I want to prompt a user for input but I want it to timeout after a specified time if no response is given. I tried the sleep command but this does not work. I am using ksh.
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Hello,
Can anyone let me know what is the maximum file size that can be given as input for the "Diff" Command in Unix?
I have a file size as large as 28MB and which can also increase. Will I face any issues with such a file size. If yes, What is the other alternative.
Thanks in advance for... (1 Reply)
Hallo,
i need a Prompting read in my script:
read -p "Enter your command: " command
But i always get this Error:
-p: is not an identifier
When I run these in c-shell i get this error
/usr/bin/read: read: bad option(s)
How can I use a Prompt in the read command? (9 Replies)
Hi All
I have a migration program that creates directories based on dates, e.g 20090714 20090812 etc.. Based on their requirements, the user will select the directory they want to perform an action on.
Currently, this is a snippet of the code I use
no_of_versions=`ls | wc -l`
if... (2 Replies)
Hi,
I'm a bit confused. Maybe some master can explain to me what is happening.
I have a program that starts issuing output about himself loading.
I want to run it in another thread but I want to wait untill it's fully loaded.
Program sample:
$ cat myprogram
echo "loading"
echo "almost... (3 Replies)
Hi,
I have line in input file as below:
3G_CENTRAL;INDONESIA_(M)_TELKOMSEL;SPECIAL_WORLD_GRP_7_FA_2_TELKOMSEL
My expected output for line in the file must be :
"1-Radon1-cMOC_deg"|"LDIndex"|"3G_CENTRAL|INDONESIA_(M)_TELKOMSEL"|LAST|"SPECIAL_WORLD_GRP_7_FA_2_TELKOMSEL"
Can someone... (7 Replies)
I want to print any matching IP addresse in List1 with List 2;
List 1
List of IP addresses;
161.85.58.210
250.57.15.129
217.23.162.249
74.76.129.101
30.221.177.237
3.147.200.59
170.58.142.64
127.65.109.33
150.167.242.146
223.3.20.186
25.181.180.99
2.55.199.32 (3 Replies)
Hi ,
I am trying to read a list of hosts from a config file and trying to get file list from that host. For this I have used one while loop.
cat "$ARCHIVE_CFG_FILE" | sed '/^$/d' | sed '/^#/d' | while read ARCHIVE_CFG
do
SOURCE_SERVER_NAME=`echo "$ARCHIVE_CFG" | awk -F '|' '{ print... (2 Replies)
How to use "mailx" command to do e-mail reading the input file containing email address, where column 1 has name and column 2 containing “To” e-mail address
and column 3 contains “cc” e-mail address to include with same email.
Sample input file, email.txt
Below is an sample code where... (2 Replies)
Hi,
I am using awk here.
Inside an awk script, I have a variable which contains a very long XML data in string format (500kb).
I want to pass this data (as argument) to curl command using system function.
But getting Too many arguments error due to length of string data(payloadBlock).
I... (4 Replies)
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LEARN ABOUT OSF1
line
line(1) General Commands Manual line(1)NAME
line - Reads one line from standard input
SYNOPSIS
line
STANDARDS
Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards as follows:
line: XCU5.0
Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about industry standards and associated tags.
OPTIONS
None
DESCRIPTION
The line command copies one line, up to and including a newline, from standard input and writes it to standard output. Use this command
within a shell command file to read from your terminal. The line command always writes at least a newline character.
NOTES
The line utility has no internationalization features and is marked LEGACY in XCU Issue 5. Use the read utility instead.
EXIT STATUS
Success. End-of-File.
EXAMPLES
To read a line from the keyboard and append it to a file, enter: echo 'Enter comments for the log:' echo ': c' line >>log
This shell procedure displays the message: Enter comments for the log:
It then reads a line of text from the keyboard and adds it to the end of the file log. The echo ': c' command displays a : (colon)
prompt. See the echo command for information about the c escape sequence.
SEE ALSO
Commands: echo(1), ksh(1), read(1), Bourne shell sh(1b), POSIX shell sh(1p)
Functions: read(2)
Standards: standards(5)line(1)