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1. OS X (Apple)
Hi everyone!
This is my first post here, I hope that I will not already be violating any rule! I also would like to apologize in advance as my post will definitely be a noob post... please have patience and faith :rolleyes:!
Now that I have set the ground rules :D:D, my objective is trying... (39 Replies)
Discussion started by: Ardzii
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi guys!
Consider the following PERL script,
#!/usr/bin/perl
my $userID = `whoami`;
open(TMP, ">user.txt");
print TMP "$userID";
close(TMP);
Run on the command line it works no problem.
Run using crontab it doesn't work.
Where do I go to check errors from crontab?
I've read things... (25 Replies)
Discussion started by: Jaymoney
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3. HP-UX
Hello there, first post here so go easy on me! :D
I just aquired an old HP 9000 Dclass d220 server, all I know is that it's running HP-UX, and it appears to boot fine (I see the modules loading, etc..)
Now, I have been an MS guy all my life (yeah I know, make fun of me), so I really have no... (9 Replies)
Discussion started by: Marvio
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4. What is on Your Mind?
A long time ago, my computer crashed, at that time, I was using Windows98, but
because I was a noob at computers, my friend recommended me apro to fix it for me.
He came, saw the computer, and asked if I had a backup/installation disk
for Windows 98. I said no.
He thought about it for a... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: vistastar
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5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
So... I'm using lynx on a Mac... I didn't know that the whole dang thing is in Terminal? I rarely use terminal. I can't even figure out how to start the thing up. I type in lynx into it and press enter... And the cursor just goes down. Nothing happens like the FAQ websites describe. I feel so... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: yennster
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6. SCO
hello,
sco openserver R5
the following error and it fails to load.
init: Command is respawning too rapidily
id: vm "/home/bin/stvm.sh"
init: Comand..etc
id: c02"/etc/start/autostart"
its trying to mount car diagnostic program in vmware, the program location
is in "start" i think? i... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: hgibbs8129
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7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
This may seem really easy to alot of you but i am a real noob on unix.
I have been set the task to make a script which will answer a query.
Basically I will have made files for people and i want to be able to search for a persons file and then select certain variables from the files. e.g... (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: bobtheb
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8. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi all,
I am trying to write a shell script that will move files from one directory to another, the only thing is I want to to check loads of different source directory and move the files to loads of different directories.
I am totally new to shell scripts but not to UNIX (although I would... (16 Replies)
Discussion started by: Sax
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9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi all, This is my first post.
I am a complete noobie to the UNIX OS, I have an iMac G5 with the unix shell built in and am interested in learning how to use it to do things useful with it, but have no idea where to start. I have read over the basic commands but they haven't helped me much yet.... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: avdrummerboy
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10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hello i am new to this forum. I signed up here really to ask one question. I recentaly got a old unix server from my work and i never really understood what unix is or what is does. Dont get me wrong i and very smart with computers as long as its windows, mac, or linux i can use them all but i... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: alt+f4
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04-20-2008
noob help needed
any help would be much appreciated!