ahhhhh haha. i should have forseen this. this is normal here. the problem is you are in a subshell!
everything done by | while read is not executed in same context. this shows more clearly with variables:
this is same for exit!
You do not need to use ls and then read it. The shell can iterate over files:
OOMMMGGG!!! I can't believe it XD
OK, thank for open my eyes, I'm feel really really stupid with this basic errors. Now works like a charm. Thanks!!
Hi,
I was trying to call "script <an ip add>" command from .profile file to log everything whenever anyone logs in to this user. I did the following at the end of .profile. 1) Extracted the IP address who logged in 2) Called script < ip add> . The problem I am facing is all, aliases etc. written... (3 Replies)
Hallo,
i need a Prompting read in my script:
read -p "Enter your command: " command
But i always get this Error:
-p: is not an identifier
When I run these in c-shell i get this error
/usr/bin/read: read: bad option(s)
How can I use a Prompt in the read command? (9 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)
So, I have an expect script (let's call it expect.exp) that takes 3 arguments. It logs into a remote server, runs a set of commands, then hands control over to the user by the "interact" command. If I call this script from the command line, it works properly.
Now I'd like to apply this script... (2 Replies)
I am trying to allow the user to be notified that the id has already taken from the file "record" and that the user has to contain a numerical figure as well. however when i run it, it will only stay at the please enter a number section and does not change. do u know where is the problem?
... (2 Replies)
Hello.
System : opensuse leap 42.3
I have a bash script that build a text file.
I would like the last command doing :
print_cmd -o page-left=43 -o page-right=22 -o page-top=28 -o page-bottom=43 -o font=LatinModernMono12:regular:9 some_file.txt
where :
print_cmd ::= some printing... (1 Reply)
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imtar - archiving utility for mail/news messages
SYNOPSIS
imtar [OPTIONS] [FOLDER] [MSGS]
DESCRIPTION
The imtar command is an archiving utility for mail/news messages.
Messages are converted into a single MMDF file ("^A^A^A^A" + MSG + "^A^A^A^A", "^A^A^A^A" + MSG + "^A^A^A^A", ...). You can extract
messages by the imget command.
This command is provided by IM (Internet Message).
OPTIONS -s, --src=FOLDER
Set source folder. Default value is "+inbox". "--src=+xxx" is equivalent to "+xxx".
-d, --dst=STRING
Destination MMDF file. Default value is "./msgbox".
-n, --noharm={on,off}
No operation. Show what will happen.
-v, --verbose={on,off}
Print verbose messages when running.
--debug=DEBUG_OPTION
Print debug messages when running.
-h, --help
Display help message and exit.
--version
Output version information and exit.
COPYRIGHT
IM (Internet Message) is copyrighted by IM developing team. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the modified BSD license. See
the copyright file for more details.
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