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I am trying to make a script that downloads/reads an rss feed every couple of days and then parses through looking at the results. I am unsure of how to get the information from the feed. Anyone have...

I am connecting to X number of boxes and using sftp to grab files that need to backed up. the box i am doing it from should have keys set up, but in case something happens and it doesnt i need my...

Okay i got it i set NumberOfPasswordPrompts to 0 and then it doesnt ask thanks

can i edit taht at the start of a script then change it back when the script is finished

Yes it is setup but if that fails for any reason i need the script to move on

testSSH()
{
ssh -1 infra@dev1cas ls &
}
PARENT=$$
echo $PARENT
testSSH
sleep 4s
SSHID=`ps | grep $PARENT|grep ssh|awk {'print $2'}`
echo $SSHID
kill -9 $SSHID
testSSH
sleep 2s
SSHID=`ps...

I need to make it so an autmated process which involves ssh, times out if ssh prompts for a password. Most of the time it shouldnt prompt for a password. But if it does i need it to time it out or...

getInfraFiles()
{
cd Infra/$DAY
logTime
FILE_COUNT=$(/bin/ls -1 $ARCHIVE_DIRECTORY | /usr/bin/wc -l | /usr/bin/tr -d ' ')
if [[ "0" != $FILE_COUNT ]]; then
rm *
fi
logTime
echo...

i felt like i was leaving something out. I need it so it doesnt fail or if the ftp does the script moves on and goes to the other servers

Im making a script that goes out to about 200 servers and grabs log files daily and need to make sure the script gets all the servers it can even if one is out. I am ftp'ing the files over but if i...

If there is a 0 in the number it doesnt work. and i need to include $2 in the check

i need to make sure that a command line paramter is with in a certin set of numbers and i dont know how todo it with out checking individual numbers.

if test $1 -eq (need something here)
then...

I want to know if there is a way to make a certain set of programs start in order at system startup with cron or something else i dont know about.

Thanks that worked. It was driving me nuts and to dull my mind i deicded to post something and get lost in the world of wiki

Well i guess i should give more information now. I've got a script here and theis is a method/function that is in the begining of it that if i comment it out the script goes to the rest of it, but...

Does anyone see anything wrong with this.
#getInfraFiles()
#{
# cd Infra/$DAY
# rm *
# /usr/bin/ftp -i -n $LINE << cmd
# user "$USER" "$PASSWD"
# cd $INFRAPATH
# binary
# mget *...

Not exactly i want it to run with differnt vars and conditions depending on what flags i put out there. So i guess if i want to change vars according to a flag just do a case with the flags i want...

okay well im autmating the backup of log files and itll run fine most of the time in the middle of the night but i want to make flags if i need to manualy run the script if i want to run past a...

I have no idea how to make my own flags.

email me if you know anything

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Im running a script that runs scripts within it self and i need to pass vars made in the original script to scripts run within it and the only way i can think to do it is right the string to a file...

Here it wont terminate unless i take the not of my statement

#!/bin/bash
grabXML
parseXML
TAIL=5
#"$(cat dailyCasLog | tail -n 1)"
COUNT=200
LINE=5
#"$(cat dailyCasLog | head -n $COUNT |...

i already tried using search

I need o get yesterday's day of week but im not exactly sure. the actual name is what i want. I can do it with numbers but im not sure with words.