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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
I have four files:
test
test2
test3
test4
I have this simple script:
#!/bin/bash
ls $1
Why does ./the_script.sh test* only list the first file, when a normal ls test* would list all four? What do I need to change in the script to be able to use wildcard? (12 Replies)
Discussion started by: KidCactus
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
Does anyone know how I would go about inserting text at the beginning of a file with the file name containing a daily time stamp? Essentially I need to find the file name using a wild card, and then insert 3 lines of text - one of which is the processing date. Help please!? (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: cookie33
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3. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
These 2 websites do a GREAT job of explaining different types of wildcards. I learned about the categories of characters which I never knew about at all.
GNU/Linux Command-Line Tools Guide - Wildcards
GREP (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: cokedude
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4. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Are there different rules with wildcards in dpkg? I was looking at this.
Getting information about packages
% dpkg -l \*apt\*
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
|/... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: cokedude
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
I am using the following command to check for files on a Unix (Solaris 9) and on Linux:
if (-r *.) then
echo " las file found"
else
echo " no las file found"
endif
If no las file is present, the "no las file found" message is displayed. If a las file is present, however, I get... (9 Replies)
Discussion started by: phudgens
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6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hello all-
First post, so just to forewarn you: I know enough about Perl and the Terminal to get myself into trouble, not quite enough to always get out.
I'd like to know if it is possible to, from the command prompt, use a wild-card to declare the names of files for input and then use the... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: tcquad
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7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi All
Please excuse another straightforward question. When creating a tar archive from a directory I am attempting to use wildcards to eliminate certain filetypes (otherwise the archive gets too large). So I am looking for something along these lines.
tar -cf archive.tar * <minus all *.rst... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: C3000
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8. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
ok, I'm trying to write a script file that lists files with specific elements in the name into a txt file, it looks like this
ls s*.dat > file_names.txt
can't figure out whats wrong with that line, any ideas?
thanks in advance (10 Replies)
Discussion started by: benu302000
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9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
when writing a shell script (bourne) and using a unix command like 'ls' is there anything special you need to do to use a wildcard (like *)? (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: benu302000
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10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I'm trying to delete lines from a large text file using VI.
Every line that I am wanting to delete start with 'S' - all others do not. (A list of users)
I've tried using * but doesn't seem to like it...any ideas...
Doesn't have to be VI - but I'm better with VI than sed/awk. (8 Replies)
Discussion started by: peter.herlihy
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