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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
My code is this, what I'm trying to accomplish is to make a list of all pdf documents in my computer and then copy all of those documents to my external hard drive in a directory
mkdir /Volumes/Hardrive-1/allpdf
echo "File Locations" > /Volumes/Hardrive-1/allpdf/FileLocations.txt
mdfind pdf... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: darpness
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
I have about 500 files in a directory. The filenames are numbered i.e. 1.dat, 2.dat, 3.dat,...,500.dat.
I have 5 other empty directories where I have to copy the files in different range of numbers, for example, 1.dat to 300.dat in dir1, or 200.dat to 500.dat in dir2, another example... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: shoaibjameel123
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3. Linux
Hi all,
I'm kind of new to programming in Linux & c/c++. I'm currently writing a FileManager using Ubuntu Linux(10.10) for Learning Purposes. I've got started on this project by creating a loopback device to be used as my virtual hard disk. After creating the loop back hard disk and mounting it... (23 Replies)
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4. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
hi all,
I have a debian lenny 5.0 server without GNOME installed.
the server is at a customer's premise.
I want to backup data from the server to the external usb hard disk.
the backup will start at e.g 01:00 everyday.
the user will plug the drive before going home.
also the user will... (1 Reply)
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5. SCO
Dear All,
I have a standalone desktop with SCO Openserver V 5, this is used to control a machine with custom written software. The problem is that the machine manufacturer has closed shop (bankruptcy) and there is no support on software.
As a precaution I would want to make a complete backup of... (3 Replies)
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6. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
When I do a ls -lt I get a list of files by date modified from newest to oldest. I would like to be able to copy some files to another directory using a date last modified range (i.e. Apr 30 - May 13) How could I do this?
Thanks,
Joe (4 Replies)
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7. SCO
when I do a tape status /dev/rStp0 I get the following on a new tape and I have tried several:
Status : ready beginning-of-tape
soft errors : 0
hard errors: 2
underruns: 5
My BackupEdge has stopped backing up my system because it asks for a new volume yet my total system data is under 20... (5 Replies)
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8. Programming
hi...
i need pointers to books/website...
'm trytin to write a daemon that monitors files of particular type(eg. text or pdfs) copied onto the hard disk. the daemon should detect the above n write the file name (along with the absolute path) to a file.
please DO NOT give me the code... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: abhi_abhijith
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9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I have two drives (scsi) mounted on one server and I need to copy certain files and directories from one drive to the other. Any suggestions :confused: (4 Replies)
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10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hello all..
Iam New to Unix Environment. I need to copy .cpio file from CD to a Folder on Sun 5.8 Box.
Can anyone give me the commands to execute this ?..
Thanks in advance
Ron (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: vr76413
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