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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
I'm having two fields in the file
F1|F2
20111220|102000
F1 ->YYYYMMDD
F2 ->HHMMSS
Now, I need to compare this with current date & time and need to return the difference value in hours. Already, I checked with datecalc from the forum. So, need hints from Shell Gurus.
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Discussion started by: buzzusa
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi All,
I have two files (given below) each exists under different paths. I want to compare the modification time stamp of file1.txt is lessthan the modification time of file2.txt.
month1=`ls -l file1.txt | awk '{ print $6}'`
date1=`ls -file1.txt | awk '{ print $7}'`
time1=`ls... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: Arunprasad
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3. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi all,
I have a script that requires time comparisons and sending out an email alert only if the specified interval has been completed. The script runs in Cron tab every 5 mins.
For ex: If the interval is set to 2 hrs (Dynamic & varies )
My script should execute and if it finds any error... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: praseecg
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4. Shell Programming and Scripting
I have a requirement of checking the current system time and performing certain actions in a shell script. example:
if the current system time is greater than 1400 hrs, then perform step 1,2,3
if the current system time is greater than 1000 hrs, then perform step 1,2
if the current system time... (2 Replies)
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
hi friends,
I am new to shell scripting and i am using KSH shell .I would like to automate our daily routine manual tasks .first i ll explain the situation .I will list out the contents of directory named "log" using "ls " and verify whether all the listed files time differences is... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: rdhaprakasam
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
i have a script that gives the last time the data is inserted in a file. i want to check the time difference b/w the sytem time and the time in file.
for e,g.
if script runs at 3.30.So $a=3.30
and the time in file is 3.00.So $time =3.00
then the time difference should be 30 min......
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7. Shell Programming and Scripting
I am using Korne Shell in HP-Ux. Can someone give me and idea on how I can write a shellscript on how to do this please:-
On our HP-UX server, a batch file is run every evening at about 6:30pm. The first step of this batch file will touch an empty "flag" file to indicate that the batch has... (6 Replies)
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8. Shell Programming and Scripting
I am very new to Unix so please bear with me! I am trying to write a script that will compare file creation time with the current time so I can be notified if a file is more than an hour old. Can anybody point me in the right direction on this???
Thank you in advance for any help!!! It is GREATLY... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: danedder
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9. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
I want a cron job to fire off every 5 minutes or so to verify that a
file in a directory is not more than 15 minutes old (from the current
time. If the newest file is more than 15 minutes old, I would fire
off an email..
The email part is easy, but I'm having trouble figuring the logic... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: pc9456
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10. Programming
hey folks,
been awhile (actaully a long while) since i last touched C. And the 3 books i've read don't really have much about using time.h
Question:
How would i be able to assign a variable the value of the current date minus 2 mths, keeping in mind the yr.
IE. would like to see Nov.31/2001... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: choice
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