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Old 04-02-2008
Clock in Unix using awk
Hey everyone! Can someone help me, i need to make a program using awk, that displays the current time (hh/mm/ss), i would really apreciate it! Thanks!



Alex.
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Old 04-02-2008
Looks like a homework problem.

Have you tried date, though?
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Old 04-02-2008
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Originally Posted by krishmaths
Looks like a homework problem.

Have you tried date, though?
It is a homework problem Smilie. The thing is we only started learning UNIX this semester, and i really have trouble learning it. Could you please send me the source code for the problem? i'm really need this done by tomorow Smilie... Thanks in advance!



Alex.
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Old 04-02-2008
Leaving it to the moderators...
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Old 04-02-2008
ok.. i've managed to do it myself. thanks anyway. topic can be closed.
 
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