linux redhat 8.0
I am getting accustomed to using the -exec command to get around my databse.. and use it to edit and update files..! is this more apllicable than jumping from one directory to the other.. I have set up the databse so that the inode #'s are accessable and can get me from one... (0 Replies)
hai
i want know the difference between two shell scripts those are
1)
a=2004
echo $a #output------2004
exec < inputfile
while read line
do
echo $a #output-------2004
a=2005
echo $line
echo $a ... (1 Reply)
I have a ksh script that contains the following:
find /dir1/dir2 -type f -name "FILE.*" -newer /dir1/dir2/afterme.txt -exec cp /dir1/dir2/dir3 {} \;
When I run it from the cli, it runs fine. When I run it from the ksh script I get
find: missing argument to `-exec'
I also tried -exec cp... (40 Replies)
All,
I am using below shell script to output the content to outputfile.txt. What I am looking for is in addition to outputfile.txt, I want the output to be on standard output too.
exec > outputfile.txt
echo "Starting "
echo "ending" (5 Replies)
How can I use the exec command to log my korn shell session to the screen and the log file?
Currently I have this command:
$exec 1> ${LOG} 2>&1
This logs the output to the log file only. I want it to go to the screen also. Is this possible with this command?
thanks. (10 Replies)
Hi can some one explain the following command , It would really help if some can really elloborate on what is happening out here
export PATH | exec /bin/sh ./auto_approve :q
P.S: This is the first time i am using exec ,so an elloboration what does it do and what is the use of the :q will be... (1 Reply)
Hi,
I have the following lines in a script :
.
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exec < some_file
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.
I have very little idea about exec command. I would like to know what this does and what will happen if the file some_file does not exist. Specifically, I would like to know whether the lines following this... (5 Replies)
Hi all,
Forgive me for asking for help with my first post, but I am struggling here. I've been asked to translate a bash script into a Windows script (probably batch or powershell, not sure yet), so the first step is obviously understand what the bash script is doing. But I have no experience in... (5 Replies)
Hello.
From a script, a command for a test is use :
find /home/user_install -maxdepth 1 -type f -newer /tmp/000_skel_file_deb ! -newer /tmp/000_skel_file_end -name '.bashrc' -o -name '.profile' -o -name '.gtkrc-2.0' -o -name '.i18n' -o -name '.inputrc'
Tha command... (3 Replies)
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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
unbuffer
UNBUFFER(1) General Commands Manual UNBUFFER(1)NAME
unbuffer - unbuffer output
SYNOPSIS
unbuffer program [ args ]
INTRODUCTION
unbuffer disables the output buffering that occurs when program output is redirected from non-interactive programs. For example, suppose
you are watching the output from a fifo by running it through od and then more.
od -c /tmp/fifo | more
You will not see anything until a full page of output has been produced.
You can disable this automatic buffering as follows:
unbuffer od -c /tmp/fifo | more
Normally, unbuffer does not read from stdin. This simplifies use of unbuffer in some situations. To use unbuffer in a pipeline, use the
-p flag. Example:
process1 | unbuffer -p process2 | process3
CAVEATS
unbuffer -p may appear to work incorrectly if a process feeding input to unbuffer exits. Consider:
process1 | unbuffer -p process2 | process3
If process1 exits, process2 may not yet have finished. It is impossible for unbuffer to know long to wait for process2 and process2 may
not ever finish, for example, if it is a filter. For expediency, unbuffer simply exits when it encounters an EOF from either its input or
process2.
In order to have a version of unbuffer that worked in all situations, an oracle would be necessary. If you want an application-specific
solution, workarounds or hand-coded Expect may be more suitable. For example, the following example shows how to allow grep to finish pro-
cessing when the cat before it finishes first. Using cat to feed grep would never require unbuffer in real life. It is merely a place-
holder for some imaginary process that may or may not finish. Similarly, the final cat at the end of the pipeline is also a placeholder
for another process.
$ cat /tmp/abcdef.log | grep abc | cat
abcdef
xxxabc defxxx
$ cat /tmp/abcdef.log | unbuffer grep abc | cat
$ (cat /tmp/abcdef.log ; sleep 1) | unbuffer grep abc | cat
abcdef
xxxabc defxxx
$
BUGS
The man page is longer than the program.
SEE ALSO
"Exploring Expect: A Tcl-Based Toolkit for Automating Interactive Programs" by Don Libes, O'Reilly and Associates, January 1995.
AUTHOR
Don Libes, National Institute of Standards and Technology
1 June 1994 UNBUFFER(1)