Check if string variable is a subset of another string variable Post: 303038489

10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting

1. Shell Programming and Scripting

How to check a string in the variable

hi, I have a variable var1 as follows in the script. var1="one two three desformat=PDF xyz" I would like to check whether $var1 has a string "desformat=PDF" or not. Is there any command I can use (not need to creat a file)? Currently, I am using this: if ( grep "desformat=PDF"...

2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

check whether variable number or string

I am passing an argument to a file and i wanna check whether the argument is a number or string ? how can i do this?

3. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

check if a variable contains a string

hi I have an if condition that states: if ; then exit how to translate this? $x is a path $y is a string that comes at the end of the path thx

4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

How to check a particular element in a string variable

Hi, I have a string variable containing value say abc123 I want to check if the 3rd element of this string is "c" in a if statement.Actually i dont know the syntax of how to use substring in an if statement in shell script. Please reply soon. Regards Navjot

5. Shell Programming and Scripting

Using sed to replace a string in file with a string in a variable that contains spaces

Hi, i call my shell like: my_shell "my project name" my script: #!/bin/bash -vx projectname=$1 sed s/'PROJECT_NAME ='/'PROJECT_NAME = '$projectname/ <test_config_doxy >temp cp temp test_config_doxy the following error occurres: sed s/'PROJECT_NAME ...

6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Check the value of a string variable

hi to all, i want to check the value of a variable that it contains characters. for example i try the following: if then ......... i just want to check that in the specific line that is a variable called "passline" has the entry "password". But it can contain also other characters in the...

7. Shell Programming and Scripting

Appending string, variable to file at the start and string at end

Hi , I have below file with 13 columns. I need 2-13 columns seperated by comma and I want to append each row with a string "INSERT INTO xxx" in the begining as 1st column and then a variable "$node" and then $2,$3,$4,$5,$6,$7,$8,$9,$10,$11,$12,$13 and at the end another string " ; COMMIT;" ...

8. Shell Programming and Scripting

replace (sed?) a string in file with multiple lines (string) from variable

Can someone tell me how I can do this? e.g: a=$(echo -e wert trewt ertert ertert ertert erttert erterte rterter tertertert ert) How do i replace the STRING with $a? I try this: sed -i 's/STRING/'"$a"'/g' filename.ext but this don' t work

9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Comparing a String variable with a string literal in a Debian shell script

Hi All, I am trying to to compare a string variable with a string literal inside a loop but keep getting the ./testifstructure.sh: line 6: #!/bin/sh BOOK_LIST="BOOK1 BOOK2" for BOOK in ${BOOK_LIST} do if then echo '1' else echo '2' fi done Please use next...

10. Shell Programming and Scripting

korn shell: check the content of a string of a variable

hello, i have a variable which should have following content : var="value1" or var="value2" or var="value2:*" # example: value2:22 how can i check : - if the content is ok (value1 / value2* ) - the two options of "value2" when content is example "value2:22" , i want to split...

LEARN ABOUT OSX

instruments

instruments(1)						    BSD General Commands Manual 					    instruments(1)

NAME

     instruments, version 1.0

USAGE

     instruments [-t template] [-d document] [-l timeLimit] [-i #] [-w device] [[-p pid] | [-a application [-e variable value] [-g argument]]]

DESCRIPTION

     Runs an Instruments template from the command line.

     Options are :

     -t template
	      The path to the template to run

     -s       Show list of known templates and exit

     -d document
	      The path to save the trace document data to (This may already exist, in which case a new Run will be added)

     -l #     The limit of milliseconds to record until termination ( infinite is default )

     -i #     The index of the instrument to apply the following target data to ( default if missing )

     -p pid   The ID of the process to attach to

     -a application
	      The path to the application or command to launch

     -w hardware device
	      The identifier of the hardware to target

     -e variable value
	      An environment variable setting (You may specify more than one)

     -g argument
	      Command line argument to be sent to the launched process (You may specify more than one)

     -v       Turn on verbose logging

FILES

     /usr/bin/instruments			   Executable

SEE ALSO

     /Developer/Applications/Instruments.app may be used to perform trace executions in a graphical environment and may also be used to open trace
     documents created in either instruments or Instruments.app.

EXAMPLES

     instruments -t mytemplate -a myapp.app

Mac OS								   June 2, 2019 							    Mac OS

10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting

1. Shell Programming and Scripting

How to check a string in the variable

Discussion started by: josephwong

2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

check whether variable number or string

Discussion started by: rolex.mp

3. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

check if a variable contains a string

Discussion started by: melanie_pfefer

4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

How to check a particular element in a string variable

Discussion started by: navjotsingh