1. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hello. Looking for a method of modularizing my bash script, I am stuck with such a problem. For example, I have: MODULE_NAME="test" FUNCTION_NAME="run" How do I can a function with name test_run? (4 Replies)

2. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi all I need to copy the entire contents of one file into an existing file at a specific location. I know the exact line number where I need to put it. It appears I would use either sed or awk to do this, but I have been unsuccessful so far: File A line 1 line 2 line 3 line 4 ... (6 Replies)

3. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi I m new to perl. I m trying to write a perl script that calls a bash script; does anyone have a script already that they can provide or help me out? Thanks a lot. (2 Replies)

4. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hello, This is my first post on the forums. So I want to start by thanking anyone who is kind enough to read this post and offer advise. I hope to be an active contributor now that I've found these forums. I have an issue that I figure would be a good first post.. I have 2 text files... (5 Replies)

5. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi all , I have a file with below data , bash#cat file.txt user1 amount1 status1 user2 amount2 status2 user3 amount3 status3 user4 amount4 status4 . . . Now i have a command to be executed with above values like below , ./errorcheck -u user1 -a amount1 -s status1 ... (3 Replies)

6. Shell Programming and Scripting

I have a file that looks like this: cat includes CORP-CRASHTEST-BU e:\crashplan\ CORP-TEST /usr/openv/java /usr/openv/logs /usr/openv/man CORP-LABS_TEST /usr/openv/java /usr/openv/logs /usr/openv/man What I want to do is make three new files with just those selections. So the three... (4 Replies)

7. Shell Programming and Scripting

I'm attempting to write a bash script that will create a network between virtual machines. It accepts three arguments: an RSpec that describes the network topology, and two list of machines (servers and clients). I have a (working) Perl script that I want to call. This Perl script takes an RSpec... (6 Replies)

8. Shell Programming and Scripting

I am writing a bash function and am having trouble calling a VBA from within it. The line in bold is the path to the VBA. Thank you :). ngs() { call {C:\Users\cmccabe\Desktop\Sanger\NGS_Sanger.xlsx} cd 'C:' C:/Users/cmccabe/Desktop/Python27/ for file in... (16 Replies)

9. Shell Programming and Scripting

In the bash below I am asking the user for a panel and reading that into bed. Then asking the user for a file and reading that into file1.Is the grep in bold the correct way to apply the selected panel to the file? I am getting a syntax error. Thank you :) ... (4 Replies)

10. Shell Programming and Scripting

As part of a bash the below line strips off a numerical prefix from directory 1 to search for in directory 2. for file in /home/cmccabe/Desktop/comparison/missing/*.txt do file1=${file##*/} # Strip off directory getprefix=${file1%%_*.txt} ... (5 Replies)