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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
I have a slight problem controlling the cursor position in a Bash terminal window. I have a function ask a question and then wait for an answer which is either 'y' or 'n' or a carriage return. Whenever the user enters anything else it just erases the answer and waits for the next one. However, the... (23 Replies)
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi there.
It's easier to explain this with a pseudo code, I hope this makes sense:
var1=hello
echo $var1
some kind of loop
echo loop counter
done
How do I hold the cursor position immediately behind the last output so I'd get something like:
hello123456789
DOS used to use ","... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: MuntyScrunt
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3. Shell Programming and Scripting
I need to get the cursor position, and put it inside a variable. Problem is, i don't have the tput command, or ncurses.
Apparently I was supposed to try the following:
echo -e '\E
But I don't get a value or anything. Please help. (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: tinman47
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4. Shell Programming and Scripting
hi all,
am trying to modify a ksh script to group server names together depending on the cluster they sit in. currently the script does a
find . -name '*.pid'
to find all running servers and prints out their pids and names.
current output looks something like this :
serverA ... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: cesarNZ
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5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Is there a way of finding the current cursor position (line & column) within AIX (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: gefa
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6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi All,
In VI editor, to know the line number at any instant we use ctrl+g
Similarly, to know the current coulmn number what shall we use??
If not direct key controls like ctrl+g, Is there any comands that could be executed in colon or ex mode of VI to know the current column position???... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: ramkrix
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7. UNIX and Linux Applications
Hi to all!
I'm a teacher of maths and physics in an italian high school in Milan, Italy.
I need a simple program that read the position of mouse cursor in function of time and write the coordinates in a text file. The time resolution have to be something like 1/10 sec or better (I have to know... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: chris75
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8. HP-UX
Dear all,
How can i get the current cursor position..is thr any command to find the same?
Thanks in Advance
Aneesh (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: aneesha
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9. Programming
Hello all,
How can i get the global position of the cursor?
(i'm using c language, and suse 10.1 linux)
Thanks. (3 Replies)
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10. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello,
Is there a way to get the current cursor position?
I know "tput sc" saves it. Is there a way to find out the value saved?
Thanks. (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: bestbuyernc
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