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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
is there a way to export a function to another function?
i'm using #!/usr/xpg4/bin/sh in the first line of my script.
firstfunc () {
echo $1 is nice
}
secondfunc () {
firstfunc Nancy
}
when i run a similar scenario to the above, i get:
/usr/xpg4/bin/sh: firstfunc: not found (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: SkySmart
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
I know there are other ways of accomplishing the below task, but the purpose of this thread is to understand the below code.
I wanted to use xargs with user defined function in korn shell. Am aware, that I could write custom function into a script and place it in FPATH and then call it in xargs,... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: luhah
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3. Shell Programming and Scripting
I'm in the process of writng a function that consists of a case statement is there a way of calling the function and passing a value to it?
ie
function1 () {
case
opt1 do .....
opt2 do.....
esac
}
function opt1
I'm aware the syntax is not correct, but you get the general idea. (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: squrcles
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4. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi Gurus,
I have a requirment to use a function created in a script in another server within the script. Below is the sample script for reference
#/bin/bash
logs_gen () {
XXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX
}
for i in x y z; do # x y z are the server... (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: raghu.iv85
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
Could some one tell me the difference btw Bourne shell and the Kshell? Which is more flexible and reliable in terms of portability and efficiency. When i type the following command ..
$ echo $SHELL
yields me
/bin/sh
Does this tells me that I am in Bourne shell. If yes, how can i get... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: bobby1015
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
This is my function which is creating three variables based on counter & writing these variable to database by calling another function writeRecord
but only one record is getting wrote in DB.... Please advise ASAP...:confused:
function InsertFtg
{
FTGSTR=""
echo "Saurabh is GREAT $#"
let... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: omkar.sonawane
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7. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi All
I have writing a Korn Shell script to execute it on many of our servers. But some servers don't have Korn Shell installed, they use Borne Shell.
Some operations like calculation don't work :
cat ${file1} | tail -$((${num1}-${num2})) > ${file2}
Is it possible to activate Korn Shell... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: madmat
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8. Shell Programming and Scripting
This works if it's not in a function. I pulled it into one and I get syntax error, no mathcing '<'. I have to call it several times and need it to be a function. Any ideas?
function FTP_Engine_File {
ftp -inv ${FTP_SERVER} << EOF_FTP >> ${FTP_LOG}
user ${FTP_USER} ${FTP_PSWD}
... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: brdholman
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9. Shell Programming and Scripting
well i have this code here..and it works fine in kornshell..
#!/bin/ksh
home=c:/..../
input=$1
sed '1,3d' $input > $1.out
line=""
cat $1.out | while read a
do
line="$line $a"
done
echo $line > $1
rm $1.out
however...now i want it just in normal sh mode..how to convert this?... (21 Replies)
Discussion started by: forevercalz
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10. Shell Programming and Scripting
I want to be able to run a script on one server, that will spawn another shell which runs some commands on another server..
I have seen some code that may help - but I cant get it working as below:
spawn /usr/bin/ksh
send "telnet x <port_no>\r"
expect "Enter command: "
send "LOGIN:x:x;... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: frustrated1
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