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January 25, 2009  1:22 AM

Using the Korn Shell with Linux



Posted by: Xjlittle
bash, korn shell, Linux, scripting, unix

My current consulting gig requires that I use the Korn Shell and modify Unix scripts so that they will work with Linux. While the Korn Shell has many comparable characteristics of BASH there are some distinct differences-or at least ones that I've never seen in BASH. The first difference that I...

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January 24, 2009  8:01 PM

Setting script variables using the if..then statement



Posted by: Xjlittle
bash, if..then, korn shell, ksh, Linux, unix, variable

Recently I found myself wanting to set some variables in a script that I was writing using the if..then statement. I am using the Korn shell but this is bash compatible. I wanted to do this as the variable command changed depending on if the script was running on Linux, HP-UX or AIX. This...

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