1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi all, Ok os heres my situation. I have created a database style program that stores a persons info (name,address,phone number etc.) in a file ("database"). after i read in all the values above, i assign them to a line variable: line="$name^$address^$phonenum" >> phonebuk as you can see... (1 Reply)

2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

How can I set the value for IFS variable (2 Replies)

3. Shell Programming and Scripting

hi, :) I set IFS=":" But when i try to echo $IFS,i am not getting any thing on the screen escept a blank line. any help pls. cheers RRK (11 Replies)

4. Shell Programming and Scripting

What I thought was going to be very simple has turned out to be really lame, and so I come to you for help. mountedon=`df -k /synctest | awk 'NR == 2 {print $1}'` if then # mount /pupcl06 mountedon=`df -k /synctest | awk 'NR == 2 {print $1}'` if then mailx -s... (2 Replies)

5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi! I am working in korn shell. I want to reset the dimiliter for the set command to "|" but instead of a command prompt return I am getting something as below After issuing the command I am getting this....as if the shell is expecting something else. Can anybody suggest what's the problem. ... (2 Replies)

6. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi can someone tell me whats wrong with the following: #!/bin/sh file1=$1 file2=$2 if then if then echo "File 1 is" $file1 echo "File 2 is" $file2 cp $file1 $file2 echo "Copy complete!" else echo "ERROR: File does not exist!" ... (8 Replies)

7. Shell Programming and Scripting

hi i am a learner can some explain "export IFS=$(echo "\n\t\a")" i am not able to understand the functionality please help thanks Satya (1 Reply)

8. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi, while ; do echo "Please enter " read enter yyyy=${enter:0:4} mm=${enter:5:2} dd=${enter:8:2} result=`validateDate $yyyy $mm $dd` When does the loop keeping repeating till?? till 1 is equal to 1? what does this mean "${enter:0:4}" .The 0 and 4 part?? ... (3 Replies)

9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

how to use nested ifs in unix (1 Reply)

10. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hello masters of scripting, I've been working to develop some basic monitoring scripts. I have solved one problem, but want to know how to solve the other. I have a script that runs locally to create an output file with the Linux system kernel paramters, preceeded by the system name: ... (2 Replies)