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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
Here is the sample code:
str1="abccccc"
str2="abc?"
if ]; then
echo "same string"
else
echo "different string"
fi
Given that ? implies 0 or 1 match of preceding character, I was expecting the output to be "different string", but I am seeing "same string".
Am I not using the... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: Rameshck
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
I have 25 groups and I need to perform all possible pairwise compariosns between them using the formula n(n-1)/2. SO in my case it will be 25(25-1)/2 which is equal to 300 comparisons.
my 25 groups are
FG1 FG2 FG3 FG4 FG5
NT5E CD44 CD44 CD44 AXL
ADAM19 CCDC80 L1CAM L1CAM CD44... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: Diya123
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3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I'd love to get help on this one please. Ok so say I have a file called README with lines such as this:
index:index.html
required:file1.1:file2.1:file3.1
I'm having trouble with writing an if statement that compares the items in a list with a file inside README, what I imagine in my head... (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: mistsong1
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4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi,
I want to perform a simple date comparisons, i.e. select all files modified after a certain date (say 12-feb-2011)
I do not have the option of creating a file and using find's -newer option.
Any simple way to do this? I can do this by reading the stat command's output and comparing... (10 Replies)
Discussion started by: jawsnnn
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
Can someone please tell me what is wrong with this stings comparison?
#!/bin/sh
#set -xv
set -u
VAR=$(ping -c 5 -w 10 google.com | grep icmp_req=5 | awk '{print $6}')
echo I like cookies
echo $VAR
if "$VAR" == 'icmp_req=5'
then
echo You Rock
else
echo You Stink
fiThis is the error.... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: cokedude
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6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi guys,
Im trying to figure out what is the difference between using a | and the command xargs ... examples of usage:
1) ls * | wc -w => this gives you the number of files in the current directory including all subdirectories
2) find . “*.log” | xargs grep ERROR => this gives... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: avidrunner
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7. Shell Programming and Scripting
So, I have no formal higher education in programming at all and am self taught. I am now wondering what would be considered best practices? Like should I hard code a variable, then compare it to what I want to know or achieve, or should I just put the commands with in the brackets?
Example, a... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: tlarkin
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8. Shell Programming and Scripting
I have two files.And a sort of matrix analysis.
Both files have a string followed by two numbers:
File 1:
A 2 7
B 3 11
C 5 10
......
File 2:
X 1 10
Y 3 5
Z 5 9
What I'd like to do is for each set of numbers in the second file indicate if the first or second number (or both) in... (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: dcfargo
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9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Say for example I have a list of numbers..
5
10
13
48
1
could I use grep to show only those numbers that are above 10? For various reasons I can only use grep... not awk or sed etc. (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: Uss_Defiant
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10. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi, I need a script that loops through all the files two directories
passed to it via parameter, and if two files have the same name, do a
cmp comparison on the files. If the files are different, output the
specifics returned by cmp. What's the best way to go about writing
this, as I am a... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: herman404
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