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Run a shell script with an html button
Run a shell script with an html button I want to launch a bash script when a button is pressed on a website. This is my first attempt: But no luck. Any suggestions?
How to execute a Python script from the Django shell?
How to execute a Python script from the Django shell? I need to execute a Python script from the Django shell. I tried: ``` ./manage.py shell
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- 16 Feb at 11:54
How to convert a string to lower case in Bash
How to convert a string to lower case in Bash Is there a way in [bash](/questions/tagged/bash) to convert a string into a lower case string? For example, if I have: I want to convert it to:
How to add a "open git-bash here..." context menu to the windows explorer?
How to add a "open git-bash here..." context menu to the windows explorer? How to add a context (aka right click) menu to the windows explorer that, when clicked, opens the git-bash console in the cur...
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- 20 Nov at 15:42
Shell command to find lines common in two files
Shell command to find lines common in two files I'm sure I once found a shell command which could print the common lines from two or more files. What is its name? It was much simpler than [diff](https...
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- 30 Nov at 16:10
Copy folder recursively, excluding some folders
Copy folder recursively, excluding some folders I am trying to write a simple bash script that will copy the entire contents of a folder including hidden files and folders into another folder, but I w...
Why do people write #!/usr/bin/env python on the first line of a Python script?
Why do people write #!/usr/bin/env python on the first line of a Python script? I see these at the top of Python files: It seems to me that the files run the same without that line.
How to only get file name with Linux 'find'?
How to only get file name with Linux 'find'? I'm using find to all files in directory, so I get a list of paths. However, I need only file names. i.e. I get `./dir1/dir2/file.txt` and I want to get `f...
Unzip All Files In A Directory
Unzip All Files In A Directory I have a directory of ZIP files (created on a Windows machine). I can manually unzip them using `unzip filename`, but how can I unzip all the ZIP files in the current fo...
How to retrieve absolute path given relative
How to retrieve absolute path given relative Is there a command to retrieve the absolute path given a relative path? For example I want $line to contain the absolute path of each file in dir `./etc/`
Check if a file exists with a wildcard in a shell script
Check if a file exists with a wildcard in a shell script I'm trying to check if a file exists, but with a wildcard. Here is my example: I have also tried it without the double quotes.
How to call a function in shell Scripting?
How to call a function in shell Scripting? I have a shell script which conditionally calls a function. For Example:- Please let me know how to accomplish this.
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- 28 Sep at 19:2
How to convert string to integer in UNIX shelll
How to convert string to integer in UNIX shelll I have `d1="11"` and `d2="07"`. I want to convert `d1` and `d2` to integers and perform `d1-d2`. How do I do this in UNIX? `d1 - d2` currently returns `...
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- 15 Jul at 12:22
How to comment out particular lines in a shell script
How to comment out particular lines in a shell script Can anyone suggest how to comment particular lines in the shell script other than `#`? Suppose I want to comment five lines. Instead of adding `#`...
Checking for the correct number of arguments
Checking for the correct number of arguments How do i check for the correct number of arguments (one argument). If somebody tries to invoke the script without passing in the correct number of argument...
Convert line endings
Convert line endings I have been using `d2u` to convert line endings. After installing Puppy Linux I noticed that it does not come with `d2u`, but `dos2unix`. Then I noticed that Ubuntu is missing bot...
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- 22 May at 20:59
What does " 2>&1 " mean?
What does " 2>&1 " mean? To combine `stderr` and `stdout` into the `stdout` stream, we append this to a command: e.g. to see the first few errors from compiling `g++ main.cpp`: What does `2>&1` mean, ...
Get current directory or folder name (without the full path)
Get current directory or folder name (without the full path) How could I retrieve the current working directory/folder name in a bash script, or even better, just a terminal command. `pwd` gives the f...
While loop to test if a file exists in bash
While loop to test if a file exists in bash I'm working on a shell script that does certain changes on a txt file only if it does exist, however this test loop doesn't work, I wonder why? Thank you!
find without recursion
find without recursion Is it possible to use the `find` command in some way that it will not recurse into the sub-directories? For example, And the result of something like `find DirsRoot --do-not-rec...
Check existence of input argument in a Bash shell script
Check existence of input argument in a Bash shell script I need to check the existence of an input argument. I have the following script I get How do I check the input argument1 first to see if it exi...
What does the line "#!/bin/sh" mean in a UNIX shell script?
What does the line "#!/bin/sh" mean in a UNIX shell script? I was going through some shell script tutorials and found the following sample program: Can anyone please tell me what the significance of t...
Which terminal command to get just IP address and nothing else?
Which terminal command to get just IP address and nothing else? I'm trying to use just the IP address (inet) as a parameter in a script I wrote. Is there an easy way in a unix terminal to get just the...
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