03-29-2013
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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
hello all, I have a script (Solaris v8 ksh) monitoring an inbound directory for reports. The script will then capture the report based on a set of circumstances. However I am unable to capture a report larger then 2-Gig in size due to program limitations. What I need to do is pause the monitor... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: gozer13
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2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
#!/bin/csh -f
echo "Enter MEUPS User Id :-"
read UID
echo "You entered $UID"
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Whn executed, I get an error message "UID: Undefined variable" (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: Kartheg
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3. Shell Programming and Scripting
Can anyone tell me why this section of my script doesn't work? The script is designed to accept piped data, store it in a temporary location, and then prompt the user for their user name. It doesn't stop to read the username, however. It just finishes.
It is called like:
cat datafile | myscript... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: davegerdt
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4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
echo "enter employee #:/c"
read employee
grep -w $employee /tmp/file.txt
when it asked me employee #, i typed employee, worked fine.
when it asked me employee #, i type ENTER, it just sit there.
if someone type in NULL or ENTER key, i want to exit out. (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: tjmannonline
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
I have a script.
#! /bin/bash
echo "Enter a word: "
read word
echo $word
That outputs like this..
Enter a word:
hello
hello
But how can i read on the same line the question is printed?
Like this..
Enter a word: hello
hello (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: cbreiny
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi
I am new to writing script and want to use a Bash Piped while-read and read from user input.
if something happens on server.log then do while loop or if something happend on user input then do while loop.
Pseudocode something like:
tail -n 3 -f server.log | while read serverline || read... (8 Replies)
Discussion started by: MyMorris
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7. Shell Programming and Scripting
My script needs to get some input from the user and go as a background process and run.
I have something like
read input.
do
while ...
if
..
fi
done
can i use nohup inside the script?? (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: Antergen
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8. Shell Programming and Scripting
Dear Friends,
I am looking for a shell script to merge input files into one file .. here is my idea:
1st paramter would be outfile file (all input files content)
read all input files and merge them to input param 1
ex: if I pass 6 file names to the script then 1st file name as output file... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: hyd1234
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9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hello,
I want to use the read command in order to input a keyword from the keyboard.
I then want to use this keyword in a grep command.
How to I input a phrase as a keyword? For example if I use
read keyword
"today is"
and then use grep, I get "No such file or directory" error. (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: FelipeAd
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10. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
I am working on a script, which requests users to enter input.
Ex: read -p "Please enter your email id:" email
I don't want users skipping this entry, this has to be mandatory.I dont want to proceed without input.
I can do a check if variable $email is empty and proceed if not.But, i... (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: aravindadla
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LEARN ABOUT OPENSOLARIS
purple-url-handler
purple-url-handler(1) User Commands purple-url-handler(1)
NAME
purple-url-handler - Python script to handle URL with purple
SYNOPSIS
purple-url-handler [-URL]
DESCRIPTION
Python script to handle URL with purple.
OPTIONS
Usage: purple-url-handler URL
Example:
purple-url-handler "xmpp:romeo@montague.net?message"
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWgnome-im-client |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |Volatile |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
purple-remote(1), purple-send(1), purple-send-async(1), attributes(5)
purple-url-handler Manual, http://pidgin.im/
NOTES
Updated by Lei Ju, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2006, 2007.
SunOS 5.11 02 Apr 2008 purple-url-handler(1)