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The issue is wrapper itself executes a while loop as well. Can I execute wrapper.sh in a loop (progress on previous instance completion) without modifying wrapper.sh


xpgm=$( basename $0 )
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Hi All,

I am trying to call a shell script in a loop. I want my first instance to complete, and then the 2nd instance of the command to start - and so on.

eg. I am running this script 30 times....

Hi ,

I am trying to automate a gather stats in shell script


#!/usr/bin/ksh

export ORACLE_HOME=/orcl/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.1/db_1
export PATH="$PATH:$ORACLE_HOME/bin"
export...

Hi,

I am trying to write a script for following scenario:

I have a list of countries from where I receive files...eg. (Indonesia, Thailand, Australia...etc)

For each country, I have a list...

Why are you converting from string to date and back to string?

If you just want to proceed to the next date why not just increment the DD value in your YYYYMMDD string. Just add some logic to make...

@itkamaraj
Thanks! it worked.
But can you tell me what was the issue, when do we use square brackets in while?
And it would be helpful if you could share also what " -z not found " means.
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Hello,

I need some help with while loop - in the condition I would like to check if the variable is defined but empty.

db_up=`ps -ef|grep pmon|grep $ORACLE_SID | awk '{print $NF}'`
while( -z...

Hello,

I have multiple functions within a shell script. eg. function_database_backup, unix_tar_creation, etc.

I would like to run these functions in parallel, as each is independent of the...

@balajesuri I am not sure if you understood my question. Thanks anyways.

The reason my if was not working is because, I had an extra space maybe in the output of my unix command. I used chomp ,...

Thanks all!

I used

who am i|awk '{ print $1F }'


Thanks

@balajesuri not sure what you are trying to imply.

The variable who_user will essentially hold a value which I need to check against the keys in the hash user. Whether it's whoami or what I have...

Hi,

So I have a hash,


%users = ("abc1" => "John Doe",
"xyz2" => "Mary Jane");
and a variable

my $who_user = `who am i|awk '{ print \$1F }'`;
How do I use exists to...

Hi ,

Thanks for your replies, here's what I got working


animals="dog,cat,horse"
if [[ "${animal}" == *${mammal}* ]]
The reason behind adopting this kind of approach is because, i wanted to...

Hi,

Is there a way to compare the value in if condition with a list of values.


eg . if [[ $a in cat,dog,horse ]]
then
echo "it's a mammal"
else
echo "its not"
...

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I am writing a script, and I need to incorporate some logic where I can find out the unix username of the person who is executing the script.

The issue is , a particular user could have...

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I am trying to get an output like :


+----------------------------------+ ----------- +
+ some variable substitution + some text +
Is there a way I can specify in printf...

Hi ,

I have a Mac OS X Lion mac book pro. I have a hard drive which I have partitioned in two

(a) OSX Partition - Mac OS Extended Journaled format. Mount point: /
(b) Data Partition - Windows...

Hi all,

I am a unix noob. Need some basic help. I have tried using google, but not able to figure this out.

Here are the scenarios:

1. How do I find a directory with a particular name, say...

Hi,

I would like to rename log files with sys date as extension.
eg xyz.log --> xyz.log.01-21-2011

How do I do this? Any hints?

Ok, I was told, I can't pull the file from ford (assuming I was logged into XTRA400) because of the firewall.

I must push the file from ford to xtra400 using scp.

Any ideas how do I do that??

Hi,

I want to copy a file from one server A to another server B. Usually I use

scp username@source-server:/path . (from the destination folder)

However, in this particular case, I have...