1. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi, Does anyone know how many ways to pick out last charactor of a string? Thanks! (7 Replies)

2. Solaris

Hey guys I am new here and like this forum alot. I went to get into Solaris and would like to buy a sun box on ebay. NON rackmount. Problem is there is so many diff types. I am looking for one under the $800 range that can support solaris 10 and have the basics and decent ram. Can you guys... (11 Replies)

3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

How can i pick distinct records which consists of duplicate data from a ASCII file using UNIX commands (3 Replies)

4. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi, How do i pick a particular value from a group of lines using python. for instance from the below sample. How do I pick Value=1 of OuterLines=1 and InnerLine=1 (11 Replies)

5. Shell Programming and Scripting

I want to be able pick columns from 2 files with similar reference data: File 1 Last NameFirst NameSalaryCityDunnJohn $42,000.00 ChicagoGrantSuzy $95,000.00 GaryLoweMike $80,000.00 MilwaukeeGrantMike $59,000.00 JolietLoweKaren $48,000.00 South BendFile 2 TitleFirst NameLast... (2 Replies)

6. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi, I have a problem I am trying to solve with bash. I need to search in a file system (data base) with hundreds of directories and thousands of subdirectories and millions of files. The files have a specific format with a header that gives the properties. Directories are organized so... (1 Reply)

7. What is on Your Mind?

I have been wondering how do Systems Administrators do the jump into Systems Engineering? Is it only a matter of time and experience or could I actually help myself get there? Opinions? Books I could read? Thanks a lot for your help! (0 Replies)

8. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi Friends, I'm facing an issue. I am having a file as under : a1 b1 c1 a2 a3 a4 b4 a5 b5 and I need to get the output as under: a1 b1 a4 b4 a5 b5 i.e. to pick the columns where a and b are consecutive and ignoring rest. I was trying some thing sily as: (2 Replies)

9. Filesystems, Disks and Memory

Hi all, I'm a bit new to advanced filesystem types. I've just only learned that if you wish to share a single fibre channel extent with many servers you need to use a clustered filesystem to prevent data corruption. looking through a list of clustered file systems I saw gfs2 which I thought... (1 Reply)