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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi
I am facing a problem.
export local_folder=/opt/app/
cd /opt/app/abc/
abcversion="abc*" (abcga5 is inside /opt/app/abc/)
echo $abcversion (it echoes the correct version as abcga5 )
Now when I reuse the value of abcversion for a below path:
export... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: ankur328
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi
I have a strange problem:
In my shell script I am performing a copy task:
. prop.txt
cp -r $dir/ $dir/archive
$dir is fetched from a property file (prop.txt) which stores its value
dir=/opt/data
Now the problem is another dir1 comes into picture. I only want to add... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: ankur328
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3. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
I have an inputfile with some table names in it.
For ex:
t_arnge
t_profl
t_fac
I need a script which reads the line one by one and need to assign to some dynamic variable. If to explain the above example:
i need some
a=table_name1
table_name1=t_arnge in first time and... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: Ravindra Swan
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4. Shell Programming and Scripting
pattern1=book
{
x=1
eval echo \$pattern$x
}
book (this is the output)
But when I assign a variable to the output of the eval it doesn't work unless I prefix 2 times backslash before $ as shown below.
{
a=`eval echo \\$pattern$x`
echo $a
}
book
Why here twice "\" has to be... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: ravisingh
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
I have a requirement as follows, need to call the format of ${$var} form.
For example, i am taking a variable.
count=1,
((LIMIT_$count=$count + 1))
Now i have to echo this variable LIMIT_$count. (This is in a loop..)
echo ${LIMIT_$count} - displays as a syntax... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: abhisheksunkari
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
In AIX I have a variable with , (coma) separated values assigned to it like shown below
var1=apple,boy,chris
i want to convert this to
var1='apple','boy','chris'
the number of values assigned to var1 might change and it could be from 1 to n
any suggestions please? (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: rahul9909
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7. Shell Programming and Scripting
I try to run this script, however, it gives an exception in line 3. How do I do an assignment to a substituted variable?
#!/bin/bash
name=fruit
ext_$(eval echo ${name})=apple
tmp=ext_$(eval echo ${name})
if ]; then
echo "apple"
elif ]; then
echo "orange"
fi
echo ${!tmp}
Error... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: angelokh
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8. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi All,
I have the below scenario:
A file test.cfg with three fields>>
DATA1 DATA2 DATA3
In the script I need to assign each of the fields to variables. The number of fields will not be constant (this case we have three). Im trying to do something like this:
NUM=1
OUT_DAT_NO=3
... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: deepakgang
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9. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello,
I would like to assign number of lines in a file to a variable (to be passed later as an argument to a function). I am doing it like this:
numLines=wc -l < file.txt
which gives an error. Could somebody help? (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: DDD
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10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hello Everybody,
Does anyone know what the @ symbol means in a csh script, if used with a variable assignment as below
@ line = 1
why not just use....
set line=1
Many thanks
rkap (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: rkap
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