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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
I have a shell script which has this while loop line
"while read tblName xx; do..."
I understand how while loop works but don't know what does this xx stands for? (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: later_troy
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2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I am using simple for loop, but getting syntax error when I run the code
code
#!/bin/ksh
pls enter number
read n
for(i=1; i<=n; i++)
do
echo $i
done
syntax error
+ pls enter number
+ read n (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: stew
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3. Shell Programming and Scripting
I am trying to run a menu option though IF loops. I keep getting errors not allowed the menu to be processed correctly. Currently it will accept the first 2 statements but then crash on the 3rd. The 2nd and 3rd have the same syntax, so I do not understand why it breaks.
#!/bin/bash
while... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: Ironguru
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4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
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Discussion started by: lucasvs
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
hi,
I have to use for loop in my script. The below code is providing an output,
1,2,3,4,5..n. But i need to display the values one by one eg: it has to display the first value then exit from the loop and display the second value then exit till n(last value).
for i in 1,2,3,4,5..n
do ... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: sreelu
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi everyone,
Can ny1 help me out regarding while loop arguments
i.e. what does
-gt
-ge
-lt
-le
means?
actually i am new to while loops (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: jojo123
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7. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
I have the following script (compile_mercury) and I get this error: I have no idea why...and I have written this script completely in linux (bash) and not in windows.
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./compile_mercury: line 136: syntax error near unexpected token `done'
./compile_mercury: line 136:... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: habzone2007
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8. Shell Programming and Scripting
i don't get what's wrong here. i'm writing a shell script that takes 1 argument (a number) from the command-line, but it's throwing an error:
Syntax error: Bad for loop variable
doesn't make much sense
for (( i = 1; i = ${1}; i++ )) # error points to this line everytime
do
echo... (9 Replies)
Discussion started by: visitorQ
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9. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi All,
Can i use find command to know given date files? If yes, then please let me know the syntax for the same.
Thanks in advance for your postive responses
Regards,
Bachegowda (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: bache_gowda
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10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Guys - I am new to Unix scripting and am in need for a script that does the following. I have bits and pieces created and tested but i am just having a little difficult time getting it all together.
- Loop through till it finds a string in a specific file.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: mrehman
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