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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
I was looking through some code online and came accross this...
ls *.txt | grep text1 | cat file1 – file2 | `echo wc –l`
I know what "ls|grep text1" does and I know a word count gets echoed but beyond that I am confused. Please use layman terms as much as possible as I am a newbie. (8 Replies)
Discussion started by: elohssa
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2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hello everyone
I could really need some help. I want to rename : with dot. But the problem is that i don't want to touch the hours like 12:00 but i want to change AD:FG with AD.FG. I'm thinking something like : to .
I don't know if i explain it corrrectly but i could use some help
Thanks... (20 Replies)
Discussion started by: zoe
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3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi all,
I am sure this is very simple but I cant quite get it.
I am trying to search textfile1.txt for a string then take the results of the search and append the result to textfile3.txt
So far I have used
$ find file1.txt -exec grep "string i am looking for" '{}' \; -print
this... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: radgator
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4. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello everyone,
I am having to do a lot of perl scripting these days and I am learning a lot.
I have this problem
I want to move files from a folder and all its sub folders to one parent folder, they are all .gz files..
there is folder1\folder2\*.gz
and there are about 50 folders... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: xytiz
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5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hello everyone,
Just started UNIX today! In our school we use solaris. I just want to know how do I setup Solaris 10 not the GUI one, the one where you have to type the commands like ECHO, ls, pwd, etc... I have windows xp and I also have vmware.
I hope I am not missing anything! :p (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: Hanamachi
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello... I wanted to figure out how to remove the 1st instance of a comma from a file..
100+ line file
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'test1'
,'dudes are cool' <-- remove comma from first instance of comma in file
,'cool dude'
,'bbbbbb'
I tried everything from
cat jigar|tr , >1.txt to cat jigar|sed... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: jigarlakhani
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7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
What is the best way to learn UNIX on the web, with out buying books? any link would be much help.
Thank you in advance, L (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: lsoria1
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8. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I am taking a db classes toward oracle 10g. I am taking unix as well . I need to know what is the best option for os . should I use linux fedora. or get a sun box and start learning from there. Thanks (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: xzyan
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9. Shell Programming and Scripting
hey all, I have repeatedly seen scripts containing the following syntax,
grep "hello" $myfile >> $log 2>&1
can anyone explain exactly what "2>&1" mean? THANK YOU (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: mpang_
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10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
sorry if im not asking inthe right spot but, how do you turn the beeping off every time you hit a key onthe keyboard. I tried the click -n but it told me it didnt recognize click
any help would be greatly appreciated ( the beeping is not going over well in the surrounding cubicles)
thank you... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: Split100
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