Questions tagged [shell]
A shell is software that lets users interact with the operating system, usually by typing at a command-line.
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How do I determine which line has too many arguments within the script itself?
When I run the script I get the following errors:
./A_High_Stakes_investigations.sh: line 11: [: too many arguments
./A_High_Stakes_investigations.sh: line 11: [: too many arguments
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The definition and application of the word 'Shell' in computing
I have been researching and ended up going down a rabbit hole. My problem starts when I was reading this article: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/application-management/svchost-service-...
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exit code segment causes Bash prompt to freak out
My Bash prompt (based on mike kasberg's) generally works fine. But when I get an error code, and then write over to the next line, no newline is generated, so the text goes back over my previous ...
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Keyboard doesn't work correctly when booting the linux kernel with single mode from CFE bootloader using UART
I've been encountering a specific and weird bug that i honestly can't seem to find any solution for, i've been toying around with this blu ray player and found a uart port, i wire it to my pi pico ...
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How to disable row highlighting on iterm and oh-my-zsh?
I just setup the new Macbook today and start to have the weird highlighting with the blue frame on the row when i use my mouse to select a particular row on the terminal. The other row will be faded a ...
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store available disks for LVM in array
I am using lsblk command to get the device names on linux servers. However, I want to find the command that will help me scan the devices and store the results in an array only for devices that are ...
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Run a command, immediately return to the shell prompt, do not return a message when the command is finished [duplicate]
brew install gh > /dev/null 2>&1 &
This returns to the shell immediately, but prints [1] + done brew install gh > /dev/null 2>&1 when the command finishes.
brew install ...
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Postfix being restarted
I have a script that submits form data to my email that works on local host, but not on the server.
main.cf:
# See /usr/share/postfix/main.cf.dist for a commented, more complete version
# Debian ...
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ChromeOS - after update, segmentation fault for all shell commands
My current version:
That's what I'm getting when I type shell in ChromeOS terminal (Ctrl + Alt +T):
I also noticed I'm not able to use any command, for example:
What can I do to fix that? Without ...
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Shell script gives "command not found" but command works in terminal
I'm using the beets cli music library management software on my Mac. It works fine in the the terminal - commands like beet import ~/path/to/folder work fine and which beet outputs /opt/local/bin/beet....
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ls -ltr on the terminal lists the files but says "No such file or directory" in a shell script
I am new to Bash and am practicing some shell scripts. I wanted to write a script to list all the folders and their file count, if a root path is passed as a parameter value from the terminal. The ...
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Execute a remote shell script from within screen via SSH and view stdout in one command
Couldn't find an answer for my particular use-case in the hours I've unsuccessfully researched this.
I have a script located on machine B. I am aiming to run a command on machine A that establishes an ...
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"find" command does not find all files from root unless folder is specified [duplicate]
I am trying to find the files that are named setenv.sh on this machine, I am logged in as root and am searching from the '/' using the following syntax and receiving the output:
# First
[root@...
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Connect to PEAP wifi network on mac with a shell script
I am making a shell script for my mac and part of it requires connecting to my school's wifi network.
I have tried both of the following commands and while the settings wifi tab says that the computer ...
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VLC: Split Video onto Two Displays with Command
I need to display a video on two screens with VLC by command, in a non-manual way on my Raspberry PI.
The two screens are each connected by a HDMI cable. The video files have the 3840 * 1080 ...
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