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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
In the bash below, if the answer is "y" then goto function remove. If the answer is "n" then goto the id variable line (where the date is inputted). However, I am getting command remove not found, but remove is a function not an command. I must have the syntax incorrect? Thank you :).
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2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hello experts,
I have large text files that need to be arranged using a function like excel's vlookup. I have been playing with awk command but didn't really come up with a solution. Could anyone please help me out? Below are my datasets and expected output. Any help would be greatly... (8 Replies)
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3. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi
I am quite new to scripting and cannot work out how to do the following -
I want to pipe to a log file and then use the "last statement error" in an if statement after, and this doesn't work because it checks the pipe statement instead of the script.
Example:
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4. Shell Programming and Scripting
I have a function hello, that is echoing i have put that function in .bash1 file then recalling the function with same user but with su command but it is not working.
username -> test
function -> below function save in .bash1
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echo "Hello, $1!"
}
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi All,
Just trying to implement the below shell script using AIX ksh shell.
myfunc {
eval "$*"
}
CMD='ls -la /etc/hosts | awk '{print $9"|"$5}''
myfunc $CMD
Keeping getting "|}: not found" errors, any pointers would greatly be appreciated.
Kind Regards
Ed
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
I am writing a bash script in which I am using the find command to find files, and then I'd like to send the output to a function (in the same script) that will process those results (such as test if the file is an image, and other things).
However, try as I might, I can't get the function to... (6 Replies)
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7. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi guys,
can someome help with this question, I have defined a function that takes a command as a parameter, but when the command is executed from the function it will throw errors because what I believe is a special character escaping issue. I tried using the backslash to escape the pipe | and >... (2 Replies)
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8. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
I need to use a function in the find command to do some process on the file. I'm trying:
funcname(){ ... }
...
find ./ -name "*" -exec funcname {} \;
But somehow this is not working. I don't want to have a separate script for whatever processing the function does. I want to have... (1 Reply)
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9. Shell Programming and Scripting
I have this code, I thought it would automatically know the args sent to script when called from shell. But it seems to not see any...
main script:
. args
. errors
. opt
. clean
dbfile=""
opfile=""
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10. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello all,
Please help me in letting me know the function of *substr* function in awk...
actually i am new with this function i can play with awk but for this function needs your help in making me understand the correct way of using it.
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