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Forum: UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers 11-27-2013

Crontab in script

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thanks i think thats what i'm after this is my...

thanks i think thats what i'm after this is my current code in crontab -e i basically have genWebsite.sh which generaters startPage.html:

*/1 * * * * /home3/username/ssh/shellcw/genWebsite.sh >...

Forum: UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers 11-27-2013

Crontab in script

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Crontab in script

I have crontab setup via crontab -e

I was wondering if its possible to create a cron job from a script so when the script is run the cron job is created?

Forum: UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers 11-26-2013

Script that automatically generates HTML

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sorted i had to change the directory in one of my...

sorted i had to change the directory in one of my files

Forum: UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers 11-26-2013

Script that automatically generates HTML

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Script that automatically generates HTML

hi I have a script with HTML code and am currently generating the html page everytime using genWebsite.sh > startPage.html

Is it possible to have a loop at the begining of the script to run this...

Forum: Shell Programming and Scripting 11-25-2013

Crontab help

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genWebsite.sh: #!/bin/bash #...

genWebsite.sh:

#!/bin/bash

# make_page - A script to produce an HTML file
cd /Users/guestUser/Desktop/personalisedWebsiteScript/
source ./config.sh

##### Constants

#####...

Forum: Shell Programming and Scripting 11-25-2013

Crontab help

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it list the file so its definitely there

it list the file so its definitely there

Forum: Shell Programming and Scripting 11-25-2013

Crontab help

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in the var/mail message from cron this gets rid...

in the var/mail message from cron this gets rid of the No such file or directory for the path but I still get it for:
line 6: ./config.sh: No such file or directory

Forum: Shell Programming and Scripting 11-25-2013

Crontab help

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in my genWebsite.sh I typed in: source...

in my genWebsite.sh I typed in:

source ./config.sh
cd Users/guestUser/Desktop/scriptFolder/

in crontab - e
i typed

*/1 * * * * /Users/guestUser/Desktop/scriptFolder/genWebsite.sh >...

Forum: Shell Programming and Scripting 11-25-2013

Crontab help

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I used the pwd command to get the homeDirecotory...

I used the pwd command to get the homeDirecotory to file written structure i then typed this in after cd as suggested but I get a error saying No such file or Directory, should the directory start...

Forum: Shell Programming and Scripting 11-25-2013

Crontab help

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#!/bin/bash my genWebsite.sh source...

#!/bin/bash

my genWebsite.sh

source ./config.sh

##### Functions

show_uptime()
{
echo "<h2>System Time and Uptime</h2>"
echo "<pre>"
uptime
echo "</pre>"
}

...

Forum: Shell Programming and Scripting 11-25-2013

Crontab help

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Crontab help

Hi

I am trying to create a cron job but i get an error

I have 2 files my main shell script with html which is genWebsite.sh and another called config.sh which hold variables that I pass to...

Forum: UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers 11-23-2013

Changing TZ from a script

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thanks for the replies i figured it out before...

thanks for the replies i figured it out before the replies but I appreciate you help thanks

Forum: UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers 11-23-2013

Changing TZ from a script

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I know how to execute the shell scripts, is it...

I know how to execute the shell scripts, is it possible to hold the TZ in a variable as in my above statement as when I echo out the Time variable it only gets the export anything after the space is...

Forum: UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers 11-23-2013

Changing TZ from a script

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Changing TZ from a script

Hi i have a case statement so when the user selects a differnent timezone the TZ value should change, so when another script generates a html page the when date is displayed the time corresponds to...

Forum: UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers 11-20-2013

Case statement help

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thanks for the reply I am not sure how to write...

thanks for the reply I am not sure how to write the case statement I have:

this is the config.sh
#!/bin/sh

echo "Enter a city LONDON, TOKYO, MADRID. "
read CityConfig

case $CityConfig in ...

Forum: UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers 11-19-2013

Case statement help

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Case statement help

Hi I am new to shell scripting, I wanted to make a shell script that has a case statement asking the user to select their city 1)london 2)tokyo 3) etc., I then want the users input to be stored in a...

Forum: UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers 11-18-2013

Getting input and changing variable?

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I basically want to update the variable in...

I basically want to update the variable in another script in the config script and send the amended value on submit to change the city. Would you suggest a different method or would this way work.
...

Forum: UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers 11-18-2013

Getting input and changing variable?

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Thanks but no luck i tried: In my config.sh...

Thanks but no luck i tried:

In my config.sh file
cityconfig=""
CitySelect="LONDON"

##### Functions
weather_forecast_config()
{

echo "cityconf = $cityconfig"
echo...

Forum: UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers 11-16-2013

Getting input and changing variable?

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Getting input and changing variable?

Hi I am new to scripting and have a function in my .sh script file that outputs a html radio button form

weather_forecast_config()
{
echo ""
echo "<html><head><title>Welcome</title></head>"...

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