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Posted By jmd9qs
obviously i misinterpreted you. i apologize...
obviously i misinterpreted you. i apologize (sometimes intent isn't too clear when dealing with text online :) )

as far as the timestamp issue goes, I see your point (i think): the timestamp is...
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Posted By jmd9qs
i guess nothing. i appreciate the help you've...
i guess nothing. i appreciate the help you've provided, but comments like that are not constructive. perhaps you can explain why the timestamp has nothing to do with overwriting files... obviously i...
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Posted By jmd9qs
i guess i just don't know what i'm doing. I...
i guess i just don't know what i'm doing. I thought i'd need an 'overwrite' option because of output i have recieved from programs before... thinking about it now, i guess it was a silly question,...
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Posted By jmd9qs
ok, thanks. with that in mind, what if i needed...
ok, thanks. with that in mind, what if i needed to make it recursive? what would i do?

i can't think of a use for that right now, but i'm sure it'll come up sometime!
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Posted By jmd9qs
and another quick question: will if...
and another quick question:

will


if [ -d $DIRECTORY ];


look in only the current directory? or does it span the whole system? how does this work?
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Posted By jmd9qs
good point... i'll take that into consideration...
good point... i'll take that into consideration next time.

excellent... i'm pretty sure i coulda figured that one out, but thanks for taking the time to let me know.

now, on to my earlier...
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Posted By jmd9qs
I realize that... however, I'm learning how to...
I realize that... however, I'm learning how to write scripts. I like to implement what I already know into them as much as possible. think of it as practice...

so, by this, do you mean i should:
...
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Posted By jmd9qs
scripting newbie... some help please?
hi all,

i am just getting in to bash scripting, so don't be too harsh...

i've created this little backup script, and it's just awfull... ugly, doesn't work like I want it to, the works....
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Posted By jmd9qs
well, if that's the case i will have an easier...
well, if that's the case i will have an easier time figuring this out...thanks! obviously, like you said previously, i'm gonna have to take this thing apart. when i do this i'll make sure to post...
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Posted By jmd9qs
ok, here's what i've got so far: my linux...
ok, here's what i've got so far:

my linux box DOES NOT see this thing at all when connected via USB. also, what you said in that regard does make sense: i'll have to figure something else out as...
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Posted By jmd9qs
also, this will help me "polish-up" my...
also, this will help me "polish-up" my programming and tinkering skills! (if it's possible/not expensive); i'm all for it!
16,963
Posted By jmd9qs
cool, that's what i figured.... i have tons of...
cool, that's what i figured.... i have tons of time on my hands so none of that is an issue for me. i have e-mailed the company i bought it from for detailed hardware specs, but they suck so i don't...
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Posted By jmd9qs
ya, i figured i might as well try posting to all...
ya, i figured i might as well try posting to all the forums i'm registered to... i had already searched for something like this and wouldn't have posted if i found something similar to what i'm...
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Posted By jmd9qs
install linux on GPS device?
hi all,

this might be a silly question, but...

a few years ago, i bought a Nortech Navigation E-GPS010. this is a car/hand-held GPS unit that, for a while, worked pretty well. in fact, it still...
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Posted By jmd9qs
i have experimented with that before, but i want...
i have experimented with that before, but i want all information deleted by this script to be useless afterwards... i realize things like this take time for the system to do, i am merely looking for...
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Posted By jmd9qs
on a side note, i was messing around with the...
on a side note, i was messing around with the shred command, but it takes forever and wouldn't suit my needs
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Posted By jmd9qs
questions about /dev/null
hi all,

i am just starting to learn about shell scripts, and i thought it would be cool if i could make a "paranoia" script that would erase certain directories on my system (but in the background...
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Posted By jmd9qs
guys.... i have heard this from another forum and...
guys.... i have heard this from another forum and messed with it a little bit....

here is the contents of the grub file (which was /boot/grub/menu.lst, by the way):



the very last lines...
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Posted By jmd9qs
adding a distro to GRUB
hello,

i have downloaded and burned ISO's for Slackware, and subsequently had no problem installing it on a new partition... However, when i installed (v.12.1), i opted not to install lilo to boot...
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