Yeah - I tried using tput before but somehow its now working in AIX - I am writing a script for AIX+SUN+LINUX so to make sure it works in all three OSes I have written this blink function using simple echo cmd.
Also when I call the function linke "blinkScanning &" it displays the job no. and pid on screen - how this can be avoided?
Quote:
Originally Posted by rbatte1
After blinkScanning you can get the PID you just spawned, then after you scan is complete, kill that process. Value is $!
Of course, I'm left wondering why you don't just display the message as a blinking message? Try:-
I hope that this helps,
Robin
Liverpool/Blackburn,
UK
---------- Post updated 03-29-12 at 11:06 AM ---------- Previous update was 03-28-12 at 06:34 PM ----------
Hi all,
we are running an hp-ux sd32 server with hp-ux 11.11 and i have to modify 130 users on the system, so that they are inactive. We have not installed the security package, so i cannot use usermod -e 2/24/04 qsc0017. Is there anyone who knows one command which i can use to change the user... (2 Replies)
I wrote a script that uses getopts and it works fine. However, I would like to put the function in that script in a startup file (.kshrc or .profile). I took the "main" portion of the script and made it a function in the startup script. I source the startup script but it doesn't seem to parse... (4 Replies)
Hi all,
i am using below command to find the running datases, bases this command i need a (shell/korn)script for which databases are running and which databases are not running in one file. i need out put below format.
Kindly help to me. its very critical issue for me. i dont have script... (3 Replies)
hi all
by using gethostbyname, i can know whether the net is available or not.
it is working fine when i activate or deactivate in neat.
the problem is when i remove cable(netcable) it is not working proparly,
i would like to know it.
am using fedora5, AMD
can u please help me .
thank... (3 Replies)
Ih all,
i have multiples ksh scripts for crontab's unix jobs
they all have same variables declarations and some similar functions
i would have a only single script file to declare my variables, like:
var1= "aaa"
var2= "bbb"
var3= "ccc"
...
function ab { ...}
function bc { ... }... (2 Replies)
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I'm not the best AIX scripter about but I can flounder my way thru them to create what I need.
Anyhow, I have various scripts that perform various actions and processes. I was tasked to come up with a single form of logging that all the scripts could implement so that the output... (2 Replies)
Now i'm up to making a script from which you could activate all Linux services without being an expert. It's gonna be a powerful tool, I'll look forward to make it able to change the port which the service is assigned to. But I need some help, post some script to activate services and I'll fusion... (8 Replies)
Hi,
Using AIX 5.3 and Ksh.
/>ls -al /usr/bin/ksh
-r-xr-xr-x 5 bin bin 237420 Apr 10 2007 /usr/bin/ksh
/>
I recently started working for a new employer. I have written UNIX K-Shell scripts for many years and have never had this particular issue before. Its perplexing me.
I have... (2 Replies)
Can Someone please explain why BEGIN and END statement is used inside function? How does that help in scripting?
function fileformatting
{
CleanupMask="xXxX"
sed 's/^.//' < ${AllFile} > ${AllFile}.tmp
echo $(wc -l ${AllFile}.tmp)
`awk -v CleanupMask=${CleanupMask} '
BEGIN... (2 Replies)
I'm able to read & print an array in varaible called "filelist"
I need to pass this array variable to a function called verify() and then read and loop through the passed array inside the function.
Unfortunately it does not print the entire array from inside the funstion's loop.
#/bin/ksh... (5 Replies)
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tput
tput(1) General Commands Manual tput(1)NAME
tput - Queries the terminal information database
SYNOPSIS
tput [-S] [-T term] [capability_name [parameter...]]
The tput command uses the terminfo database to make terminal-dependent information available to the shell.
STANDARDS
Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards as follows:
tput: XCU5.0
Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about industry standards and associated tags.
OPTIONS
[Tru64 UNIX] Specifies that input be received from standard input. Specifies the terminal type. By default, the terminal type is taken
from the environment variable TERM.
OPERANDS
The capability_name argument may be one of the following special strings: Displays the clear-screen sequence. Displays the sequences that
initialize the user's terminal. [Tru64 UNIX] Displays the terminfo long name for the terminal. Displays the sequences that reset the
user's terminal.
DESCRIPTION
The capability_name argument indicates the attribute type from a terminfo file. The output of the tput command is a string if the
attribute capability_name is of the type string, or an integer if the attribute is of the type integer. If the capability_name is of the
type Boolean, the tput command sets the exit value to zero (0) for TRUE, 1 for FALSE, and produces no other output. For more information,
see the terminfo(4) reference page.
NOTES
If your terminal does not support the requested capability, it is not an error.
EXIT STATUS
Equals FALSE Boolean value or the requested string was written successfully. [Tru64 UNIX] Equals TRUE Boolean value. Specifies a usage
error. Specifies that information on this terminal is not available. Specifies that the capability_name is invalid. Specifies that an
error occurred.
EXAMPLES
To echo the clear-screen sequence for the current terminal: # tput clear To display the number of columns for the current terminal: # tput
cols To set and unset the highlight-mode sequences for the current terminal: # bold=`tput smso` # unbold=`tput rmso`
If you are using the C shell (csh), the argument to set and unset sequences must be enclosed in double quotes: # bold="`tput smso`"
# unbold="`tput rmso`"
Both of these examples can be followed by a prompt: echo "${bold}Please type in your name:${unbold} To set the exit value to indi-
cate if the current terminal is a hardcopy terminal: tput hc
If you are using the C shell (csh), the exit value for the preceding example is stored in $status; otherwise, the exit value is
stored in $?. To move the cursor to line 2, row 2: tput cup 2 2
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
The following environment variables affect the execution of tput: Provides a default value for the internationalization variables that are
unset or null. If LANG is unset or null, the corresponding value from the default locale is used. If any of the internationalization vari-
ables contain an invalid setting, the utility behaves as if none of the variables had been defined. If set to a non-empty string value,
overrides the values of all the other internationalization variables. Determines the locale for the interpretation of sequences of bytes
of text data as characters (for example, single-byte as opposed to multibyte characters in arguments). Determines the locale for the for-
mat and contents of diagnostic messages written to standard error. Determines the location of message catalogues for the processing of
LC_MESSAGES.
FILES
Terminal information database Definition files curses library definition file
SEE ALSO
Commands: stty(1), tabs(1)
Routines: curses(3)
Files: terminfo(4)
Standards: standards(5)tput(1)