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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
I am trying to write a simple function to select values from a database and assign them to variables. It can have any number of arguments sent into it, and I want to assign the value retrieved to a different variable name for each argument sent in. So my code looks something like this:
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
I am trying to set a variable that has time the format desired. And my intention is to echo variable (instead of actual date command) everytime I like to echo date. Please take a look at below code.
$NOW=''
echo $NOW
After 5 minutes
$echo $NOW
Issue here is , I am not... (2 Replies)
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3. Shell Programming and Scripting
I'm using korn shell and I am wondering if it's possible to use a parameter passed into a function to build a variable name in a configuration file. I have the function in one source file, I'd like to have a global configuration file instead of hardcoding logins to each script.
So I have a... (7 Replies)
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4. Shell Programming and Scripting
Simple enough problem I think, I just can't seem to get it right.
The below doesn't work as intended, it's just a function defined in a much larger script:
CheckValues() {
for field in \
Group_ID \
Group_Title \
Rule_ID \
Rule_Severity \
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
I have the following simplified code that I am planning on putting into a larger shell script. I have been butchering it to try and make work amongst google searches and reading awk documentation.
amixer sset Master toggle | awk '{ if ( /^ Front Left/ { print $7 } == // ) print "MUTED" }'I... (2 Replies)
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
I'm trying to use a config file to define frequencies for checking log files. If the config file contains a frequency it will be used else a default value. The format of the config file (and hence the environment variable) is
FREQ_log_logname=value
A test shell script as below:... (2 Replies)
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7. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
I am trying to do evaluate one numerical string after substitution.
++++++++++++++++==
What I have = "7.04+2.3Xlog(0.72e-6X1.0e6)X1.9596"
What I need = evaluate 7.04+2.3*log(0.72e-6*1.0e6)*1.9596 = 5.55941
what I am doing;
echo "7.04+2.3Xlog(0.72e-6X1.0e6)X1.9596" | awk... (2 Replies)
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8. Shell Programming and Scripting
How to evaluate the value of a variable ?
For example:
a=var
$a=value !!!error happens!!!
I want to evaluate var=value, how to realize it?
Thanks!
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I am using linux bash.
a=var
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9. Shell Programming and Scripting
I have variables:
FOO="Text"
BAR="FOO"
I'd like to be able to evaluate the variable named as the value of $BAR.
echo $FOO
Text
echo $BAR
FOO
This is what I'd like to do:
echo ${$BAR} (this won't work)
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10. Shell Programming and Scripting
Probably a simple one.
Basically I am retrieving a number from a file - setting a variable against it and then incrementing this by 1 and using this as an entry number in a log file for messages. I need the variable to re-evalute itself each time I call it so I get the latest number in the file -... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: frustrated1
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