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1. UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers
i use the split command to split a one terabyte backup file into 10 chunks of 100 GB each. The files are split one after the other. While the files is being split, I will like to scp the files one after the other as soon as the previous one completes, from server A to Server B. Then on server B ,... (2 Replies)
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2. OS X (Apple)
So far nobody on ASC, nor anywhere was able to respond to my issue and Google wasn't much of help either.
I started to experience the issue some time ago: my OS is Lion 10.7.5. It occurs in all apps that have the function of versioning (iWork which I have updated up to v9.2, namely, Pages 4.2,... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: scrutinizerix
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3. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hii,
Could someone help me to append string to the starting of all the filenames inside a directory but it should exclude .zip files and subdirectories.
Eg.
file1: test1.log
file2: test2.log
file3 test.zip
After running the script
file1: string_test1.log
file2: string_test2.log
file3:... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: Ravi Kishore
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4. Filesystems, Disks and Memory
I have a load of DLT tapes I need to scrub and get rid off.
Anyone know of any application to erase the tapes before recycling them?
I have a Sun StorEdge L9 tape loader which I would like to utilise, so a script or application that can take advantage of doing a load of tapes without manual... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: son_t
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5. Filesystems, Disks and Memory
Hi,
I am writing a script to wipe my hard disk, in a relatively secure manner by over-writing the disk with 3 patterns. So, I run the dd/dcfldd command 3 times with a sync call in between each command call in the script.
#!/bin/sh
dcfldd pattern=99 conv=notrunc of=/dev/sda
sync
dcfldd... (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: jake24
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi I am going to migrate our datawarehouse system from HP Tru 64 Unix to the Red Hat Linux.
Inside the box, it is running around 40 cron jobs; inside each cron job, it is calling other shell script files, and the shell script files may again call other shell script files or ctl files(for... (1 Reply)
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7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
My AIX has Korn Shell. I had set the prompt by providing assigning to PS1. If on the prompt I use backspace it erase the whatever appeared due to PS1. Can someone tell me how to forbid this erasing of prompt string, with this behaviour?
Thanks in advance. (4 Replies)
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8. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
hi,
I'm trying to use sed to erase everything, up to the first parenthesis. for example:
input: blah blah blah (aldj) test (dafs) test test.
output: (aldj) test (dafs) test test.
how would i do this?
I was fooling around with the parenthesis, and i only got it to apply on all parenthesis.... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: gammaman
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9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
hi,
I'm trying to use sed to erase everything, and including the ending parenthesis. For example:
input: blah blah blah (12355)this is what i want.
output: this is what i want.
how would i do this?
i found an example online that does the opposite:
sed \"s|test.*||g\" file1 > file2";
... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: gammaman
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