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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
Well, guys I saw a question about GOTO for Python.
So this gave me the inspiration to attempt a GOTO function for 'dash', (bash and ksh too).
Machine: MBP OSX 10.14.3, default bash terminal, calling '#!/usr/local/bin/dash'...
This is purely a fun project to see if it is possible in PURE... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: wisecracker
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
I must be overlooking something, but I don't understand why this doesn't work. I'm trying to grep on a date, excluding all the lines starting with a dash:
testfile:
#2013-12-31
2013-12-31code:
grep '^2013-12-31' testfileI'm expecting to see just the second line '2013-12-31' but I don't... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: Subbeh
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3. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi all,
Given a file name such as
EXAMPLE=lastname-02.30.71-firstname-town-other.tar.gz
How do I print everything before the first dash (i.e. lastname)
Note: I do not know exactly how many dashes or what information there will be in each file name so it is important that the code... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: bashnewbee
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4. Shell Programming and Scripting
hi
I am using ksh
#A="abc-def"
#typeset -u B="$A"
#echo $B
ABC-DEF
how to remove the dash?
i.e.
ABCDEF?
thank you (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: melanie_pfefer
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5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hello
I have this string
XYZ-ABC
DFT-ERT
QWE-TYU
I want to get the part after the dash. how to do that?
thanks (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: melanie_pfefer
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6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
so i have a simple file called -x and i need it renamed to x
now i dont understand why when using the most basic methods, only the code mv ./-x x changes the file name while using any other type of escape characters around the dash, such as single/double quotations or backslash, doesnt.
... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: LumpSum
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7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi!
I'm new in these forums and more or less new with Unix. So... here is the question:
does anyone know where is redirected the output of a command when you put >&- after it?
Does it means any standard file descriptor?
Thanks! (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: csecnarf
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