Explore Shell Scripting on Experts Exchange

Expert Solutions for Your Tech Problems

Shell Scripting

The term 'shell' refers to a general class of text-based command interpreters most often associated with the UNIX and Linux operating systems. Popu...

Read more
  • 10K Content
  • 3.3K Contributors

Expert Spotlight
Joe Winograd
Developer

50+ years in computers
EE FELLOW 2017 — first ever recipient of Fellow award
MVE 2015,2016,2018
CERTIFIED GOLD EXPERT
DISTINGUISHED EXPERT

Research Solution

download video and transcripts

byphoffric
21
https://nptel.ac.in/courses/108/104/108104174/
In this link there is a "Download Video" and a …
Article
Mouse Trap

Advanced DOS batch pitfalls

byQlemo
14
The following is a collection of cases for strange behaviour when using advanced techniques …
Video
How to add custom Run command to Notepad++ for AutoHotkey and other programming/scripting languages 5m

How to add custom Run command to Notepad++ for AutoHotkey and other programming/scripting languages

byJoe Winograd
2
In a recent question here at Experts Exchange, a member asked how to run an AutoHotkey…
Post

If you ever want to play bash on hard mode, install suicide …

byJames Bilous
2
If you ever want to play bash on hard mode, install suicide linux. It sudo rm -rf / 's your machine …
Troubleshooting Solution

script to copy previous day files

byUSGLOBAL
85
I have a BES server that generates log files daily. Each day' s log files are in their own folder …
Troubleshooting Solution

Need to remove extra pipes from a column

bynQuote
78
I have a text file with 4 columns where the columns are delimited by a pipe character. The 3rd …
Troubleshooting Solution

pass shell argument to already open mdb

byBobby
77
I have the following code which will open up an access mdb and pass the argument to it, but now i …
Troubleshooting Solution

Prevent fdisk to start from 2048 sector

byNetRock6
77
Hi,

I am trying to automate partitioning using bash script with fdisk. but fdisk forces to start …
Troubleshooting Solution

Shell script, code error can someone please help

byLeo
69

I a new to and totally lost with shell scripting, I am being told that this script used to work with

…
Troubleshooting Solution

Covert rados usage information from numeric-text to percentage in bash script for SolarWinds.

byMichael Worsham
15

I am designing a SolarWinds Ceph monitoring script for KPI metric data. I have most of the code

…
Troubleshooting Solution

linux command for adminstration

bymarrowyung
60
hi,

in redhatl linux and AIX unix, how to use command to check:

1) CPU used ?
2) RAM used and…
Troubleshooting Solution

display one line per instance {#INS}

bybibi92
15

Hello,


I want to modify the script below to display one line per instance {#INS}  : 

Thank you 


…
Troubleshooting Solution

re-structure a csv file and output a new file

byrichsark
65
I have a CVS file with thousands of lines and columns. I need to focus on column AM named or any …
Troubleshooting Solution

Shell scripting or Perl/Python to split the records and print

bymagento
9

Hi Experts,


Need help to split the below data via shell script or perl .

Input/Output is shared as

…
Troubleshooting Solution

What is the purpose of "/dev/tty" when using the less command?

byMaarten Bruins
47
First I create a regular file with some contents (manual page of find command):

man find > …
Troubleshooting Solution

Need bash loop script to extract only the first column of 'ceph' pg dump command

byMichael Worsham
7

Need bash loop script to extract only the first column out of the output in real-time.


Data Command:

…
Troubleshooting Solution

Convert delimited real-time data into column format - terminal and CSV format

byMichael Worsham
7

Need some bash scripting help to convert data on the fly into readable column format, delimited by

…
Troubleshooting Solution

How to rewrite shell script in Python

bysam15
13
Troubleshooting Solution

Identify Special Char in JAVA and Shell Scriipt

byenthuguy
61
Hi Experts,

Could you help me how to find below special charcters "" in JAVA and …
Troubleshooting Solution

newline using sed.

byvishali_vishu
50
i want to replace a specific string with newline character...using sed

example:

…

Do more with Experts Exchange.


Get Answers

Join a Group Discussion

Collaborate

Monitor your Site

Explore solutions and more