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Open and write data to text file using Bash?

How can I write data to a text file automatically by shell scripting in Linux? I was able to open …

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Redirect stderr and stdout in Bash

I want to redirect both stdout and stderr of a process to a single file. How do I do that …

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Find and replace in file and overwrite file doesn't work, it empties the file

I would like to run a find and replace on an HTML file through the command line. My command looks …

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How do I test if a variable is a number in Bash?

I just can't figure out how do I make sure an argument passed to my script is a number or …

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Get current directory name (without full path) in a Bash script

How would I get just the current working directory name in a bash script, or even better, just a terminal …

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How to run the sftp command with a password from Bash script?

I need to transfer a log file to a remote host using sftp from a Linux host. I have been …

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Use grep --exclude/--include syntax to not grep through certain files

I'm looking for the string foo= in text files in a directory tree. It's on a common Linux machine, I …

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Why I can't change directories using "cd"?

I'm trying to write a small script to change the current directory to my project directory: #!/bin/bash cd /home/…

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How to create a link to a directory

How to create a link xxx to /home/jake/doc/test/2000/something/? Assume the xxx is created under /home/jake …

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Using curl to upload POST data with files

I would like to use cURL to not only send data parameters in HTTP POST but to also upload files …

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