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Only get hash value using md5sum (without filename)

I use md5sum to generate a hash value for a file. But I only need to receive the hash value, not the file ...

May 25, 2022
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How to get the list of files in a directory in a shell script?

I’m trying to get the contents of a directory using shell script. My script is: for entry in `ls $search_dir`; do echo $entry ...

May 25, 2022
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Compare a string using sh shell

I am using SH shell and I am trying to compare a string with a variable’s value but the if condition is always ...

May 25, 2022
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Temporarily change current working directory in bash to run a command [duplicate]

This question already has answers here: How do I run a program with a different working directory from current, from Linux shell? (11 ...

May 25, 2022
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‘find -exec’ a shell function in Linux

Is there a way to get find to execute a function I define in the shell? For example: dosomething () { echo "Doing ...

May 24, 2022
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Take a full page screenshot with Firefox on the command-line

I’m running Firefox on a Xvfb in a VPS. What I want to do is to take a full page screenshot of the ...

May 24, 2022
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Shell script “for” loop syntax

I have gotten the following to work: for i in {2..10} do echo "output: $i" done It produces a bunch of lines of ...

May 24, 2022
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Shell equality operators (=, ==, -eq)

What is the difference between =, == and -eq in shell scripting? Is there any difference between the following?...

May 24, 2022
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Pass all variables from one shell script to another?

Lets say I have a shell / bash script named test.sh with: #!/bin/bash TESTVARIABLE=hellohelloheloo ./test2.sh My test2.sh looks like this: #!/bin/bash echo ${TESTVARIABLE} ...

May 24, 2022
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[ :Unexpected operator in shell programming [duplicate]

This question already has answers here: Unexpected operator error [duplicate] (4 answers) Closed 6 years ago. My code: #!/bin/sh #filename:choose.sh read choose [ ...

May 24, 2022
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