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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello,
I am running a bash script to do an rsync back on a computer running MacOS High Sierra. This is the script I am using,
#!/bin/bash
# main backup location, trailing slash included
backup_loc="/Volumes/Archive_Volume/00_macos_backup/"
# generic backup function
function backup {... (12 Replies)
Discussion started by: LMHmedchem
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
Gents,
I found this script to to launch a KDE Konsole window with multiple tabs..
#!/bin/bash
#
# Create my standard konsole windows.
if ]; then
profile=Shell
fi
sessions=(
sh1 $profile 'clear; bash'
sh1 $profile 'clear; bash'
su1 $profile 'clear; su'... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: jiam912
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3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Consider this code snippet below:-
char=`which afplay`
if
then
xterm -e 'while true; do clear; echo "Press Ctrl-C to Quit..."; afplay /tmp/pulse.wav; done' & > /dev/null 2>&1
fi
This launches a second terminal window that generates a specific waveform for the next calibration of... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: wisecracker
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4. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello to all,
I am a Newcomer in Solaris and have the following problem.
I have a small shell script in my home folder, which I have moved to my desktop and from there I can start the script with a double mouse click.
If I do a double click on the symbol for the script in workspace, a... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: Mike Newbie
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5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi Everyone,
It's a little difficult to explain what exactly I am looking for.
When I open a file in vi, and then close it, I get back the prompt, but I can still see the file on top. I don't want that. I want to be able to see all the previous commands which I have typed.
For example: I... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: the_learner
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi
I don't have chsh option.
I want to launch bash instead of ksh ( or launch bash from ksh .profile)
how can I do this ? (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: Sivaswami
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7. UNIX Desktop Questions & Answers
I have remote access to a desktop that runs a java application.
I want to terminate the application. I tried to close the application window (through the 'X') but it won;t close. I tried 'jobs' command but it does not list any jobs (?).
Is there anyway to list the current jobs and terminate the... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: FelipeAd
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8. Shell Programming and Scripting
hi,
suppose i have many windows open like two image files, a terminal , a firefox. and using command line i want to exit specifically 1 of these.. how can i do this?
is there any shell command to do this?
thanx...
i am waiting for reply. its urgent!
m using ubuntu 9.04 (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: sarosh
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9. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi, I'm a pretty big fan of BASH scripting. I've got a bunch I use for random things and lately a couple issues have been plaguing me.
Both are somewhat related, in that they deal with filenames with spaces and "escaped" characters and with launching a program with command line arguements... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: TinCanFury
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10. Solaris
Hi,
I am a newbie here. Trying to find a way of writing a script to launch multiple terminal or console windows on solaris 9. I used to be able to do this using cmdtool on older versions of solaris and it was even possible to configure the size and screen position of the window and the title. ... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: omerta
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