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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
I am trying to create a shell script similar to ls, but which only lists directories. I have the first half working (no argument version), but trying to make it accept an argument, I am failing. My logic is sound I think, but I'm missing something on the syntax, I'm guessing in the bolded line? ... (9 Replies)
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
I know php is a Web Development language but what does it have to do with shell scripting. I might be wrong about php. Is there a CLI? How do I make one and how does it work? Please don't answer these if you have any books on this. Please give names of good beginner books for php shell scripting... (3 Replies)
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3. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
I am newbie in shell scripting
I have a file name like simple.txt which comes from Mainframe systems onto windows dir every 15 minutes daily. File name is same. Every 15 minutes it updates.
I need to write shell script to check if the file arrived every 15 min or not.
If the new file... (4 Replies)
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4. Shell Programming and Scripting
Could someone please recommend a very good shell scripting book for me. I would be starting a new job that would require a very good understanding of shell scripting. Please help. (3 Replies)
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
hi all,
i am just getting in to bash scripting, so don't be too harsh...
i've created this little backup script, and it's just awfull... ugly, doesn't work like I want it to, the works. anyways, i was hoping some of you might help me improve it and learn a little in the process.
what i... (13 Replies)
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
I have written a script that will email a generic user when a device is "offline". I would like to enhance this by having the script lookup a contact's email and automatically add it to the MAIL_LIST. I am trying to lookup and return data based on a field common in two files
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7. Shell Programming and Scripting
Seems simple but I am having difficulty with this one: I am trying to write a single command line argument (which will be a path) - the program should print out the owner of the path.
I can not get anything I write to run.
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8. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I'm relatively new at this scripting game, just need to learn some basic stuff for data handling.
My current need is to write a script that loops through a textfile of filenames, and for each file removes the first line and re-writes that file to a new name.
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9. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello Gurus,
Here's my problem, I have log files that are created automatically once a day by a feature of NetBackup called Vault. I usually move these files manually to a different location so I can FTP them later, however I know that this can be automated and so here's the info:
When vault... (2 Replies)
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10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi all!
I'm a newbie to shell scripting.
I want to create a script that will store a line from a text file in a variable so I can then use it to open firefox with that text in the address bar (the text file contains a list of addresses).
I have tried the following:
#!/bin/sh
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