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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. OS X (Apple)
Hi guys and gals...
I am writing a piece of code that is dash compliant and came across this error.
I have put it in the OSX section as that is what I am using.
I have no idea what the 'dash' version is but was installed about 6 months ago.
MBP, OSX 10.12.6, default terminal running dash on... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: wisecracker
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3. 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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4. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
vi uses dash and space as word separators. is there any way to exclude dash from word separators ?
This is required to work with the symbols generated by ctags exe. when symbol contain a "-" ,vi tags fails to locate that even though symbol is generated properly.
For example Symbol -... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: cabhi
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
Is there a way to concatenate two strings, where the first string is "-n" and there is a space between the "-n" and the second string? Below are some examples of what I tried.
#!/bin/sh
var1=test
#working without dashes:
var2="n $var1"
echo $var2
var2=n" "$var1
echo $var2
var2="n... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: wolfv
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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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8. Shell Programming and Scripting
I need to create a file that accepts arguments and options, and the options have to allow for single-dash options (-abc) and double-dash options (--help). What is the best way to do this? Getopt(s) is great for single-dash, but chokes on double-dash. Do I really need to save the arguments to a... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: dhinge
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9. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Somehow someone created a file named '-ov' in the root directory.
Given the name, the how was probably the result of some cpio command they bozo'ed.
I've tried a number of different ways to get rid of it using * and ? wildcards, '\' escape patterns etc.. They all fail with " illegal option --... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: GSalisbury
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