Software :: Bash Script Syntax (Get Existing Directory)
Sep 10, 2009I'm starting to learn bash scripting and I can't figure out what's wrong with the following.
Code:
#!/bin/bash -x
ALFA=`kdesu "kdialog --getexistingdirectory ."`
echo $ALFA
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Ubuntu :: Create New Directory But Keep Getting Same Error - Bash: Syntax Error Near Unexpected Token `newline'
Jan 13, 2010I'm trying to create a new directory using the mkdir command.
Code:
home@ubuntu:~$ mkdir <aicoursework>
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
that's the error that i keep getting, what am i doing wrong?
General :: SUSE 10 Syslog-ng Syntax - Bash: Syntax Error Near Unexpected Token "("
Apr 20, 2011I am a Novell (now defunct) CNE tring to learn Linux and am having a lot of trouble finding out where the WB 6-6 is wrong in the syntax for adding local4... the the syslog-ng config file. In the instructions there are discrepancies between commas and simi-comma, they are both in the statements in no particular order. there is no pattern to them. Here is what the book shows:
filter f_local4debug { level(debug) and facility(local4); };
When I try to input this in the Gnome terminal window to try and find out where it goes wrong I get the following: -bash: syntax error near unexpected token "(" If I can get the correct syntax I belive I can use the info to get past the rest of this portion of the lesson. I am desperate to learn Linux as the only jobs out there for a Novell CNE are migrations to MS, which really sucks, since MS really really sucks.
Ubuntu :: Bash If/then Conditional Syntax?
Feb 7, 2011I pride myself on at least trying to help myself before I ask, but I've been staring at this a long time, I'm just not getting any traction.I've literally got 3 linux references on my desk right now that say that I should be able to use if conditionals, for example
[ -d FILE ]True if FILE exists and is a directory.
[ -e FILE ]True if FILE exists.
[ -f FILE ]True if FILE exists and is a regular file.
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Programming :: Bash Syntax To Translate From Csh Scripts?
Jan 1, 2011I am setting some environmental variable in my .bashrc , the sample code I was provided with is for CSH but I am using bash, and there are some syntax differences between them ... I got most of the script to work, but I am getting an error at this part :
Code: if ($RMSTREE == $RMANTREE) then
set path=($path $RMANTREE/bin)
else
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Ubuntu :: Bash Script Syntax Different For (Lucid)?
Feb 17, 2011In a bash script brought over from a Debian/Lenny system, Ubuntu 10.04 stumbles on the left parenthesis in the expression below:NEED_COLS=$[($HEX_WIDTH * 4) + 12]Is it an Ubuntu/Debian script style mismatch, or just post-Lenny? If that can be answered, is there a way to reconcile or syntax check older scripts?
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Dec 26, 2010I'm new to scripting and I have a trouble with if statement syntax. The code is: Code: #there is a diff command here, and it does what i want but#i wanna see 1 if the exit value of diff is 0, and otherwise i wanna see 0.#the problem is here: (syntax error near unexpected token "then")
if["$?"==0];
then
echo 1
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Programming :: Bash Script Cannot Run Functions - No Syntax Errors
Apr 23, 2011I have this project which I've been working on essentially nonstop for the past three days and due to work I am running low on time. I'm new to Linux/Unix and my Teacher has assigned us a scripting project, due for Monday. I have All the functions for the project in a separate file which run as a daemon process when I log in. It has no syntax errors but my Script can not run the functions (I'm not sure where they go before or after the body) and I have one function I'd like you guys to take a look at. It has a Second menu leading to a case statement but it does not run after the Search. I'm Kinda tired of looking at the CLI but I have to finish this.
phoneEdi() {
directory=~/phonepro/directory
loop="y"
clear
tput cup 4 4; echo "Record Editor" .....
General :: Bash Script Syntax Fail As Root?
Apr 12, 2011I'm scratching my head over a very simple netcat-based heartbeat monitoring script i wrote.
here we go:
Code:
echo `date --utc "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%SZ"` script started
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General :: Bash - Syntax Error Near Unexpected Token `('
May 2, 2010I am trying to install vlc media player on my backtrack3 but when i am giving a command xvjf to extract bz2 file then
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
Programming :: Bash - Syntax For ((<arithmetic Expression>)) Usage ?
Mar 18, 2010I do not understand bash' syntax regarding the use of ((<arithmetic expression>)). $((<arithmetic expression>)) is tokenised to a single word. OK.
Code:
In isolation
Code:
It may not be used where a word is expected. This generates a syntax error. Why?
Code:
General :: (small) Bash Script - Catching Syntax Errors
Sep 9, 2010I've been trying to find a bug in this test script, but haven't been able to so far. I'm not lazy, I promise...just new to Bash so am having a hard time catching syntax errors. I call the script with the option -disableVenusBld, and it still prints "Starting build", which it shouldn't be doing right?
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General :: Custom Syntax Highlighting In Bash Shell - Using Keywords
Apr 25, 2011I know it's possible to change the $ user@hostname colors, but is it possible to color different things? Could I make all numbers/integers a certain color. Or set certain keywords to be bold?
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Apr 28, 2011I'm trying to be able to Open a text editor without needing an existing file.This is my code:
case $ans in
"Show Today") echo "$(date)";;
"Show Calendar") cal;;
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Software :: Bash Syntax - While Loop With Multiple Comparison Operators
Apr 21, 2009I'm trying to code the following WHILE loop in Bash:
While [string1 is non zero] and [string2 is non zero] and [counter < max]
Do
...
Done
I can't get the syntax right. I've tried:
Code:
while [ -n "$STRING1"] -a [ -n "$STRING2"] -a [$COUNTER -lt $MAX ]
But I get 'Too may arguments'
Programming :: Bash Daemon Encounters Syntax Error After Midnight?
Feb 24, 2011I have a daemon script which wakes up every 5 minutes and checks the health of started processes. It works fine during the day but throws a syntax error just after midnight.Here is the log:
(02/22-23:49) Check all started processes
(02/22-23:54) Check all started processes
(02/22-23:59) Check all started processes
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Networking :: Correct Syntax For An NFS Shared Directory?
Jun 1, 2009If I want to share a directory called /home/me, would I go to my /etc/exports file and share /home/me/* or would I share /home/me ? I am unsure of how to type this into the file.
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May 16, 2010I install nfs-common,nfs-kernel-serverNow I can not use
PHP Code:
# home 192.168.1.10(ro,no_root_squash)
I get
Quote:
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
when I want to share a folder
Programming :: Bash Script Giving Unexpected End Of File - Syntax Error
Apr 12, 2010I have a bash script giving me the following error:
[Code]...
When I run it I am getting: ./svnup: line 61: syntax error: unexpected end of file Can't for the life of me figure out what is wrong. It's a script to export the latest revision from SVN to the web root folder and archive the previous version, basically.
General :: Syntax For CP - Making Virtual Move To Directory
Jun 13, 2011I just joined LinuxQuestions and find no Forum specific to command-line syntax questions, so I'll post it here. Here is the question. I can use:
cp -vr --parents /a/b/c/this /x/y
to create a directory /x/y/a/b/c/this containing this and everything under this.
But how could I create a directory x/y/b/c/this (ie omitting a)? I could MOVE to /a/ and then use
cp -vr --parents b/c/this /x/y
but I really don't want to do the MOVE (and can think of circumstances where I might not be able to).
I'm really looking for something exactly similar to the
tar -C DIRECTORY
switch that allows one to make a virtual move to the directory DIRECTORY before commencing the tar operation.
Ubuntu :: Run A Bash Script - Failing Miserably: Syntax Error Near Unexpected Token
Dec 18, 2010I thought I'd make myself a bash script of sorts to download movie trailers, from a file where I manually dump the URL of each file on a separate line: file 'trailerlist':
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Programming :: Run Small Shell Script - Bash - Syntax Error Near Unexpected Token `('
Jul 9, 2010I was trying to run small shell script, but could not run. I got the error like in subject.
This is exact way i was trying to do.
Software :: Deal With An Existing WDS PXE Directory?
Jun 28, 2011An existing Windows 2003 Server hosts a WDS pxe role. A networtk shared directory provides some customized OS.
I have to migrate this server without altered the WDS directory. Is it possible to deal with this stack under Redhat with pxelinux ?
Actually, my tests are negative. But I definitively have to deal with as a requirement. Otherwise an update will be made for each alteration of the OS.
POC : Red Hat 5 64bits, Apache2, Samba3, pxelinux, tftp-hpa.
I had successfully boot a virtual pc under Red hat. But I'm alaways game over with the corporate OS. When I load a pxeboot.n12 file there is an invalid file or corrupt error. When I rename this file as pxeboot.0 (to use pxelinue) the next step is a boot menu. I load a BCD file but after a boot.ini file is required but not present. This file doesn't exits in the current directory.
Software :: Dpkg - Add / Remove Package Won't Work - Terminal Goes: Bash Syntax Error Near Unexpected Token `newline'
Mar 11, 2010When I am adding removing packages to get more hard drive space, this is not the first time I left too many pages open and it crashes on me. My son would fix it by typing in the terminal sudo something, but I want to know how to do this. The only thing not working is the add/remove packages at the moment. Here is what it said, E:dpkg was interrupted you must manually run 'dpkg--configure -a' to correct the problem E: _cache-open()failed please report. Please, could someone tell me how to get the default back or whatever. When I type in the terminal, it refused my password until I tried several times, plus, it finally says in the terminal No such command. Bash. No such command. I am hoping this question is one you do recognize the answer for.
I tried using Yum to remove the package. Like this:
To remove or uninstall a package:
Code:
yum -y remove ,package name>
Terminal goes: Bash syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
Ubuntu :: Directory Exists But Bash Says It Doesn't - No Such File Or Directory
Aug 19, 2011I've run into a problem with my bash program.
Code:a mkdir -p /home/chris/Downloads/ARCHIVE/`date -I` find /home/chris/Downloads* -mtime +14 -exec "cp {} /home/chris/Downloads/ARCHIVE/`date -I` ;
It's meant to move old files from my Downloads folder into an archive file (later tar them). The directory exists, I've used $PWD and nautilus and ls to make sure it's there, yet for every file it gives
Code: find: `cp /home/chris/Download/foo.bar /home/chris/Downloads/ARCHIVE/2011-08-19': No such file or directory I tried to test it on a different destination, specifically my home folder. IT still gave me the error.IS it a bad syntax within find or something else? I'm running a 32-bit system with 11.04
Debian Multimedia :: Looking For MP3 Player To Import Existing Directory
Apr 28, 2011I have a directory of about 1500 tagged mp3s (the directory contains a sub-dir for each artist which contains a sub-dir for each album which contains mp3s). What I am looking for at the moment is a player that allows me to import this directory once and then allows me to navigate the mp3 by tag. I have looked at audacious and abraca but either these don't have such a feature. How to me how to achieve what I need? I use 64-bit squeeze
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Sep 29, 2009How is the best way to rename an existing user and his home directory under Debian Lenny? BTW I'd like to have the same settings like Desktop Icons, Bookmarks etc.
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Mar 7, 2011When ever i open vim, i get the error that the following error: E484: Can't open file/abcd/configFiles/vim/syntax/syntax.vim There was a .vimrc file in my home folder that i have removed.
Still i keep getting the same error. Presently in my home folder there is no .gvimrc or .vimrc file.
But still i keep getting the same error. I am not too sure where this file is mentioned.
Background info: The SHELL has been changed from tcsh to bash Earlier i had created a .vimrc file in tcsh, i have removed the .vimrc in bash SHELL.
Ubuntu :: ERROR --bash: Syntax Error Near Unexpected Token 2
Feb 4, 2010The following problem occurs to me, I'm creating a distribution (as a class project) for my school (I'm studying telecommunications and computer systems). I am following, in order to create the distribution, the manual that you can find on this page: [URL] But when I get to write:
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General :: Bash Error - Syntax Error Near Unexpected Token `{
Mar 4, 2010I am new to shell scripting, bash specifically.
I am trying to run the following script:
Code:
When trying to execute I always get this error:
Code:
In case you need to know the permissions. Here is it:
Code:
I run the script using the following command:
Code: