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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
I copied the below program to play around with displaying a list of items using the select command in ksh. When I put all items in the same line, it works fine. I am trying to use multiple lines instead of a single row...my list is too large for a single line. How do I get the line continuation... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: haganator
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2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hey,
I need a script that tries to connect via SSH to a remote server
and that remote server might not be up yet, so retry until succeed
the error message I get if the server is not up yet is:
ssh: connect to host 127.0.0.1 port 40001: Connection refused
any idea of a good way to do it ?
... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: OdedOvdat
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3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
" Script for display sentences with special character"
Hi,
Could any one share a command how to display a line until my target word.
For ex: My file has the content as:
select * from db_wrk where col1 < col2
insert into table_name values('1','2','tst','wrk','dev','prod')
My target... (10 Replies)
Discussion started by: Kalaiselvi66
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4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hello all!! I am new here and new in scripting!
I want to write a ksh script to select the most recent file from a dir and use it in a variable.
I have a directory with files named like: YYYMMDD
A basic idea of the script I want to write is
#!/usr/bin/ksh
latest= latest_dated_file at... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: chris_euop
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
I am creating a Select menu with a few options and I would like to create a "better" looking interface than just this:
1) Option 1
2) Option 2
3) Option 3
Instead, I would like something like this:
***********
* Cool Script *
* 1) Option 1 *
* 2) Option 2 *
* 3) Option 3 *... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: chipblah84
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
how can i run the script if its less than a particular time only in unix.
for e.g the script kicks off at 9AM and looks for some file etc. I want to make sure it runs only till 12PM and then succeed the job and proceed regardless if the file exists or not. how can we do this (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: dsravan
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7. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
I need to match lines after a pattern, upto the first blank line.
Searched in web and some forums but coulnt find the answer.
where <restart_step> =
10 -- Execute query
20 -- Write the contents to the Oracle table
30 -- Writing Contents to OUTPUT... (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: justchill
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8. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi All,
How to introduce delay in the Bash/Shell Script till key stroke.
Below is the requirement..
1.Execute set of commands.
2.Display the message echo "press any key to continue"
Introduce a delay till key stroke.
3.Execute next set of commands.
Thanks in Advance
Sunil.K (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: sunilrk07
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9. Shell Programming and Scripting
Dear All
I have a file like this
112534554
446538656
444695656
225696966
226569744
228787874
113536566
443533535
222564552
115464656
225445345
225533234
I want to cut the file into different parts where the first two columns are '11' . The first two columns will be either... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: anoopvraj
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10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I have a file driven menu using the select feature in ksh. I like doing it this way, however I would prefer running a bash. Is there some eqivalent way of doing this in a bash shell?
ie
select file in *.ascii
do
typeset -u REPLY
if ; then... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: Shakey21
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