Re: bz2 format

1999-07-03 Thread rp941372
> > Hi all, > Pretty simple question , but I meet with .bz2 format first time and > checked man and info with no result. Please , tell me how "zip" and > "unzip" form this format? First, you need the bzip2 package installed. If it's not installed, you can install it this way: apt-get in

Re: remove files sensibly

1999-06-15 Thread rp941372
> Hi all: > > How would I enter a command (or write a simple script) that would do: > > FOR EACH FILE *.elc IF THERE IS CORRESPONDING *.el, DELETE IT > > Are there any good online resources about writing similar scripts? I found this web page, under the Unix shells section in Yahoo: http://www

Re: A simple weird question

1999-06-14 Thread rp941372
> Hi, I'm a fan of Debian, and soon i'll have to give a speech > at University talking about Linux and Debian. As our native > language is not English we always have this problem... > So the simple question is: > How is "Debian" pronounced? I think pronouncing it as you would in Portuguese will

Re: Too many posts for my mailbox

1999-06-14 Thread rp941372
> My mailbox cannot handle the number of posts this list generates, > especially not when I'm away for the weekend or even week. What should I > do to participate in this mailing list without clogging my mailbox? Well, there are several sorts of solutions to this kind of problem. A simple one is

Re: grep "\" ... how

1999-06-11 Thread rp941372
> I this case the '\'s that appear in #include statements are the ONLY > ones that need to be changed, so I can look for #include. Good. So you need to change `\` to `/` in lines that start with '#include': cat file.c |sed -e '/^[ \t]*#include/ s,\\,/,g' >outfile.c That I think should d

Re: grep "\" ... how

1999-06-11 Thread rp941372
> > If backslashes will only appear in file paths, you > > are set. If they > > appear in some other contents where they need to be > > kept, then look at a > > more sophisticated tool like sed. > > > This it true... the '\' also appears in printf's > IE: fprintf("\t hello \n"); Ok... You're goi

Re: grep "\" ... how

1999-06-11 Thread rp941372
> I need to write a script to replace '\'s with '/', but how can I get > grep to accept '\' as a regular expression (it assumes it to be line > continue character, at least from the sh prompt)? Come to think of it, if you're trying to _replace_ charcacters, instead of just locating them, you might

Re: grep "\" ... how

1999-06-11 Thread rp941372
> I need to write a script to replace '\'s with '/', but how can I get > grep to accept '\' as a regular expression (it assumes it to be line > continue character, at least from the sh prompt)? You need to escape the '\' with another one: grep '\\' file

Re: grep "\" ... how

1999-06-11 Thread rp941372
> On Fri Jun 11, 1999, Kenneth Scharf wrote: > > I need to write a script to replace '\'s with '/', but how can I get > > grep to accept '\' as a regular expression (it assumes it to be line > > continue character, at least from the sh prompt)? > > Put the expression in single quotes? This doesn'