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Instruct shell script to do a task if the output of a program contains a specific word
I need to create a program in Bash that launches a command, check if the result contain a word, and do something if it does.
Example: I need to check if a printer is online with
lpstat -p [printer ...
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Custom data formatting and pattern matching
I am trying to format custom data using pattern match. I am not getting expected format. Though I am not shell script savvy but I was able to build a script based on references from multiple sources ...
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How to ensure user input consists of exactly 6 digits
I am running HP-UX 11.23 and have a bash script that reads two inputs.
Both inputs need to be exactly 6 digits long.
What is the best way to read the input and if its not 6 numbers
ask the users to ...
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Bash brace expansion with variables for pattern matching
I want to loop through all files matching a pattern of the form
for file in {prefix1, prefix2, ...}*{postfix1, postfix2, ...}; do
How can I programmatically replace {prefix1, prefix2, ...} with a ...
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Vim search and replace positional arguments
I am trying to replace positional arguments with variables in my bash script using Vim's substitute :scommand.
Example:
I would like to replace the following text in a bash script:
python3 mymodule....
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