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Proper Bash Scripting on Windows: Associate SH Scripts to WSL (Windows 10) (Enable drag-and-drop to .sh) (+other Linux Executables)

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Guide to properly set up Windows 10 for Shell scripting

Create, Connect and Add Custom Domain to WordPress Bitnami Ready-to-Run Virtual Machine in Microsoft Azure

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Effective Shell Part 1: Navigating the Command Line

by Dave Kerr

Text in the command line can quickly get unwieldy. Here are some simple tricks you can use to navigate in the command line.

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Change Default Crontab Editor in bash shell for Raspberry Pi

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[BASH] passing a variable in CURL

1 Nov 2021 by wifinut

I'm trying to pass a defined variable in a BASH CURL command. I can't seem to get the single quotes or double quotes correct and it results in an error: line 22: --user: command not found Hardcoding the value is no problem. What I have...

[BASH] passing a variable in CURL

1 Nov 2021 by Richard MacCutchan

It is because of the uncontinued blank line and the single quotes around $password. The following works*: curl "https://somewebsite.com" \ --request POST \ --header "Accept:application/json" \ --header "Content-Type:application/json" \ --data...

[BASH] problem writing script

18 Jan 2020 by Member 14720175

Hello, I'm a beginner in programming and I'm having trouble writing a script. Write a script with two parameters: file name mask and directory name. The script's task is to display a list of file names from the given directory, matching the given mask together with the name of the owner and his...

[BASH] problem writing script

18 Jan 2020 by k5054

Pay attention to your spaces and capital letters What you want is something more like #!/bin/bash find "$1" -name "*.$2" -exec stat -c "% N % u% U" {} \; I have not tried this to find out if it does what you want, or to find out if the call to stat is right, but note the lack of spaces and...

[BASH] remove a portion of a string and store it I a new variable

13 Oct 2021 by wifinut

I'm trying to remove the HH:MM:SS section in the following string example: Mar 6 01:00:53 2026 The problem is that I cannot go by character position because the text length can change. Example, there could be 16th instead of 6. Therefore I need...

[BASH] remove a portion of a string and store it I a new variable

13 Oct 2021 by Peter_in_2780

date2=$(echo $date1 | awk '{print $1 " " $2 " " $4}')

[BASH] remove a portion of a string and store it I a new variable

13 Oct 2021 by k5054

You're really close: date2=$(echo $date1 | cut -f3 -d\ ) should do the trick. In this case we're telling cut to return the 3rd field (-f3 flag), with field separator space, (-d\ flag ). Note that for the -d flag you need to make the space...

[BASH] speed test via CLI w/ no addon

18 Jul 2021 by wifinut

I'm trying to add a speed test to my BASH script. I know you can install speedtest-cli on the host, but this is not an option. I'm looking for options perhaps using the CURL command. What I have tried: I tried using a CURL command to obtain the...

[BASH] speed test via CLI w/ no addon

18 Jul 2021 by Daniel Pfeffer

Working backwards from the numbers that you give, we get 1 block = 100Mb / 22355 = 4473 bits. This looks close to a 4 Kb (i.e. 512 byte) block size. Adding various header and framing bits make the correspondence even better. I expect that you...

[BASH] store UNIX epoch time in variable

16 Oct 2021 by wifinut

I need to compare today's date in Epoch time to another Epoch date stored in a variable. I can store today's epoch in a variable with no problem. I run into trouble when I try to store a derived $cert_experation_epoch. This is most likely a...

[BASH] store UNIX epoch time in variable

16 Oct 2021 by Peter_in_2780

cert_expiration_epoch=$(date +%s -d "$cert_expiration") You really should start using the basic tools available. date --help man date man bash Also as someone else already told you, it's much better to use $(command) rather than `command`

[Shell script] CURL download speed yields inaccurate and inconsistent results

9 Aug 2021 by wifinut

I'm trying to use Linux CURL command in my shell script where I make a conversion from Bps to Mbps to get the internet speed. However, the speed is not accurate. For example, my 100MB internet connection shows initially ~83Mbps. If I run the...

[Shell script] CURL download speed yields inaccurate and inconsistent results

25 Jan 2022 by Member 15513062

I tried to increase the no. of records per run and computed for records/sec == throughput, ofcourse given the time_total. And expect curl to increase throughput per run, which explains the increase per run, in this case. When i plot Bytes...

[Shell script] parse through text file, search on matching values

24 Mar 2021 by wifinut

I'm trying to scan a text file for values that match some values that I obtain earlier. For clarity I'm statically assigning them here. The input file is a CSV but doesn't contain any commas. I'm open to using a plain text file if that helps. ...

[Shell script] parse through text file, search on matching values

24 Mar 2021 by k5054

Problem one seems to be a mix of UTF-8 and ASCII quotation marks (") in your code -- assuming you did a cut&paste from your source. Next, your logic is slightly off. You break the while loop and report no matches on the first non-match. One...

[Solved] how can we do "continuing lines" in windows terminal/cmd like in linux

22 May 2022 by Phoenix Liveon

We have this "Continuing Lines" in Linux, with '\' #inside of a bash file command \ \ \ ... what about the Windows own implementation? What I have tried: inside of .bat file, I...

[Solved] how can we do "continuing lines" in windows terminal/cmd like in linux

25 Apr 2022 by OriginalGriff

It's the "^" character, but it must be the last character on the line: it can't be followed by a space or anything else. Try it: WINKEY+R, "cmd" ENTER "cd^" It will respond "More?" "\" ENTER The current directory will chance to root. Yes, it...

A Portable and Magic-free Way to Open Pull Requests from the Command Line

10 Oct 2018 by Dave Kerr

A portable and magic-free way to open Pull Requests from the command line

Append key to json object with jq

1 Aug 2020 by cats n dogs

Hello, i have a list of keys on which i iterate and each time they current is not found in the json object i want to append it to the object. What I have tried: Here is what i have done so far https://jqplay.org/s/risDCfxm5j The problem is...

Append key to json object with jq

1 Aug 2020 by p e a k

The key is reduce. The following variant of your jq program produces the output shown below: reduce ("secrets","toto","test") as $k (.; if index($k) | not then . + {($k): $k} else . end) Output: { "config-maps": [ { ...

Arguments not being captured in bash script during jenkins build

11 May 2023 by Rahul VB

Hello All, I am facing an unusual problem, i am trying to pass arguments to a build script through Jenkins command line, however i am not able to do so. When i capture and print the arguments it prints empty. Brief code is: argument=$1 echo...

Automate C program standard inputs with bash

20 Apr 2021 by Padala Vamsi ujpNQUXGRi

I made a c program which takes two standard inputs automatically and one manually. #include int main() { int i, j; scanf("%d %d", &i, &j); printf("Automatically entered %d %d\n", i, j); int k; ...

Automate C program standard inputs with bash

20 Apr 2021 by k5054

When you use a Here Document, the shell effectively does echo -e "1\n2\n" > /tmp/tempname ./test

Automate C program standard inputs with bash

20 Apr 2021 by Padala Vamsi ujpNQUXGRi

I found solution we can simply use Process Substitution. cat

Bash -x and sed problem

22 Sep 2018 by Vaclav_

I have copied the following from LibreOffice and used "best guess" feature to post it. Hope the formatting pass. I am using the following function to output current line of bash -x debug script. echo_line_no () { grep -n "$1" $0 | sed "s/echo_line_no//" # grep the line(s)...

Bash - sort numerically

12 Aug 2017 by Rev7

I have a file with the following content 1,000 2,0001 300 4 I am trying to sort it numerically. What I have tried: sort -n filename sort -g filename

Bash return error in cile for ...why ?

23 Feb 2024 by GiulioRig

hi guys i have a function in bash , for me is correct but i dontknow why continue to tell me ./BBSW.sh: 17: Syntax error: Bad for loop variable anyone can confirm me if is ok or not? urlencode() { local string="$1" local...

Bash return error in cile for ...why ?

23 Feb 2024 by Richard MacCutchan

See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30358065/syntax-error-bad-for-loop-variable[^]

Bash script - when to use command substitution and when redirection ?

21 Sep 2018 by Vaclav_

I just started using bash scripting language and having trouble understanding "command substitution " and " redirection". I am using bash man very frequently and know something about this specific subject. Here is an example of using command substitution. I used command "sed" to find line...

Bash script - when to use command substitution and when redirection ?

21 Sep 2018 by Richard MacCutchan

OK, to continue from my earlier message: 1. "Yes, I did try "redirection" but it did not work as expected." This is one of the most frustrating comments that we see in a question. We have no idea what you did expect to see or happen. And we have no idea what did happen. Without a clear...

Bash script backup locally then copy to network share

15 Apr 2024 by Piniyi

Hello, I'm looking for help to design a bash script to locally backup a MySQL database and copy it to a network share. Ideally a retention option of X day(s) would be welcome. I have no knowledge of computer language. Your help is sincerely...

Bash script backup locally then copy to network share

14 Apr 2024 by OriginalGriff

This isn't a "code to order" website - I suggest that if you can't do it for yourself (and are unwilling to learn how) you try somewhere like Freelancer.com - but be aware: you get what you pay for. Pay peanuts, get monkeys.

Bash script backup locally then copy to network share

14 Apr 2024 by Pete O'Hanlon

This is the type of question that you could probably get answered using something like ChatGPT or Google Gemini. You have the information you want in your question, so what you need to do is write a prompt that will give you a suitable answer....

Bash script that detects if a file is the correct size

23 Jun 2015 by Aiden.JP

I'm trying to make this bash script dispatch and email when it detects that a certain type of file (files ending in ".gz"), which was last modified 24 hours ago, is below a certain size in a directory, I currently have it running on my entire computer. (I have it set to 10 kilobytes).It just...

Bash script that detects if a file is the correct size

23 Jun 2015 by Richard MacCutchan

It is some time since I wrote any bash scripts but I think you may need something like:#!/bin/bash# find all .gz files of 10k since yesterday, and count themcd COUNT = `find . -name "*.gz" -size -10k -mtime -1 -print | wc -l`if [ $COUNT -eq 0...

Bash Variable and Sed Help

7 May 2012 by Sicppy

I am making a sort of Stereotypical english to russian translator, when I do: read -p 'Wanna learn russian? Type in an english phrase!: ' ENGecho $ENG | sed 's/ //g'It echoes the sentence perfectly fine with no spaces in the sentence. But when I try to do this:read -p 'You wanna learn...

Bash Variable and Sed Help

7 May 2012 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

Out of curiosity, I tried to see how your sample phrase is translated into Russian, in your original form (slightly fixed) and also its equivalent in formally correct English:Wanna learn Russian? Type in an English phrase!orDo you want to learn Russian?Type in an English phrase!and...

Bash Variable and Sed Help

8 May 2012 by Hex01

Instead of:ENG=$ENG | sed 's/ //g'try:ENG=`echo $ENG | sed 's/ //g'`Note that this uses back-quotes after the equal sign and the last character.

Bash: compare two number read from txt file

26 Jul 2022 by Goutham GSK

Hello Everyone, I am trying to read a file which contains numbers(Floats and integers) line by line, I am able to read the line correctly and it works fine, but when I try to compare it with a different number I am failing at that point ...

Bash: compare two number read from txt file

26 Jul 2022 by k5054

You can use normal comparison operators inside a bash [[ ]] expresion. Try if [[ $line > 30 ]]; then ... fi

Basic Git Command Line Reference for Windows Users

18 Sep 2012 by John Atten

CodeProjectWhile there are GUI interfaces available for GIT (some good, some bad), familiarity with at least the basics of git’s command line interface can only enhance your ability to use the tool to maximum effectiveness.

Build in bash curl post call

3 Mar 2024 by GiulioRig

Hi , i try to modify this example api-usage-examples/V5_demo/api_demo/Encryption_HMAC.sh at master · bybit-exchange/api-usage-examples · GitHub[^] wiht this code _ByBit_PlaceOrder1() { # Read Bybit API keys and set them as global variables...

Build in bash curl post call

8 Mar 2024 by Member 16218405

Hi, So far I can only spot that you are using $URLPART2 in the definition of ORIGINAL_STRING before it is filled in with values (so URLPART2 is empty at this time). If is shall be empty, omit it, if it shall be populated, use it once it is...

c# execute DOS command and store the results

7 Oct 2014 by Jaxam

In a command prompt I can type "ipconfig" and a list of internet information will appears. I want to do this in a C# console program. Basically, I want to run the C# program and I want to read and store everything that is given in "c:\ipconfig"."ipconfig" is a String in which that I can set...

c# execute DOS command and store the results

7 Oct 2014 by User 11060979

You can use the class Process and Redirect Input and Output of cmd.exe.More or less an easy Thing, simply read the doc in MSDN an Play a Little bit.BTW 1.) it is not DOS it is as you mentioned also "command prompt". BTW 2.) There are other/better ways to get the same...

c# execute DOS command and store the results

7 Oct 2014 by PIEBALDconsult

My ProcessCommunicator[^] article may give you an idea of how to do that and some of the pitfalls.I'd also like to point out that maybe the console app that processes the output needn't actually execute the command. You can write a processor app that reads its input from a...

c# execute DOS command and store the results

7 Oct 2014 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

This application should not be in C:. Do you know that a system does not even have to have drive C?!And this is not a "DOS command". In modern OS, there is no such thing.Simply use System.Diagnostics.Process.Start with redirection of...

c# execute DOS command and store the results

7 Oct 2014 by Maciej Los

Why to torture yourself by sending some command to the 'command prompt'?Isn't better to use .net classes, objects?Please, see:Network Programming in the .NET Framework[^]NetworkInterface Class[^]Quite often used alternative is WMI[^], which provides functionality to get information...

Change Default Crontab Editor in bash shell for Raspberry Pi

7 May 2023 by ToughDev

This post shows a way to change the default crontab editor in bash shell for Raspberry Pi.

Combine Multiple git commits into a Single commit in GIT using Squash

3 Aug 2019 by Benktesh Sharma

How to combine multiple git commits into a single commit in GIT using Squash

Compare two files then add below same line number

21 Mar 2022 by RasatPC

How to combine command diff with sed (or other commands) to solve this question? FileRemote includes new lines that will be added to FileLocal in specific places. FileRemote: ## Functions Read Auto Hide List #101 Read Auto Move Win #102 # Read...

Compare two files then add below same line number

21 Mar 2022 by Luc Pattyn

Maybe this article is a good starting point: LPTextFileDiff: another textfile compare utility.[^] :)

Compare two files then add below same line number

22 Mar 2022 by RasatPC

Got the solution that works but is clumsy. awk '{print $1 " " $(NF)}' FileLocal.txt > output.tmp grep '^Read' output.tmp > output2.tmp Output2.tmp (result): Read #101 Read #202 Read #301 sed -i 's/Read/# Read/g' FileRemote.txt sed -i 's/# #...

convert number to a time format.

29 Sep 2013 by Strider87

Hello All,I need to take user input value into the system and convert it to a time format.as an example :- if user input value as 3, i need to convert this value into 3 hours.Is this possible in shell scripting.Thank you,

Create a Parrot Drone Web Control Panel: Sound On/Off, Lights On/Off

17 Aug 2017 by D4rkTrick

How to create a web control panel for sound and lights for your Parrot drone (Wi-fi connected)

Create infinite loop in bash

20 Apr 2020 by phil.o

Here are a few examples: Bash Infinite Loop Examples - nixCraft[^]

Create just a window frame

4 May 2018 by Member 13811640

Hello, I am new to Xlib, so don't know pretty much all of it. :D I would like to create a window frame across the screen, just that, just a window frame (something like the border of the marquee when you select with the mouse). I like that window frame to show up on the screen, let's say in...

Create just a window frame

4 May 2018 by Richard MacCutchan

Here you go: The Xlib Manual[^]

Create, Connect and Add Custom Domain to WordPress Bitnami Ready-to-Run Virtual Machine in Microsoft Azure

25 Oct 2016 by Ahmed Khateeb

In this article, I will describe how to Create WordPress Bitnami VM, how to connect to VM, how to add Custom Domain to that VM and important steps to follow after fresh installation.

Dash script to replace text "false" with "TRUE"?

11 Mar 2022 by RasatPC

I need help with a bash script modification. Currently, the script reads the values of file "Install.txt", (sample content): TRUE 203 TRUE 301 TRUE 602 TRUE 603 The numbers correspond with the same number in file: "ExtraExt.sys", (sample...

Dash script to replace text "false" with "TRUE"?

10 Mar 2022 by RasatPC

> @Richard MacCutchan: I do not think you can do it with simple sed... I have this solution but it is too complex. search=$(awk 'BEGIN{OFS=ORS=""}{if(NR>1){print "|"}print $2;}' Install.txt) sed -r "s/^false (.*($search))$/\TRUE/g" ExtraExt.sys...

Dash script to replace text "false" with "TRUE"?

11 Mar 2022 by RasatPC

I got one good solution. awk ' NR==FNR {a["#"$2] = $1; next} $NF in a {$1 = a[$NF]} 1' Install.txt ExtInstaller.sh RESULT same as Solution 1.

Does WebHDFS support HAR?

29 Jan 2015 by fausthsu

Does WebHDFS support HAR access?I'm programming a remote control script, and I've searched a lot and made some test, seems it does not?thanks.

Effective Shell Part 1: Navigating the Command Line

11 Jun 2017 by Dave Kerr

Text in the command line can quickly get unwieldy. Here are some simple tricks you can use to navigate in the command line.

Effective Shell Part 2: Become a Clipboard Gymnast

25 Mar 2018 by Dave Kerr

In this article, I'll show you how you can use the shell as an efficient tool to compliment how you use the clipboard.

Error in bash scripting linux for terminal based game

22 Dec 2016 by Member 12917493

Hello everybody,I have been working with Debian for a couple of months for school and because it seems really handy to work with. but now I want to make a game for in the terminal. A Higher or Lower card game (also for school but I wanted to make it before I was given this task). You have to...

Error in bash scripting linux for terminal based game

22 Dec 2016 by Jochen Arndt

I did not checked all the code but this looks suspicious:if [ "$score" -ge 1 ]; then Number=$(($RANDOM % 52)) Gokkaart=${KAARTEN[$Number]} oldNumber=$Number echo "De kaart is $Gokkaart2"fiYou are assigning a new random number to $Number. So the old number is no longer...

Error: package org.json.simple does not exist | linux command line

10 Feb 2019 by User 13204940

Hi, I've been able to compile and run Java code just fine, until I implemented JSON. I downloaded json-20180813.jar, and can't get it to be recognised. My file structure is as follows; /var/www/html/game/server/ : build (dir) run ClientConnection.java Main.java Server.java Utils.java...

Execute script from bash and get all function + variable name and values

21 Dec 2020 by Juljan Haka

Hello, i am kind of a junior developer so please forgive my ignorance. I am using Ubuntu LTS 20.04 at the moment. I have a python script with 4 functions in it. Each function has more than 3 variables. At least on of those variables in each...

FFmpeg Filters Every Youtuber Needs

5 Nov 2023 by V. Subhash

A simple fix for excessively bright video and low-volume audio

Git Bisection Utility Wrapper Script for Memory Corruption Bugs

16 Jul 2020 by cassert24

A single-script git bisection utility wrapper for memory corruption bugs

HDD blank sectors counter - how to? (which language?)

4 Nov 2014 by Robert-68

Hello friendsit is too long time I don't code :-(I'm landed today on this cool community.I need realize (or thank you if you want to provide one) an utility that would count how many blank sectors (blank is meant that for the given sector, each of the 512 bytes is x00) are present in...

How Can I Check My Application Is Running In Ios Simulator Using Bash Script

21 Jan 2014 by Member 10066562

i am working in iPad application automation. Now i am facing a problem that how can i check that my application is running that is automate in iOS Simulator(iPad/iOS 6.1) using bash script. My OS is Mac OS X (Version: 10.7.5). Please help.

How can I loop through consecutive file directories?

24 Nov 2022 by domestic ivy

i am in directory a. Under directory a there is a fixed directory b. There are d{091....099} directories under the b directory. There are also different *.gz files under this d directory. I need to extract data from these files (filenames) and...

How can I separate some repeated patterns in a row into multiple rows using bash script?

12 Oct 2013 by Member 10272533

I have some problem with bash script.I've got a string which has some repeated patterns like this.1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ...Each fields is separated by tab key.I want it to look like this...1 2 3 41 2 3 41 2 3 4...How can I solve this problem using bash...

How can I separate some repeated patterns in a row into multiple rows using bash script?

14 Oct 2013 by 101zeeshan101

You can use sed like this:Solution:s='1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4'p='1 2 3 4'echo "$s"|sed "s/$p\s*/&\n/g"1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4You can use infinite while loop and use the input file and iterate through each line to use this logic for murtiple lines.Live...

How can remove comma in bash

18 Feb 2024 by GiulioRig

hi guys i have a code this code print this https://api.binance.com/api/v3/ticker?symbols=["BTCUSDT","BNBBTC",]&windowSize=1d&type=full i want remove the last comma inside a square parentesis i want somthing like this ...

How can remove comma in bash

18 Feb 2024 by OriginalGriff

Use string replace: How to Replace Substring in Bash Natively[^] The string to search for: ",] The string to replace it with: "] If the "spare comma" is there, it'll be removed. If it isn't, the string will be unchanged.

How do I add octal to integer

19 Jan 2022 by mohamed abubeker

shopt -s dotglob nullglob shopt -s globstar for pathname in CWFiles/**/*.txt; do [ ! -f "pathname" ] && continue while read -r line do result=(( "$result" + "$pathname" )) echo $result done

How do I add octal to integer

19 Jan 2022 by k5054

What you have posted here make no sense. As written, this line result=(( "$result" + "$pathname" )) , seems to be trying to accumulate something to result, but since you have for pathname in CWFiles/**/*.txt then pathname will hold a value...

How do I match emails with only top level domain using regex

22 Mar 2022 by DrewMc

I've been trying to write a regex pattern to only match top level domain using bash i.e person@email.com or person1@email.uk would be valid but person@email.co.uk would be invalid. What I have tried: grep -E -o...

regular-expression

How do I match emails with only top level domain using regex

25 Nov 2020 by OriginalGriff

It's a bad idea. But ... ^([a-zA-Z0-9_\-\.]+)@[^\.]+\.[^\.]+$ Will do it. You'll be eliminating a heck of a lot of valid emails though! (And letting bad ones though as well ...) If you are going to use Regular Expressions, then get a copy of...

regular-expression

How do I redirect the welcome message while SSH to a linux server to a file ?

19 Sep 2014 by Anand Shaw

Hi,I want to store welcome message to a file when I do SSH to a unix server.Please tell me how can I redirect the message to a file.Thanks.

How do I redirect the welcome message while SSH to a linux server to a file ?

19 Sep 2014 by Richard MacCutchan

cat /etc/motd > somefilename

How do I rewrite this bash command line into zsh?

4 Feb 2013 by coffeenet

HiI need to input this command, it is written in bash, but I my terminal is zsh. How do I rewrite it?ssh username@rserver.com -L 127.0.0.1:8888:*:11111Thanx!

How do I sed to retrieve URLs within single quotes?

10 Nov 2014 by Member 10440553

How do I sed to retrieve URLs within single quotes?Currently, it can only retrieve URLs which starts with HTTP/HTTPS.urls=$(sed -ne 's/.*\(http[^"]*\).*/\1/p' 's/.*\(https[^"]*\).*/\1/p' /url/to/path)

How do I Show a Bash Result in HTML

11 Nov 2014 by Member 11224763

Hello,I have a project where I have to show the current temperature on a website.I already created a script in bash that "echo" me the current temperature, but I don't really know how to display that result on my website.Sincerly,Yvan MLS

How do I Show a Bash Result in HTML

11 Nov 2014 by Dominic Burford

There may be other ways of doing this, but you could consider using the XMLHttpRequest object as in the example below.xmlhttp=new XMLHttpRequest();xmlhttp.open("GET","temperaure.txt",false);xmlhttp.send();document.getElementById("temperature").innerHTML=xmlhttp.responseText;

How to build FFmpeg 7 from source and what you can do with its new features

12 Apr 2024 by V. Subhash

Compile FFmpeg v7.0 CLI from source and check out some of its new features

How to Change Text Color in a Linux Terminal

7 Apr 2022 by Chris Maunder

A quick overview and a simple bash script to make your script output a little more lively

How to Compile FFmpeg 6.0 in Linux and What New Things Can Be Done With It

8 Mar 2023 by V. Subhash

How to get compile the latest FFmpeg source code and try out some new features

How to connect mongodb and catch mondodb connection error using try-catch in git bash?

17 May 2021 by Aman Parmar

a)I want to connect to MongoDB b)Surround Mondodb with try-catch block c)catch exceptions. I have to use git to get the latest branch. I have assumed that the below command will run before MongoDB connection: source setenv.sh source...

How to curl_multi_perform from /usr/bin/curl process in bash on OS X?

2 Nov 2015 by Member 10308543

Hey guys,I am working on an Illustrator extension project which uses HTML5 for UI and JavaScript for implementing functionalities.Apart from HTML5 I am also using JQuery and AngularJS.Illustrator SDK has an special feature where you can execute a process using it.I need to pack a PDF...

How to find the password expiry information without /etc/shadow file access ?

19 Sep 2014 by Anand Shaw

Hi,As a user to a linux server, I don't have access to shadow file. But I want to find out password expiry details for my username.Thanks.

How to generate number and overwrite in file ?

5 Aug 2023 by headshot9x

Hi, I have log files coming from other servers, the content in file something wrong and I want to rewrite content before move file. I'm not familiar with shell script in linux, but I tried research and learn around. So, I have idea about, but so...

How to get file size in byte using wc -C

30 May 2020 by M.S.S.E

when I use the command to get the file size in bye using wc -c the command return two values, the size in byte and the file name, ex: the output for wc -c my_file is 322 my_file I need to get only the first value to use it if condition, and I...

How to get file size in byte using wc -C

30 May 2020 by phil.o

You can pipe awk[^] to isolate the size: wc -c my_file | awk '{print $1}'

How to get file size in byte using wc -C

30 May 2020 by k5054

There is no option not to print the file name, you'll need to use a pipe as phil.o showed. Some other options: #use cat cat my_file | wc -c #use cut wc -c my_file | cut -f1 -d ' ' #you could also use stat, if you don't want to use a pipe ...