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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
job_count=`grep -e "The job called .* has finished | The job called .* is running" logfile.txt | wc -l`
Any idea how to count those 2 patterns so i have a total count of the finished and running jobs from the log file?
If i do either of the patterns its works okay but adding them together... (8 Replies)
Discussion started by: finn
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2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Platforms : Solaris 10 and RHEL 5.6
I always get double quotes , single quotes and asteriks mixed up for find, ls and grep commands.
The below commands retrieve the correct results. But , unders stress , I get all these mixed up :mad: .So, i wanted to get a clear picture.
Please check if... (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: John K
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3. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi
I have 2 directories t1 and t2 with some files in it. I have to see whether the files present in t1 is also there in t2 or not. Currently, both the directories contain the same files as shown below:
$ABC.TXT
def.txt
Now, when I run the below script, it tells def.txt is found,... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: guruprasadpr
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4. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
These 2 websites do a GREAT job of explaining different types of wildcards. I learned about the categories of characters which I never knew about at all.
GNU/Linux Command-Line Tools Guide - Wildcards
GREP (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: cokedude
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5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi All
Please excuse another straightforward question. When creating a tar archive from a directory I am attempting to use wildcards to eliminate certain filetypes (otherwise the archive gets too large). So I am looking for something along these lines.
tar -cf archive.tar * <minus all *.rst... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: C3000
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6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
ok, I'm trying to write a script file that lists files with specific elements in the name into a txt file, it looks like this
ls s*.dat > file_names.txt
can't figure out whats wrong with that line, any ideas?
thanks in advance (10 Replies)
Discussion started by: benu302000
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7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
when writing a shell script (bourne) and using a unix command like 'ls' is there anything special you need to do to use a wildcard (like *)? (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: benu302000
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8. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi guys,
a small problem today, I'm grepping a log file containing lines like this below:
Mar 09 16:04:00 blabla
Mar 09 16:04:02 blabla
Mar 09 16:04:05 blabla
Mar 09 16:04:15 blabla
Mar 09 16:05:06 blabla
Mar 09 16:05:23 blabla
Mar 09 16:05:25 blabla
... in this file I'm grepping... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: Lomic
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9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
on my SCO UNIX wild cards are not displaying wanted result.
Why like that . I think that i was not using proper command .
what are there . how can i use the wildcards in UNIX. (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: smdakram
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10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I'm trying to delete lines from a large text file using VI.
Every line that I am wanting to delete start with 'S' - all others do not. (A list of users)
I've tried using * but doesn't seem to like it...any ideas...
Doesn't have to be VI - but I'm better with VI than sed/awk. (8 Replies)
Discussion started by: peter.herlihy
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