As an alternative to the eval method above,
also a "here document" can set multiple shell variables from the command:
This works in every Bourne(-compatible) shell, because it automatically creates a tmp file.
But some shells have issues: create unsafe tmp files, or don't clean it up.
Hi,
I want to write a shell script which increments a particular column in a row from a text file and then adds another row below the current row with the incremented value .
For Eg .
if the input file has a row :
abc xyz lmn 89 lm nk o p
I would like the script to create something like... (9 Replies)
I am trying to grep for filenames containing a specific value within a particular segment. The lines containing the segment I'm looking through reads like "HL^1^^1^1", "10^9^9^0", and "HL^11^4^8^1". I would like to find the data that contains only the number nine after the third caret where the... (4 Replies)
Hi,
I am having trouble converting a text file. I have been working for this whole day now, still i couldn't make it.
Here is how the text file looks:
_______________________________________________________
DEVICE STATUS INFORMATION FOR LOCATION 1:
OPER STATES: Disabled E:Enabled ... (5 Replies)
Hello,
I have a log file that outputs the data below. I would like to grep and display the data where column is equal '148.'
I've searched the forum, and couldn't find any answers.
I've tried all the grep switches and I get the same result as the log.
I'm thinking I might have to use an... (4 Replies)
Hello All:
I've file in below format. File name is "FIRSTN.TBL":
AAAAAA N
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB N
.
.
.
.
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ N
My file row length is 40 characters and my second column will start from 25th column and it is only... (3 Replies)
Hi Friends,
I have a single column data like below.
1
2
3
4
5
I need the output like below.
0
1
2
3
4
where each row (including first row) subtracting from first row and the result should print below like the way shown in output file.
Thanks
Sid (11 Replies)
Hi
I have a file like
# vi require.txt
1,BANK,Read blocks that cycle.
yellow
Read blocks.
2,ACCOUNT,Finished
Red
Finished .
3,LOAN, pipe
white
pipe
4,PROFIT,Resolve.
black
Resolve
Am using like
cat require.txt | grep -w ACCOUNTThe output I get is (8 Replies)
this is the requirement
list.txt
table1
table2
table3
testfile.txt
name#place#data#select * from table1
name2#place2#data2#select * from table 10 innerjoin table3
name2#place2#data2#select * from table 10
output
name place table1
name2 place table3
i tried using awk (7 Replies)
Trying to match $1 of genematch.txt with $11 of design.txt, if there is a match then in the first row of the match $1 is copied to column 1,
row 2 of design.txt, $2 is copied to column 2, row 2 of design.txt, $3 is copied to column 3, row 2 of design.txt, $4 is copied to column 4, row 2 of ... (4 Replies)
I am trying to change the number in bold to 2400
01,000300032,193631306,190619,0640,1,80,,2/
02,193631306,000300032,1,190618,0640,CAD,2/
I'm not sure if sed or awk is the answer. I was going to use sed and do a character count up to that point, but that column directly before 0640 might... (8 Replies)
Discussion started by: juggernautjoee
8 Replies
LEARN ABOUT ULTRIX
exec
exec(1) User Commands exec(1)NAME
exec, eval, source - shell built-in functions to execute other commands
SYNOPSIS
sh
exec [argument...]
eval [argument...]
csh
exec command
eval argument...
source [-h] name
ksh
*exec [arg...]
*eval [arg...]
DESCRIPTION
sh
The exec command specified by the arguments is executed in place of this shell without creating a new process. Input/output arguments may
appear and, if no other arguments are given, cause the shell input/output to be modified.
The arguments to the eval built-in are read as input to the shell and the resulting command(s) executed.
csh
exec executes command in place of the current shell, which terminates.
eval reads its arguments as input to the shell and executes the resulting command(s). This is usually used to execute commands generated as
the result of command or variable substitution.
source reads commands from name. source commands may be nested, but if they are nested too deeply the shell may run out of file descrip-
tors. An error in a sourced file at any level terminates all nested source commands.
-h Place commands from the file name on the history list without executing them.
ksh
With the exec built-in, if arg is given, the command specified by the arguments is executed in place of this shell without creating a new
process. Input/output arguments may appear and affect the current process. If no arguments are given the effect of this command is to mod-
ify file descriptors as prescribed by the input/output redirection list. In this case, any file descriptor numbers greater than 2 that are
opened with this mechanism are closed when invoking another program.
The arguments to eval are read as input to the shell and the resulting command(s) executed.
On this man page, ksh(1) commands that are preceded by one or two * (asterisks) are treated specially in the following ways:
1. Variable assignment lists preceding the command remain in effect when the command completes.
2. I/O redirections are processed after variable assignments.
3. Errors cause a script that contains them to abort.
4. Words, following a command preceded by ** that are in the format of a variable assignment, are expanded with the same rules as a vari-
able assignment. This means that tilde substitution is performed after the = sign and word splitting and file name generation are not
performed.
EXIT STATUS
For ksh:
If command is not found, the exit status is 127. If command is found, but is not an executable utility, the exit status is 126. If a redi-
rection error occurs, the shell exits with a value in the range 1-125. Otherwise, exec returns a zero exit status.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO csh(1), ksh(1), sh(1), attributes(5)SunOS 5.10 17 Jul 2002 exec(1)