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Why is my IFS='=' broke? 14 24 (1/21/2013 7:58:23 PM) comp.unix.shell Wanting to convert my old kde desktop shortcut files into new kde files. Seemed simple enough to get contents of what to save, and write to new file. I do not understand why I can not save those field's s... Bit

Need a method to prove incoming connection. 3 15 (1/17/2013 4:27:11 AM) comp.os.linux.networking I am trying to get ekiga to register with ekiga.net and with diamondcard.us for VoIP Fault isolation is ineffective because I can not prove each player in this who done it. Isolation points are: ekiga ... Bit

How can I use a variable in xterm alias 9 124 (11/22/2012 4:43:54 PM) comp.unix.shell I am trying to use a variable in an alias for xterm. $ alias xterm=`xterm -title \"$PWD\"' $ xterm which works just fine. Now I want $PWD and which desktop xterm is running in. Tried several met... Bit

Sorry, [OT] just bumping article counter 0 47 (4/2/2011 8:12:11 PM) comp.windows.x.kde Sorry, posting a message to bump the article counter. I keep seeing the last article showing up over and over in this group since my Usenet provider had to rebuild their database. ... Bit

Two very basic named question. 11 33 (11/12/2010 8:24:14 AM) comp.os.linux.networking Let's say I install bind, and get named going on boot with no changes to named.conf. I change /etc/resolv.conf to something like nameserver 127.0.0.1 nameserver 8.8.8.8 search home.test And other config files... Bit

fetch timezone in bash script 13 62 (10/25/2009 12:17:35 AM) comp.os.linux.misc I am writing a bash script which needs my time zone location like "America/Chicago" . Is there a command I can use to fetch timezone location. google has worn my eyes out. Did find assembly and c code but is... Bit

How do I create a kde 4.1 desktop shortcut 4 21 (7/16/2008 8:22:12 PM) comp.windows.x.kde Running kde 4.1 on Mandriva Linux 2009 Alpha 2 release. What are the instructions to create a desktop shortcut? ... Bit

hosts.allow does not resolve names 13 40 (11/27/2007 7:13:05 AM) comp.os.linux.networking hosts.allow does not work with network names. Would some kind soul tell me why it does not work? /etc/hosts.allow fails with ALL: .home.invalid but ALL: 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0 works. $ hos... Bit

/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lnsl 8 98 (3/26/2006 6:01:59 PM) comp.os.linux.misc Trying to compile samhain-2.1.3, as root, on Mandriva Linux 2006.0 official with all updates installed and get /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lnsl samhain is a file integrity / host intrusion detection system htt... Bit

x.x.x.x/N notation question 7 20 (12/21/2005 5:29:31 AM) comp.os.linux.networking I do not understand x.x.x.x/N notation. Could someone reply with a url or discription of how it works. Browsing through network HowTos has not helped. I am trying to use it in my firewall rules to block some ... Bit

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How can I use a variable in xterm alias 9 124 (11/22/2012 4:43:54 PM) comp.unix.shell I am trying to use a variable in an alias for xterm. $ alias xterm=`xterm -title \"$PWD\"' $ xterm which works just fine. Now I want $PWD and which desktop xterm is running in. Tried several met... BitTwister2 (1227)

quick check please? 5 18 (11/29/2012 12:15:02 PM) comp.os.linux.networking Could some kind soul check if the following domains resolve please? easily.co.uk (or www.easily.co.uk) and churchlangleychurch.org (or www.......) Many thanks! -- Mike Scott (unet2 [delete... usenet.14 (50)

Need a method to prove incoming connection. 3 15 (1/17/2013 4:27:11 AM) comp.os.linux.networking I am trying to get ekiga to register with ekiga.net and with diamondcard.us for VoIP Fault isolation is ineffective because I can not prove each player in this who done it. Isolation points are: ekiga ... BitTwister2 (1227)

Win Shell CMD Under Bash 7 26 (1/19/2013 5:32:36 PM) comp.unix.shell Hi. Could someone give me an example of how to execute the following Windows shell command -> for /R %b in (*) do chdman copy -i %~pnxb -o \temp%~pnb <- under bash? TIA. -- Jurai ... Jurai

Why is my IFS='=' broke? 14 24 (1/21/2013 7:58:23 PM) comp.unix.shell Wanting to convert my old kde desktop shortcut files into new kde files. Seemed simple enough to get contents of what to save, and write to new file. I do not understand why I can not save those field's s... BitTwister2 (1227)

Killing process via script 24 24 (3/5/2013 12:24:52 PM) comp.unix.solaris Hi, i want to kill a process using a simple shell script. the process do not write the process id to any file where i could read it from. so i tried the following. /usr/bin/kill `ps -ef | grep "mail-d... lassmichinruhe2 (23)

Script Backup Firebird Ubuntu 3 18 (3/13/2013 4:11:41 PM) comp.unix.shell I'm making a script to generate backup database Firebird Ubuntu distribution, would like to hear suggestions for improving this script. #backup.sh isc_user=SYSDBA isc_password=masterkey datahora=`date... assisinformatica.NOSPAM (5)

Need to pick files downloaded 5 minutes ago in a folder using UNIX scripting 4 15 (3/14/2013 6:07:00 PM) comp.unix.shell Need to pick files downloaded 5 minutes ago in a folder using UNIX scripting. ... arunz550i (1)

Passing command line argument to an Expect script 8 17 (4/18/2013 8:48:16 PM) comp.unix.shell Hi, Please, I need send an argument to a expect script like below: >> ./ip_address 200.244.20.10 Where ip_address script haves an Expect script like below: /usr/bin/expect" sleep 1 send "bye\r" EOD... contracer11 (156)

determining which symbolic links are invalid 7 1 (5/22/2013 7:28:26 PM) comp.unix.shell Suppose I have a directory with many symbolic links, and I want to quickly determine which of them are pointing to a nonexistent file or directory. What is the fastest or most convenient way to do that? Thanks.... Russ.Paielli (295)