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Operating Systems Linux Ubuntu Syntax error near unexpected token `(' Post 303032690 by RudiC on Friday 22nd of March 2019 03:38:04 AM
Old 03-22-2019
Sure we're talking about a bash script in post #1, despite the bash shebang? In a bash script, a variable assignment can't have spaces around the = sign, so
Code:
fh = file('/dev/input/mice')

won't do that. What is the purpose of the parentheses following the *nix file command?
Code:
file '/dev/input/mice'
 /dev/input/mice: character special (13/63)

would yield a correct result, and can be assigned to a variable the way described above, called "command substitution".


The rest of the script isn't bash shell code either...
Last edited by RudiC; 03-22-2019 at 04:45 AM..
 

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wscons

WSCONS(9)						   BSD Kernel Developer's Manual						 WSCONS(9)

NAME

     wscons -- machine-independent console support

DESCRIPTION

     The wscons driver provides a machine-independent framework for workstation consoles.  It consists of several cooperating modules:

     o	 display adapters (see wsdisplay(9))

     o	 keyboards (see wskbd(9))

     o	 pointers and mice (see wsmouse(9))

     o	 input event multiplexor

     o	 font handling (see wsfont(9))

     o	 terminal emulation (see wsdisplay(9))

     The wscons framework replaces the old rcons workstation framework and the various machine-dependent console implementations.

CODE REFERENCES

     The wscons subsystem is implemented within the directory sys/dev/wscons.

SEE ALSO

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