when creating a for loop (or any other parameter) then using that paramter in a background command execution I only see the parameter name, not the value.
I have tried eval and exec and a host of other options to try to get the text of the parameter showing, so i know what step is left...
e.g.
Code:
for i in dog cat fish bucket
do
myCommand $i &
done
jobs
[1] Running myCommand $i
[2] Running myCommand $i
[3]- Running myCommand $i
[4]+ Running myCommand $i
But what I want to see is:
Code:
[1] Running myCommand dog
[2] Running myCommand cat
[3]- Running myCommand fish
[4]+ Running myCommand bucket
Hey All,
I'm trying to clean up a variable using sed but It dosn't seem to work. I'm trying to find all the spaces and replace them with "\ " (a slash and a space). For Example "Hello World" should become "Hello\ World". But it does nothing. If I put it directly into the command line it works... (3 Replies)
Hi everyone,
I have a simple question to ask :
In a script that I'm writting, I need to create variables on-the-fly.
For instance, for every iterartion of the following loop a var_X variable should be generated :
#!/bin/ksh
a="1 2 3"
for i in $a
do
var_${i}=$i
echo "${var_$i}"
done
... (1 Reply)
I have run into a wall with my iptables firewall scripting.
I am blocking all of the private side IP addresses on the
WAN interface on systems running NAT. However, if the
system is not running NAT and needs to allow access to
the local LAN on the WAN interface, I need to block all
but one of... (2 Replies)
Hello,
i have another sed question.. I'm trying to do variable substition with sed and i'm running into a problem.
my var1 is a string constructed like this:
filename1 filerev1 filepath1
my var2 is another string constructed like this:
filename2 filerev2 filepath2
when i do... (2 Replies)
Hi,
That might be pretty simple.
How can I generate a variable name and get their value ?
Thanks a lot.
Something like:
>CUSTOMER_NF=26
> object=CUSTOMER
> echo ${object}_NF
CUSTOMER_NF
> echo ${${object}_NF}
ksh: ${${object}_NF}: 0403-011 The specified substitution is... (7 Replies)
file1.ksh
#!/bin/ksh
test5_create="I am a man" # test5 will be dynamic and the value will be passed from command line
a=${1}_create
echo $a # i need the output as "I am a man"
./file1.ksh test5 # i run the script like this
any suggessions guys... (1 Reply)
Hi ,
I have a variable as follows,
Temp=`cat ABC.txt | cut -c5-`
This will yeild a part of the date. say , 200912.
I would like to substitute this variable's value in a filename.
eg: File200912F.zip
when i say File$TempF.zip , it is not substituting.
Any help ?
Thanks in... (2 Replies)
When script is running you only see when some of the commands are not successfull.
Is there a way to see which command are executed and to show the substitution of variables as every line is executed ? (3 Replies)
For example I have variable like below
echo $OUTPUT
/some/path/`uname -n`
when I try to use the variable OUTPUT like below
cd $OUTPUT or cd ${OUTPUT}
I am getting bad substituion error message
$ cd $OUTPUT
ksh: cd: bad substitution
$ cd ${OUTPUT}
ksh: cd: bad substitution
... (1 Reply)
Hi,
I have to write a shell script in which I have to substitute a variable within a variable. For example,
var1=aaa
var2=file.$var1.txt
The output should be,
echo $var2
file.aaa.txt
Can someone please help me in getting this. I tried using eval, but it didnt work. I might be using it... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: grajp002
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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
game-data-packager
game-data-packager(6) Games Manual game-data-packager(6)NAME
game-data-packager - build a .deb of game data
SYNOPSIS
game-data-packager [ -i ] [ -d out-directory [ -n ] ] game [ game-options ]
DESCRIPTION
Many open-source games require game data which is licensed incompatibly with the Debian Free Software Guidelines. game-data-packager is a
tool designed to help you locally assemble Debian packages containing such game data from CD-ROMs, the Internet or elsewhere.
OPTIONS -i attempt to install the generated Debian package via dpkg(1) and su(1)-d out-directory
writes the generated Debian package to the specified directory.
-n Do not attempt to install the generated Debian package. This option must be used in conjunction with -d.
game The game being packaged. Running game-data-packager without arguments will display a list of valid games. Running game-data-packager
with just the game and no further arguments will display a list of valid options for that game.
SEE ALSO dpkg(1), su(1)AUTHOR
Copyright (C) 2010 Jon Dowland <jmtd@debian.org>
Thanks to Branden Robinson for his 'Write the Fine Manual' presentation, once found at <http://people.debian.org/~branden/talks/wtfm/>
2008-07-14 game-data-packager(6)
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