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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello.
I use this command :
rsync -av --include=".*" --dry-run "$A_FULL_PATH_S" "$A_FULL_PATH_D"The data comes from the output of a find command.
And no full source directories are in use, only some files.
Source example... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: jcdole
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2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I want to list all directories hidden or not hidden.
ls -ld */ => shows only not hidden directories
so i guess the answer would be to add the a option to show all files
ls -lad */ => not working :confused:
ls -la | grep "^d" => works
But I would like to know why I can't use ls -lad... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: servus
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3. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
I've been using various versions of UNIX and Linux since 1993, and I've never run across one that showed your password as you type it in when you log in, or one that stored passwords in plain text rather than encrypted. I'm writing a script for work for a security audit, and two of the... (5 Replies)
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4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I usually use ls -al | awk '{sum = sum + $5} END {print sum}' to sum the size of all files in a directory. However this command includes the hidden files.
Is there a command to just add up all the files/sub-directories excluding the hidden files (begins with . and ..)
I wanted to check the... (10 Replies)
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
Dear all,
I need to automate/script a user password change process. I'm helpless cannot use expect since it's not installed and cannot install it either. Do i have an alternative. I can store the password in a file and that would be the password that would be set to all the users. If not i don't... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: earlysame55
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi. I have a script which is deleting files with a particular extension and older than 45 days.The code is:
find <path> -name "<filename_pattern>" -mtime +45 -exec rm {} \;
But the problem is that some important files are also getting deleted.To prevent this I have decide to make a dummy... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: pochaw
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7. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello All,
I have a shell script, which is login user to database, prompting to enter username, password and database instance. I would like to hide password. Can someone tell me how to do that (if it is possible), so script's output could look something like this:
%dblogin.ksh
Please, Enter... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: slavam
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8. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I am running unix 11.xxx....How do you change a user password. The previous vs was passwd at the command prompt. This no longer works. Thanks for the help (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: turner.rd
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