Sorry I didn't notice when I posted my last message ...
Note that you are asking sort to the read data from $outputfile and to write the sorted results to the file named by $inputfile. This seems backwards???
PS I'm afraid that the &>> redirection suggested by Ikaro0 won't help and won't do what I think he thinks it will do. The command:
will run sort in the background and create an empty file named error_log (if error_log didn't already exist). Output from sort will not go into error_log from this command, even if the sort -o option is not been specified.
I need to create a shell script having the menu with few options such as
1. Listing 2. Change permissions 3. Modify Contents 4. Delete Files 5. Exit
1. For 1. Listing: Display a special listing of files showing their date of modification and access time (side by side) along with their... (2 Replies)
Hi ,
Is there any way to achieve following using perl program (i.e without using system command).
1.system ("echo 'test' > /usr/spool/ship.csv");
2.system ("cat /usr/ajay_test* >> /usr/spool/RAM/work/patil.csv");
3.system("> /usr/spool/ajay.txt");
e.g
for system("rm -f... (1 Reply)
Hello,
I am having an application which has been ported from UNIX. I am facing a problem with sort command. It aborts with following error message when running in a Japanese locale.
sort command aborts with message "A line of the input file contains more than 20480 characters."
This... (0 Replies)
Helo Experts,
I need a help in handling errors in shell script, wants my errors displayed in text file instead of command window..
My shell script is here;
cd /cygdrive/s/Files
for FILES in ./*.*
do
temp=`basename $FILES`
if cp $FILES /cygdrive/r/CopyFile1/$FILES; then
echo "copy... (5 Replies)
Hi,
I have a query. Do we have any command line browser utility in linux which can fulfill the following requirement:
1. Handle pages which can have javascripts
2. Can use pre-recorded user inputs (maybe stored in some input files) for automated navigation/task.
I had seen such an... (2 Replies)
Hi to all.
I'm trying to sort this with the Unix command sort.
user1:12345678:3.5:2.5:8:1:2:3
user2:12345679:4.5:3.5:8:1:3:2
user3:12345687:5.5:2.5:6:1:3:2
user4:12345670:5.5:2.5:5:3:2:1
user5:12345671:2.5:5.5:7:2:3:1
I need to get this:
user3:12345687:5.5:2.5:6:1:3:2... (7 Replies)
Hi,
I need your guys help again. I run a script which check for some process status in a loop. when i check the process some of the process could throw an error, how can i check that inside my script.
Thanks,
RR (3 Replies)
Below code works for different databases i.e. MYSQL and ORACLE
The problem is for MYSQL in Block: if ; $? taking value accordingly but in case of ORACLE $? is always taking this value as zero (0).
That is the reason in Oracle it always going in else Block in any case.. :(
and in case of ... (4 Replies)
Hello fellow UNIX gurus :)
I have a problem regarding the script below:
# Variables used in this shell.
power=0 # Stores squared integer
total=0 # Sum of all squared integers
num=0 # Stores command line arguements
# Provides error handling if command line... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: Learn4Life
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LEARN ABOUT OSF1
look
look(1) General Commands Manual look(1)NAME
look - Finds lines in a sorted list
SYNOPSIS
look [-df] [-tcharacter] string [file]
The look command prints all lines in a sorted file that begin with string.
OPTIONS
Uses dictionary order; only letters, digits, tabs, and spaces are used in comparisons. Searches without regard to case; treats uppercase
and lowercase as equivalent. Ignores character and characters following it in the search string. If you specify look -tC ABCDE, the
string ABCDE would become (in effect) AB, with CDE being ignored. This option is primarily for shell scripts, in which more than one
string is being processed.
DESCRIPTION
If no file is specified, look searches in the system word list /usr/share/dict/words, with the options -df assumed by default.
The look command uses binary search.
The -d and -f options affect comparisons as in sort.
NOTES
In order to use the -f option, you must first sort file with the sort -f command; otherwise, look displays only lowercase items.
If you do not specify -f, but specify a file (such as /usr/share/dict/words) that has been sorted with sort -f, look may not produce any
output.
EXAMPLES
To search a sorted file called sortfile for all lines that begin with the string as, enter: look as sortfile To search the system word list
for all words beginning with smi, enter: look smi
This might result in: smile smirk smith smithereens Smithfield Smithson smithy smitten
FILES
System word list.
SEE ALSO
Commands: grep(1), sort(1), spell(1)look(1)