Sponsored Content
Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Where can I find the best Unix Shell? Post 75789 by Simerian on Wednesday 22nd of June 2005 07:40:44 AM
Old 06-22-2005
The best shell for all-round programming and support has to be .ksh

.zsh has more functionality but is not as widely used and so scripts are not as portable. .ksh is King!
 

10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting

1. Shell Programming and Scripting

how to find a file in UNIX without find command?

given a start directory,a filename,how to find it? (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: bluo
3 Replies

2. Shell Programming and Scripting

UNIX Find command in Borne Shell

I need to perform two separate commands as part of the -exec section of a find command. Is this possible? (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: marshaferry
1 Replies

3. AIX

Difference between writing Unix Shell script and AIX Shell Scripts

Hi, Please give me the detailed Differences between writing Unix Shell script and AIX Shell Scripts. Thanks in advance..... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: haroonec
0 Replies

4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

How to find whenther given value is in betwwen min and Max in unix shell scripting

Hi I wanted to write a shell script with an if condition Example MinValue=10 MaxValue=30 logvalue = some integer value that script reads from the command line arguement I wanted to check whether log value greater than or equal to10 and less than equal to 30 and proceed with the rest of... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: pinky
5 Replies

5. AIX

Unix shell scripting to find latest file having timestamp embedded...

Hi guys, I have a directory in UNIX having files with the below format, i need to pickup the latest file having recent timestamp embedded on it, then need to rename it to a standard file name. Below is the file format: filename_yyyymmdd.csv, i need to pick the latest and move it with the... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: kaushik25
2 Replies

6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Where to find a working shell scriptor...without being on UNIX?

Help! I've recently volunteered to start learning UNIX for the company I work for. However as of today, I still have not been granted access to any UNIX box and thus a working Shell. I've been informed that the Editor we will be using is Vi. They have, however, given me access to TONS of... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: kratka
3 Replies

7. Shell Programming and Scripting

Little bit weired : Find files in UNIX w/o using find or where command

Yes , I have to find a file in unix without using any find or where commands.Any pointers for the same would be very helpful as i am beginner in shell scritping and need a solution for the same. Thanks in advance. Regards Jatin Jain (10 Replies)
Discussion started by: jatin.jain
10 Replies

8. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

UNIX to find the unix mail id

Hi all, Need you assistace. is there any command available in UNIX to find the unix mail id ? tried using 'mail' but no use kindly helpe me out. Thanks in advance. manas (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: manas6
2 Replies

9. Shell Programming and Scripting

How to find out the shell of the shell script?

Hello My question is: How to find out the shell of the shell script which we are running? I am writing a script, say f1.sh, as below: #!/bin/ksh echo "Sample script" From the first line, we can say this script will run in ksh. But, how can we prove it? Can we print anything inside... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: guruprasadpr
6 Replies

10. Shell Programming and Scripting

Using Twitter search API to find Vine videos - with UNIX Shell Scripts

I wish to search most recent Vine videos with a search string. On Twitter web interface I search "vine.co rammstein". Output should be Vine URL for example https://vine.co/v/hAF6iXiFUbr, also short https://t.co/QxmaJSBF9D is OK Never used Web APIs with Shell Scripts. (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: slashdotweenie
2 Replies
MACUTIL(1)						      General Commands Manual							MACUTIL(1)

NAME
macutil - A package that deals with MacIntosh files on a Unix system DESCRIPTION
macutil is a package that contains a number of utilities that deal with MacIntosh files on a Unix system. It contains the following pro- grams: binhex Convert files to BinHex 4.0 compatible hexified form. frommac Receives files from the MacIntosh on the Unix system. hexbin Convert hexified files to their MacIntosh format. macsave Save a series of files from a MacBinary stream as individual files. macstream Combine a series of files to a MacBinary stream. macunpack Unpack a MacIntosh archive into its constituents. tomac Transmits files from the Unix system to a MacIntosh. BUGS
This manual page is hopelessly incomplete! SEE ALSO
binhex(1), frommac(1), hexbin(1), macsave(1), macstream(1), macunpack(1), tomac(1) AUTHOR
Dik T. Winter, CWI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (dik@cwi.nl) 3rd Berkeley Distribution October 22, 1992 MACUTIL(1)
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 03:32 PM.
Unix & Linux Forums Content Copyright 1993-2022. All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Policy