Apr 3, 2012 · What does a dollar sign followed by an at-sign (@) mean in a shell script? For example: umbrella_corp_options $@

How do I get the path of the directory in which a Bash script is located, inside that script? I want to use a Bash script as a launcher for another application. I want to change the working directo...

530 = and == are for string comparisons -eq is for numeric comparisons -eq is in the same family as -lt, -le, -gt, -ge, and -ne == is specific to bash (not present in sh (Bourne shell), ...). Using POSIX = is …

Feb 21, 2020 · I have a Bash script that runs a program with parameters. That program outputs some status (doing this, doing that...). There isn't any option for this program to be quiet. How can I prevent …

Oct 19, 2012 · This says that the script must run at levels 3, 4, and 5, and the priority for start/stop is 99 and 10. Then, as user root you can use chkconfig to enable or disable the script at startup:

I'm studying the content of this preinst file that the script executes before that package is unpacked from its Debian archive (.deb) file. The script has the following code: #!/bin/bash set -e #

Oct 6, 2009 · 2201 How do I iterate through each line of a text file with Bash? With this script: bash

Feb 7, 2014 · 252 For those looking for the Bash equivalent of Windows Powershell/CMD's pause command. In Bash use read with option -p specifying a prompt like:

Dec 22, 2008 · 464 I want to execute something in a linux shell under a few different conditions, and be able to output the execution time of each execution. I know I could write a perl or python script that …

Apr 4, 2009 · I'm writing a shell script to automatically add a new user and update their password. I don't know how to get passwd to read from the shell script instead of interactively prompting me for the new