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1. UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers
"Debian 9 64x - LXDE"
I try to source a file from my parent directory:
#!/bin/bash
#source.bash
. ../links.bash but i get "file not found".
I tried . "../links.bash" and . '../links.bash'. I got on all methods the same result.
If i use the absolute path it works, but i don't want to... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: int3g3r
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi All,
I have a parent shell script A and a child shell script B.
1). If a command i.e a mysqdump fails in shell script B fails then I trap the error with this code
if ]
then func_exit "Failed to export the cleaned DB1.${MYDBNAME} database to the ${MYARCHIVEDIR} directory"... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: daveu7
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3. Shell Programming and Scripting
ok, so I have a shell script that can be called using the first argument ($1) or not. This argument is a word (Tim for example) and not an actual flag (-x for example). If I call the script with an argument and call the same script without one, it believes that I provided an argument. Note here... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: mrwatkin
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4. Hardware
I would like to get pm-suspend (or any other suspend method) working for a small new desktop computer. It is based on a Zotac GF-8200 ITX motherboard and an AMD Athlon II X@ 240 CPU using ArchLinux x86_64.
The pm-suspend script works, apparently putting the machine into suspend correctly... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: lagagnon
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi, I am looking for a solution for the following problem:
Im Using tcpdump within a shellskript started in a subshell by using brackets: ( /usr/sbin/tcpdump -i ... -c 1 )
- I want the outout of tcpdump saved in a variable
- Than tcpdump-Process in the Subshell should be killed
- and I... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: 2retti
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
I have the following two Korn shell scripts:
SHELL1.ksh
#!/usr/bin/ksh
nohup sas /abc/123/sasprogram1.sas &
SHELL2.ksh
#!/usr/bin/ksh
./SHELL1.ksh
wait
nohup sas /abc/123/sasprogram2.sas &
My goal is to run SHELL1.ksh within SHELL2.ksh. SHELL1.ksh runs sasprogram1.sas. I would like... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: sasaliasim
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7. What is on Your Mind?
Hi everybody,
I am wondering if there is any tool or website out there which can track who is viewing my resume. It is very frustrating when you send your CV or Cover Letter and you receive no feedback from the company, you don't even know if they have checked it out.
Thanks for your help (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: gearyipswich
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8. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi All,
I am new to this shell scripting world. Struck up with a problem, can anyone of you please pull me out of this.
Requirement : Need to get the index of a substring from a parent string
Eg : index("Sandy","dy") should return 4 or 3.
My Approach :
I used Awk function index to... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: sandeepms17
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9. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi Perl/UNIX experts,
I have a problem in running a shell script from my perl script (auto.pl).
I run the perl script using
perl auto.pl
from the shell prompt
The shell script picks the files in "input" folder and procesess it.
The shell script blue.sh has this code.
export... (16 Replies)
Discussion started by: hifake
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10. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi everybody,
I have a script in which I'm invoking another script which runs in a subshell.
after the script is executed I want to return to the parent shell as some variables are set. However i'm unable to return to my original shell as the script which i'm calling inside is invoked in... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: gurukottur
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