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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi folks..
i got a requirement to red multiple directories from STDIN and store them to a variable.
ex:-
echo "Enter directory to add:"
echo " Enter directory to add:"
read value till there is input and when there is no input close the read loop and store variable into an array
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Discussion started by: bangaram
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
I need to create a bash array from the command line parameters. I only know how to do it when I know the number of parameters. But what do I do when I dont know the number of parameters? (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: locoroco
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3. Shell Programming and Scripting
This is one of the strangest things that's happening to me.
I'm writing a new Perl script that is trying to read a file.
The file is originally in .mof format, but I also saved the contents into a .txt file.
As a simple test, I wrote this:
#!/user/bin/perl -w
use strict;
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Discussion started by: kooshi
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4. Shell Programming and Scripting
Alright, so the goal of my script is to read text from standard input and store it into a file using the ex-editor:
so far i've got this, but it doesn't work.
#!/bin/s
read text
ex $1 >> HERE
text
HERE
I don't get any errors either, so i don't know what i'm doing wrong. (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: Bertieboy7
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
Can I do something like,
if($0==/^int.*$/) {
print "Declaration"
}
for an input like: int a=5;
If the syntax is right, it is not working for me, but I am not sure about the syntax. Please help.
Thanks,
Prasanna (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: prasanna1157
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi guys,
I am new to AWK and unix scripting. Please see below my problem and let me know if anyone you can help.
I have 2 input files (example given below)
Input file 2 is a standard file (it will not change) and we have to get the name (second column after comma) from it and append it... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: sksahu
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7. Shell Programming and Scripting
#!/bin/sh
rpt="/export/home/legato/rpt_offsite"/test_eject.tape
cat <$rpt
while read line
do
echo $line
perform routine
done
I am trying to read the contents of this file line by line and perform a routine for each line read.
The file contents are numbers..
What is wrong with my... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: gzs553
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8. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I would like to prompt for input and then use it as a variable in a script.
Something like this.
#!/bin/ksh
echo "What is your name?: \c"
read response
echo "Your name is $reply" >file.txt
done
exit 0
What am I missing?
Thanks, (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: darthur
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9. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi guys ,
As you know normally ' read ' statement waits
for the user to press enter and then terminates
the input .............
Can anyone of u tell me how do i read a
single character from input without waiting
for the user to press enter ................
Thanks,
Nagesh. (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: nageshrc
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10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
#!/usr/bin/sh
echo "Enter reason:"
echo "> \c"
read $reason
$reason >> access.log
This doesnt work for me. Can someone tell me how I would read the input from what the person types, and then append that to the log file?
Regards (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: alwayslearningunix
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