matte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>The count would be sufficient, as each folder will always hold ONLY these
>archives, and no hidden files.
>Thus, my directory would be:
>myArcName_1.tar.gz
>myArcName_2.tar.gz
>myArcName_3.tar.gz
This will do it, starting the numbering at 0
On 2007-05-13, matte wrote:
>
>I am doing a simple [1]backup Bash script that creates a backup archive of
> a
>folder (or file) I am working on.
Where is the script? The link below is to the forums as a whole.
> I want to have snapshaps all saved to one
>directory. To ensure uniqu
I am doing a simple [1]backup Bash script that creates a backup archive of a
folder (or file) I am working on. I want to have snapshaps all saved to one
directory. To ensure unique name, I am currently appending the date and time
to "MyArcName_data_time." But this creates a long and ug
Andreas Schwab wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Proulx) writes:
> > But when this is used with a command substitution the newline
> > disappears.
>
> Command substitution always strips trailing newlines.
Here is the part that I have previously missed:
man bash
Command Substitution
.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Proulx) writes:
> I was asked a question recently and I have not been able to deduce the
> answer and so am appealing to the group for further education. I
> could not find a match for my question in the FAQ.
>
> $ printf "\n" | od -tx1
> 000 0a
> $ printf "\n" |
I was asked a question recently and I have not been able to deduce the
answer and so am appealing to the group for further education. I
could not find a match for my question in the FAQ.
$ printf "\n" | od -tx1
000 0a
$ printf "\n" | wc -c
1
But when this is used with a command subst
On 2007-05-13, Overdorf, Sam wrote:
> The following does not work on my computers:
>
>
>
> If [ "1" > "2" ]
>
> then
>
> echo "greater"
>
> else
>
> echo "not greater"
>
> fi
>
>
>
> Bash thinks this is I/O redirection and creates a file by the name of
> "2" in my directory.
>
> Thi
On 2007-05-12, jdh239 wrote:
>
> I saw something similar to this in the archives already, but didn't see a
> real answer. I am modifying my 'whois' command to just grep for the
> expiration date of my domains:
>
> ie jwhois
>
> whois $DOM | grep -i expi | grep -i -e jan -e feb -e mar -e apr -e may
On Sun, May 13, 2007 at 08:19:13AM -0600, Eric Blake wrote:
[...]
> if [[ 1 > 2 ]]
>
> > This should be a string compare.
>
> Actually, when quoted properly, it should be a numeric comparison, not a
> string comparison.
[...]
It *is* a string comparison:
$ bash -c '[[ 02 > 1 ]]' || echo "02 is
On Sun, May 13, 2007 at 12:31:48AM -0700, Overdorf, Sam wrote:
> The following does not work on my computers:
[...]
> If [ "1" > "2" ]
[...]
> Bash thinks this is I/O redirection and creates a file by the name of
> "2" in my directory.
>
> This should be a string compare.
[...]
Hi. No, this shoul
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According to Overdorf, Sam on 5/13/2007 1:31 AM:
> The following does not work on my computers:
>
>
>
> If [ "1" > "2" ]
>
> then
Your mailer corrupted what you typed, by adding spurious newlines, and
capitalizing the if.
Your report is not a
The following does not work on my computers:
If [ "1" > "2" ]
then
echo "greater"
else
echo "not greater"
fi
Bash thinks this is I/O redirection and creates a file by the name of
"2" in my directory.
This should be a string compare.
Thanks,
Sam
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