06-13-2005
hrmm
firstVar=`wc -l < ls.txt` # get wc -l
firstVar=`echo $firstVar| tr -d ' '` # remove extra spaces
echo "firstVar:${firstVar}" # echo test to see if var worked
secondVar=`awk "END {print $$firstVar}" ls.txt` # awk to print last line of file
Hm... I think I'm complicating things.
I'm getting closer.
ah hah! There's a tail command.
Last edited by yongho; 06-13-2005 at 02:20 PM..
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holidays
holidays(4) File Formats holidays(4)
NAME
holidays - prime/nonprime table for the accounting system
SYNOPSIS
/etc/acct/holidays
DESCRIPTION
The /etc/acct/holidays file describes which hours are considered prime time and which days are holidays. Holidays and weekends are con-
sidered non-prime time hours. /etc/acct/holidays is used by the accounting system.
All lines beginning with an "*" are comments.
The /etc/acct/holidays file consists of two sections. The first non-comment line defines the current year and the start time of prime and
non-prime time hours, in the form:
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The remaining non-comment lines define the holidays in the form:
month/day company_holiday
Of these two fields, only the month/day is actually used by the accounting system programs.
The /etc/acct/holidays file must be updated each year.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Example of the /etc/acct/holidays file.
The following is an example of the /etc/acct/holidays file:
* Prime/Nonprime Table for the accounting system
*
* Curr Prime Non-Prime
* Year Start Start
*
1991 0830 1800
*
* only the first column (month/day) is significant.
*
* month/day Company Holiday
*
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SEE ALSO
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