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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
I am working on a script, which requests users to enter input.
Ex: read -p "Please enter your email id:" email
I don't want users skipping this entry, this has to be mandatory.I dont want to proceed without input.
I can do a check if variable $email is empty and proceed if not.But, i... (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: aravindadla
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
I am creating a bash that uses perl . The below code closes before the input is entered. If I run the perl as a .pl it is fine. What am I doing wrong? Thank you :).
#!/bin/bash
cd 'C:\Users\cmccabe\Desktop\wget'
wget -O getCSV.txt http://xxx.xx.xxx.xxx/data/getCSV.csv
print... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: cmccabe
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3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hello,
I want to use the read command in order to input a keyword from the keyboard.
I then want to use this keyword in a grep command.
How to I input a phrase as a keyword? For example if I use
read keyword
"today is"
and then use grep, I get "No such file or directory" error. (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: FelipeAd
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4. Shell Programming and Scripting
Dear Friends,
I am looking for a shell script to merge input files into one file .. here is my idea:
1st paramter would be outfile file (all input files content)
read all input files and merge them to input param 1
ex: if I pass 6 file names to the script then 1st file name as output file... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: hyd1234
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5. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Hello everyone,
Can someone please explain the input buffer behaviour for the read command in ksh93 on AIX?
I have 'googled' for weeks now, and did not find a satisfactory answer or solution to my dilemma.
I have the following code:
STTY=$(stty -g)
if ;then
stty -echo -icanon time 0 min... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: gio001
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
My script needs to get some input from the user and go as a background process and run.
I have something like
read input.
do
while ...
if
..
fi
done
can i use nohup inside the script?? (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: Antergen
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7. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello,
I am trying to find out how I can find the tty number of a terminal a bash script has just created.
Ultimately what I am trying to achieve is a script that starts a new terminal where stderr can be directed to.
ls -l missing_file 2> /dev/pts/X
To find the tty number of the... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: colinireland
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8. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi
I am new to writing script and want to use a Bash Piped while-read and read from user input.
if something happens on server.log then do while loop or if something happend on user input then do while loop.
Pseudocode something like:
tail -n 3 -f server.log | while read serverline || read... (8 Replies)
Discussion started by: MyMorris
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9. Shell Programming and Scripting
I have a script.
#! /bin/bash
echo "Enter a word: "
read word
echo $word
That outputs like this..
Enter a word:
hello
hello
But how can i read on the same line the question is printed?
Like this..
Enter a word: hello
hello (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: cbreiny
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10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
echo "enter employee #:/c"
read employee
grep -w $employee /tmp/file.txt
when it asked me employee #, i typed employee, worked fine.
when it asked me employee #, i type ENTER, it just sit there.
if someone type in NULL or ENTER key, i want to exit out. (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: tjmannonline
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