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1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
So the problem I am having is recursion with in bash. Specifically the program ideally takes either the current or provided directory, lists out everything in that directory, if it finds another directory the script should call itself and go into that directory. I managed to get it to dive into the... (6 Replies)
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
Can someone please explain me why the following script calls it self recursively:
#!/bin/bash
echo Called
$0
while this not:
#!/bin/bash
echo Called
$($0)
Thanks (6 Replies)
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3. Programming
Hi,
Question: how come the output is like that? Can explain to me abit. I am learning C.
Thanks!
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
void printit(char line_of_char, int index);
int main()
{
char line_of_char;
int index = -1;
strcpy(line_of_char, "This is a string.");
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4. Shell Programming and Scripting
I am facing problem with Shell script to generate Fibonacci series using recursion i.e. recursive function.
Here is my script:
#!/bin/sh
fibo()
{
no=$1
if ; then
return 0
elif ; then
return 1
else
a1=`expr $no - 1`
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5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi, I'm trying to create a script that will display the contents of the users directories, but i'm confused about how to incorporate the shift properly.
The problem I'm getting with my script is that it goes throught the first couple of directories but then returns an error as it loses the... (10 Replies)
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6. Programming
I want to halt a tail recursive function after certain validation. I want to come out of entire recursion without unwinding phase. How can i achieve that . The coding is done in C language. (5 Replies)
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7. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello every body. I am trying to find the factorial using the following code. But it is giving the syntax error. I tried very much but in vain. Thanks in advance for helping me
factorial()
{
if
then
y=`expr $1 - 1`
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8. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello !
I need some help with my simple bash script.
This script removes all files ( with name given in $1 ) in current dir and subdirectories .
The problem is with first loop in the script ( for file in * ; do ) .
When I run the sript in my home directory this script display sometimes( ... (5 Replies)
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9. Shell Programming and Scripting
I am running a korn shell script which has a recursive function.
The script ran for 117 iterations and ended up with the following error
"recursion too deep".
what should be done to avert this?
Thanks in advance
Swamy
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10. Shell Programming and Scripting
I'm using the UNIX csh and i wish to use recursion to nav my way up (or down as it is) a given folder.
My little test script is called "r" and takes a folder as argv (or $1)
#!/bin/tcsh -f
set allFiles = `ls -A $argv`
cd $argv
while ($#allFiles)
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