I'm trying to delete lines from a large text file using VI.
Every line that I am wanting to delete start with 'S' - all others do not. (A list of users)
I've tried using * but doesn't seem to like it...any ideas...
Doesn't have to be VI - but I'm better with VI than sed/awk. (8 Replies)
when writing a shell script (bourne) and using a unix command like 'ls' is there anything special you need to do to use a wildcard (like *)? (3 Replies)
ok, I'm trying to write a script file that lists files with specific elements in the name into a txt file, it looks like this
ls s*.dat > file_names.txt
can't figure out whats wrong with that line, any ideas?
thanks in advance (10 Replies)
Hello
i am trying to use the wildcards with the if statement but it is displaying the error like this one
if * | ** | * ]
Any body can help me to for using the wild card option in the if case but i have used this code and working well with the case statement to enter the name without the... (14 Replies)
Hi All
Please excuse another straightforward question. When creating a tar archive from a directory I am attempting to use wildcards to eliminate certain filetypes (otherwise the archive gets too large). So I am looking for something along these lines.
tar -cf archive.tar * <minus all *.rst... (5 Replies)
These 2 websites do a GREAT job of explaining different types of wildcards. I learned about the categories of characters which I never knew about at all.
GNU/Linux Command-Line Tools Guide - Wildcards
GREP (1 Reply)
I'm trying to delete everything between ( and ) in a line, ie: ( start xxxx, end xxx ). there is uppercase, lowercase and numbers in the parans. and are of varied length.
I tried this:
sed 's/()//' infile > outfileI'm not understanding the wildcard use in brackets (2 Replies)
Hello everyone. My first time posting here.
I have a question that may seem very insignificant to some but is one that I've been trying to address for the past several days (haven't had any luck looking online).
I'm trying to clean a directory by removing old files that we no longer need.... (2 Replies)
Hello:
I have a very basic question. I'd like to select all files except for one file. For example, say I want to move all of the files in my current directory to a subdirectory called archive, I would use mv ./* archive/ But what if I want to move all files except for README.txt? Is there an... (19 Replies)
Hi, I'm new to Unix, but have a directory which has many files in it, well over 1000. The files are called :
M07GO.STOPE0001
M07GO.STOPE0002
M07GO.STOPE0003
M07GO.STOPE0004
etc...
I would like to rename them to the following :
M070001.bin
M070002.bin
M070003.bin
M070004.bin
etc....... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: rnmuk
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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
miwm
MIWM(1) General Commands Manual MIWM(1)NAME
miwm - a minimal appearance, full-function window manager
SYNOPSIS
miwm
DESCRIPTION
MIWM is Ben Wise's MInimal Window Manager. It is pronounced 'my whim'.
The goal of miwm is to be a fully functional window manager, while retaining a very spare (Zen or Spartan, as you please) appearance and
command-set.
WARNING
This man page is VERY MUCH under construction. It is not complete, and blatantly contains leftover pieces of the man page I used as a tem-
plate. Do not rely on anything you find here.
COMMANDS
The notation for describing commands is that Mouse-1-frame means 'button 1 click on frame', C-Mouse-3-root means 'control button 3 click on
root',
Mouse-1-frame
Raise.
Mouse-2-frame
Move. Mouse-2-root Select virtual workspace.
Mouse-3-frame
Hide.
Filenames passed to
miwm can be directories or deleted files. If a directory that is not deleted is passed to miwm, then the deleted files or directo-
ries in it will be restored; if the recursive option is specified, then all deleted files or directories in any of its children will
be restored as well.
The shell wildcards * and ?, as well as shell brace notation using [ and ], are interpreted correctly by miwm. It is possible to pass
wildcards to the program without the wildcards being intercepted by the shell by setting noglob (in csh) or by quoting the wildcards. To
delete a file that actually has a wildcard in its name, you must precede the quoted wildcard with a quoted backslash.
If no files are specified on the command line, miwm goes into interactive mode. In interactive mode, the user is prompted to enter files
to be restored, one file per line. Typing a carriage return on an empty prompt line exits the program.
Wildcards and quoting backslashes can be entered directly at the prompt without any shell interference (which is the main reason there is
an interactive mode).
OPTIONS
Miwm No command-line options.
KNOWN BUGS
The code is too complicated. No icon support.
SEE ALSO 9wm(1), aewm(1)AUTHOR
Ben Paul Wise
RESTRICTIONS
Copyright (c) 1998-2003 by Ben Paul Wise. All rights reserved. MIWM(1) specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
Ben Paul Wise 06 May 2003 MIWM(1)