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repeat command until process start or timeout unix
Is there anyway to check the number of file in a directory, if the number of files is correct, say 5 files, zip the files with zip -r total.zip. If the number of files is wrong, wait 3 seconds, and ...
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Excute for loop in subfolder
I have this command :
for i in $(svn st | grep \! | awk '{print $2}'); do svn delete $i; done
I would like to execute it to a subfolder without making a cd command.
Is it possible ?
Thanks !
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Bash script 'while read' loop causes 'broken pipe' error when run with GNU Parallel
According to the GNU Parallel mailing list this is not a GNU Parallel-specific problem. They suggested that I post my problem here.
The error I'm getting is a "broken pipe" error, but I feel I ...
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Loops in Bash for creating sequentially numbered folders
How would I write a BASH script that creates directories test0-test63?
I'm thinking something along the lines of:
for x in range (64)
mkdir ./test'x'
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Bash Script for loop that is breaking lines up instead of using the whole line
I am writing a very simple script and I'm getting stuck on something stupid. Basically I have text file in which each line is comprised of 3 words separated by a space. When you cat the file it ...
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Loop through a directory unix shell programming
Use a for loop to go through the filenames in the directory. In this version, only loop through the filenames that do not have a ".old" extension
Inside the loop, rename the file to the new name.
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Bash Shell Scripting - How to iterate through files and directories, and copy and rename files?
I have a directory setup as follows:
/Group1/audiofile1.wav
/Group1/audiofile2.wav
/Group1/audiofile3.wav
/Group1/audiofile4.wav
/Group2/audiofile1.wav
/Group2/audiofile2.wav
/Group3/audiofile1.wav
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Bash Shell Script with Menu
I've written a bash shell script (code provided below) that gives the user 4 options. However I'm having a little trouble with the code. Right now when they select option 3, to show the date. It loops ...
