1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

can i do this? i am learning this on my own..and from the book..simple unix i am not sure if the syntax would work if statement then statement do or for or while statement done else statement fi.... I dont know how else to explain that...I hope I... (2 Replies)

2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi Guys, I have recently started a new job at quite a large company. Part of my daily role is to grep for processes, kill them when they're failing and restart them etc. Also editing config files in Vi mode. I have become quite interested in Unix and am currently studying for the Sun Certified... (1 Reply)

3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi, i want to write a script that executes a program (exec?) . this program then requires a filename as input. how do i give it this input in the script so the program will be complete run and close by the script. e.g. exec prog.exe program then asks for filename "enter filename:"... (1 Reply)

4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Is there any book/resource that one can refer to, to be able to write programs at kernel/system level.. I'm looking for a programming book that could serve as a guide to write kernel codes / system level programming etc.. I have Tannenbaum's Design and Implementation. It addresses theoretical... (2 Replies)

5. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi All, I am facing an issue. I need your advise. I want to take my unix skills to the next level. I want to verse in scripting now. I got some understanding of programming. I did a little bit of C++, Assembly in College. I got some basics in perl. I am wondering if It would be best to... (3 Replies)

6. Shell Programming and Scripting

Folks! Anyone please explain the behavior of this program step by step. Thanks. #! /usr/bin/perl $testfile = "./testfile2"; for ( $i = 1, $i <= 5, $i++) { open ($FILE, ">", $testfile); print ($FILE "Output 1 \n"); close ($FILE); } print "The value of (4 * 2) / 2 is "; print (4 * 2)... (1 Reply)

7. Homework & Coursework Questions

Long story short: I'm working inside of a Unix SSH under a bash shell. I have to code a C program that generates a random number. Then I have to call the compiled C program with a Perl program to run the C program 20 times and put all the generated random #s into a text file, then print that text... (1 Reply)

8. AIX

Dear Sirs: Good afternoon, my name is Javier. I´m new to Unix and I am working as a Linux Server admin in an ISP from Argentina. I´m want to in learn AIX, and find interesting information about it on some IBM Redbooks. I would like to know if is there any possibility to Virtualize an AIX... (8 Replies)

9. Shell Programming and Scripting

I created a program, so a kid can practice there math on it. It dispenses varies math problems and the kid must input an answer. I also want it to grade the work they have done, but I can't find the best place for it to print out the grade. I have: if ( $response =~ m/^/ ) { $user_wants_to_quit... (1 Reply)