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How is this exec command supposed to work in this context?
I'm working through a textbook on UNIX system administration. Chapter 3 of "Unix Third Edition" by a Syed Mansoor.
Chapter 13 has the following example of exec usage which is straightforward ...
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FreeBSD - get timezone in Continent/Region format
I have a Linux (bash) script to generate a login message (motd). One of the things it displays is the timezone, using the command timedatectl | grep Time | awk {'print $3'}.
The command returns ...
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How can I remove a character {only found between curly brackets}, and take the brackets along for the ride?
For example, if I'm removing only spaces between brackets, the title of this post would be:
How can I remove a character onlyfoundbetweenbrackets, and take the brackets along for the ride?
I've only ...
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BASH I would like this if-then-else behaviour explained
I have this short if-then-else script:
for INV in "$(ls np4178/*pdf)" ;\
do INVNUMB="$(pdfgrep -ho 'IN[0-9]{6,6}' $INV)" ; \
if [[ -z ${INVNUMB+x} ]]; \
then \
echo "\n$...
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for loop in FreeBSD (pfSense) doesn't work
I've just noticed that the same code for for loop in bash doesn't work in FreeBSD
wolf@linux:~$ echo $SHELL
/bin/bash
wolf@linux:~$
wolf@linux:~$ for i in {1..3}; do echo $i; done
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wolf@linux:~$...
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Getting a parameter from a config file in FreeBSD
I want to make a bash file that reads a parameter from a config file. In Debian based linux it works fine by:
my.config:
MYVARIABLE=12345
my.sh:
#!/bin/bash
source my.config
echo $MYVARIABLE
But I ...
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How to include my virtual console ID in the prompt, in FreeBSD
When I use virtual consoles ALT-F<1~n> in FreeBSD, I want my 'zsh', 'sh' (and possibly other shells) startup scripts to include the virtual console number in the prompt, if it's not the default ...
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Get immediate folder of file using find (issue with spaces) [duplicate]
I'm trying to search my Movies folder to find the immediate folder of the .MKV file I'm searching for. The below works (echo 5) to save the immediate folder as a variable, BUT, it does not work if $...
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How to use globbing for loop in bash -c command?
I'm trying to run a for loop inside of bash -c so I can time it. This code writes 23 every time. How can I make it iterate through the numbers?
time bash -c "for i in {0..23}; do echo $i & done"...
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how to execute a bash script when someone connects to the ssh server (freebsd)
There is a freeBSD server that has a script on bash. The script analyzes the log file of ipfw (for unauthorized access to ssh) and in case of damage sends the message to the mail. Everything works if ...
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-bash: ./catalina.sh: No such file or directory
Using SSH, I want to execute catalina.sh to start a Tomcat server (from my client Mac terminal).
I log in without any issue.
Then, I do:
[site /home/public]$ cd $CATALINA_HOME/bin
and on Enter I ...
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FreeBSD: How to set Bash as the default shell
I've used bash shell in all my Linuxes and in Mac OS X. I understand that tcsh is the default shell in FreeBSD. If I were to install bash, how would I make it my default shell?
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tput command doesn't work in if statement
I'm trying to use the tput command in a bash script if statement but for some reason it's behaving unexpectedly. When running the command and then checking the exit code only in the if statement ...
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Checking for root user in sh and bash [duplicate]
I am attempting to write a script that automates the installation of ports/packages on new FreeBSD installs. To do this, the user who executes the script must be root.
The system is "supposed" to be ...
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How to use "read -i" in FreeBSD? (prefilling users input)
I wrote a bash-script in CentOs, but now I have an issue with this script in FreeBSD.
So the problem is in difference between "read" function in Linux and "read" function in FreeBSD.
This is a part ...
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