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1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi, so I have been doing ok making a relatively simple script just processing some data. However I am now at the point where im struggling to find the specific help I need.
I have files in the form of yyyy.ddd.hh.mm.ss.stationnumber.component (they are earthquake events). eg.... (12 Replies)
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2. Homework & Coursework Questions
1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data:
Arguments:
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I am given these three arguments. $1, $2, $3
The first argument is the path to a directory.
So, how would I go into the directory and compare files?
I... (5 Replies)
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3. Homework & Coursework Questions
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1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data:
"Create a shell script that changes the selected word to another word in all files from selected archive. The... (1 Reply)
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4. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello,
I'm new to Sheel script and I need your help for a script I need to develop (for me).
Indead, I have a software which log all entry from internet and save it in text file.
But, the log is practically unreadable because every 256 characters jump to a new line (even if the message is... (5 Replies)
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
I have been following a tutorial on bash which has proven to be very helpful. However, i am stuck with a command not found issue when asking for a y/n response from the user. Below is the part of code I believe is giving me grief... I have been trying to work through this for 3 hours now.... Please... (5 Replies)
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
. ./testFile.sh
url=http://ichart.finance.yahoo.com/table.csv?s= suf=&d=5&e=9&f=2009&g=d&a=1&b=4&c=1999&ignore=.csv
wget $url$s1$suf;
sleep 10;
cat header.txt > $s1.txt;
chmod 777 $s1.txt;
sed '1d' table.csv?s\=$s1 >> $s1.txt;
rm -Rf table*
Very new at shell scripting as you can see... (3 Replies)
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7. Shell Programming and Scripting
I am in an intro to unix/linux course, and need some help with a project. We are tasked with creating a basic script to automate a task that an Admin might need to do. We submitted ideas and mine was to have the system keep a record of log in and log out times for users. I thought this was going... (3 Replies)
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8. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi Folks,
New member here. I have been using UNIX systems for the past ~4 years (Linux, AIX, HP-UX, mostly) but have never had the need to write a script for myself. Now, things have changed and I'm in a bit of a pickle. I have, what looks to me like a syntactically correct script that's not... (2 Replies)
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9. Shell Programming and Scripting
I would like to get a sample script (ksh or bash, or both so I could see the differences)
What I want to do with the script is send an daily email to myself that contains the following:
The number of files in a directory
The total size of the files in that directory
The contents of a file... (2 Replies)
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10. Shell Programming and Scripting
I have a folder with lots of file. e.g. a.txt, b.txt, c.txt.... I want to put these files from the source directory and place them in a destination directory in a specific order, such as /destination/a/a.txt, /destination/b/b.txt, /destination/c/c.txt, ......
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