of a file using sed? (12 Replies)
Discussion started by: MBGPS
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
Dear all,
How can replace special string with another string in binary file?
Thanks&Best Regards (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: sg1207
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3. Shell Programming and Scripting
how would you insert text into a existing file using aguments
first arguments being the line of text and the second argument being file name (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: jimbob
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4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
when directing some text into a file can you choose where it goes like the top of the file (which is text aswell) or the middle??
if so how - especially would like to know how to do so in vi (text editor)
If i were to enter an argument ($1) into a another argument ($2)
would it would be... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: rprules
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi all,
I have a binary file (orig.dat) and two special delimiter strings 'AAA' and 'BBB'. My binary file's content is as follow:
<Data1.1>AAA<Data1.2>BBB
<Data2.1>AAA<Data2.2>BBB
...
<DataN.1>AAA<DataN.2>BBB
DataX.Y might have any length, and contains any kind of special/printable... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: Averell
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
say I want to insert "this is a test" as the first line into file A, besides
echo "this is a test" > /tmp/tmpfile
cat /tmp/tmpfile fileA >> /tmp/result,
is there any simple way I can do it? thanks (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: fedora
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7. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello,
I have a file containing data and the headers of the data and the headers of the data randomly anywhere in the file but always with the specific string col1;col2;col3
112233;1133244;112344
112233;1133244;112344
112233;1133244;112344
112233;1133244;112344
Col1;Col2;Col3... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: pparthiv
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8. Solaris
hi experts,
anyone knows how can i find a string in a multiple binary files in a multiple directories and display the file name containing the string?
i mean i have lots of folders with binary files and i am looking for specific string within one of these files i would like to know the right... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: q8devilish
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9. Shell Programming and Scripting
I'm trying to take mrt output and put it at the top of a file along with the date and time. I was able to do it at the bottom of the file with the following
printf "********** $(date) **********\n\n" >> $OUTPUT_PATH/$HOSTNAME
mtr -r -w -c 10 $HOSTADDRESS >> $OUTPUT_PATH/$HOSTNAME
printf... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: kramer65
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10. Shell Programming and Scripting
i am having file like this
#!/bin/bash
read -p 'Username: ' uservar
match='<color="red" />'
text='this is only a test
so please be patient
<color="red" />'
echo "$text" | sed "s/$match/&$uservar\g"
so desireble output what i want is if user type MARIA
this is only a test
so please... (13 Replies)
Discussion started by: tomislav91
13 Replies
CAT(1) FSF CAT(1)
NAME
cat - concatenate files and print on the standard output
SYNOPSIS
cat [OPTION] [FILE]...
DESCRIPTION
Concatenate FILE(s), or standard input, to standard output.
-A, --show-all
equivalent to -vET
-b, --number-nonblank
number nonblank output lines
-e equivalent to -vE
-E, --show-ends
display $ at end of each line
-n, --number
number all output lines
-s, --squeeze-blank
never more than one single blank line
-t equivalent to -vT
-T, --show-tabs
display TAB characters as ^I
-u (ignored)
-v, --show-nonprinting
use ^ and M- notation, except for LFD and TAB
--help display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit
With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
AUTHOR
Written by Torbjorn Granlund and Richard M. Stallman.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICU-
LAR PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for cat is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and cat programs are properly installed at your site, the
command
info cat
should give you access to the complete manual.
cat (coreutils) 4.5.3 February 2003 CAT(1)