The wonderful world of shell scripts

[Atahualpa]

I love them
Probably the most useful thing ever invented. I don't know how to program Windows-BAT files, but I know BASH and with the GNU commandline utilities you can do almost everything.

The only thing that I hate is the syntax and I've torn several hairs out to get some things right.
VAR=$VAR+1 works that way: VAR=$(($VAR+1))

Anyway I just did one in about one minute that saved me probably 2 hours time of ridiculous work.

Ofc for me, all that would be impossible without Cygwin!
Bash
Cygwin

[Qilue]

OMG, you're Kuciwalker's DL!!!

[joncha]

No... that would be Gen. Atkinson.

[Gen. Atkinson]

Again... what's with this DL stuff?

You are all mean. And I'm a glutton.

Not for pain, I'm just hungry.

[BlackCat]

You only lack one step - tcsh is what really rocks. I thougth csh ruled, but then I saw the light

[Atahualpa]

What's so great about tcsh?

Besides it is 4 a.m. I should get some sleep... or compile the results...

[Darsnan]

Re: The wonderful world of shell scripts

Originally posted by Atahualpa
I love them
Probably the most useful thing ever invented. I don't know how to program Windows-BAT files, but I know BASH and with the GNU commandline utilities you can do almost everything.

The only thing that I hate is the syntax and I've torn several hairs out to get some things right.
VAR=$VAR+1 works that way: VAR=$(($VAR+1))

Don't know what data your trying to manipulate, but have you every tried MatLab? Very flexible with data arrays!


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[BlackCat]

Actually, I write my scripts in ksh - that is the most portable, but I prefer to use tcsh in my propt (arrow up is much easier) .

Anyway, ksh wasn't invented when I had to choose between sh and csh so I am a csh fan

[Atahualpa]

Re: Re: The wonderful world of shell scripts

Originally posted by Darsnan


Don't know what data your trying to manipulate, but have you every tried MatLab? Very flexible with data arrays!


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I have not tried, but it's available in the lab and they said there is even a guy who is quite an expert with it.
As for now I am just doing some filesystem stuff with bash and compile results with a mathematica notebook



I think I go to bed now

[Darsnan]

Re: Re: Re: The wonderful world of shell scripts

Originally posted by Atahualpa


I have not tried, but it's available in the lab and they said there is even a guy who is quite an expert with it.

I'd recommend you become friends with that "Expert", and I'd bet that individual's future is bright wherever they end up.....



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[Agathon]

Where is Kuci? Did he get locked in one of his thirty-two private bathrooms?

[aneeshm]

Aggie - last time you said he had twenty-something bathrooms . WTF ?

[Zulu Elephant]

ok. been thinking about this for some time.

As a kid, i taught myself basic from a book and wrote simple graphic based games by the time was 11 or 12. After that I got interested in other things.

I currently know nothing about C/C++/visual basic...i dont really even know what these are.

If i wanted to teach myself some stuff and get back into the swing of things, where would be the best place to start? I need free downloads for compilers (is that even the right term) and that sort of thing. Im sure i can find turtorials and stuff online

Im using windows xp and basically am not sure what language i should go for and where to get it.

All help appreciated

[Ted Striker]

#!/bin/sh pwnz all these sissy new shells


history command, PAH

Being able to use the backspace without getting garbage or having to set the TTY. PAH

[Ted Striker]

Originally posted by Zulu Elephant
ok. been thinking about this for some time.

As a kid, i taught myself basic from a book and wrote simple graphic based games by the time was 11 or 12. After that I got interested in other things.

I currently know nothing about C/C++/visual basic...i dont really even know what these are.

If i wanted to teach myself some stuff and get back into the swing of things, where would be the best place to start? I need free downloads for compilers (is that even the right term) and that sort of thing. Im sure i can find turtorials and stuff online

Im using windows xp and basically am not sure what language i should go for and where to get it.

All help appreciated

I don't think you will have trouble finding a free compiler. There should be a bunch of them out there. If I would you I'd study some kind of C or Java.

Maybe the programmers around here have better advice on a more specific language.