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It is not my intention to cheat the system. yes, you are correct that it is a homework question, on attempting the problem , i read through 6 chapters of my book and put in an entire saturday, 10 hrs trying to figure tthis out and I still got no where. Just like any language i have been through c++ and java, to know how to code you must be taught and shown some example to understand how to do the code correctly, as in can i use c++ in my unix, i didnt even know until i asked someone out of class. Im taking an intro course, and the assigment is 7 scripts , this one is one of them in which i have already finished 5 on my own, i have this one and another. So please do not judge someone before you know, and actually it would be nice if you left that thread open so i could see other example and learn.

another unix learner, cam , but yes I do see your concern. ohh and i had to do it this way, cause i couldnt post a reply to my thread, im not sure why. have a good night

I have moved this thread to a more appropriate forum.

Cheers
ZB

I'm not a mod so what I got to say probably shouldn't be said here

But if I was to post a homework question (I don't do a course though I'm all self taught) I would say at the start of the post that it was a homework question. Also I would state that I had spent x time on the question and looked through the book several times (Which I would have) as well.

That way if it was a homework question at least you have let people know it is a homework question. Also though you have let the people know that you have tried to do to solve the problem yourself and couldn't.

Another thing you could have done is post what you thought may be the answer/solution, then people could point you in the correct direction for a answer.

They don't like homework questions posted as this board is for learning and sharing what you know. I've been to boards were people do post homework, they are no where near as good as this board. It also shows you are not willing to put the hard yards in to learn, so why should someone spend their time answering your homework questions? We are all here to learn, not to answer someone's homework.

Anyway that's my 2 cents where I probably shouldn't have left them