Posts tagged bash

How to avoid killing of process after logging out of SSH or telnet session

Feb 7th

Posted by Neo in Software

3 comments

Generally when I close the terminal all background processes which are attched to the terminal are closed when I logout or close it. How can I keep the processes running even after closing the terminal or logging out of telnet or SSH connection?

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How do you delete all the text after the first space in a line using bash script

Jan 24th

Posted by Sara Mithal in Programming

1 comment

I have a file or input like the following:

joe wants to be a doctor
lisa like to learn swimming
michael learns to rock

I would like to remove all the text after the first space in each line and want to get output like following:

joe
lisa
michael

Please tell me a simple way to do this in a bash script or at command line. Thanks!

How to add a pause in a bash script

Jan 23rd

Posted by liz in Programming

1 comment

I want to write a simple script to display the number 1, wait one second, display the number 2, etc. How do I add a pause?

Also how can I wait for user input (like ENTER key) in a bash script?

How to find files that are modified on specific date

Jan 22nd

Posted by Mark in Programming

1 comment

I need to write a bash script that scans current directory and all its sub directories for files that are modified on a specific date.

It would be great if you can mention how to do the following as well.

1) Files modified on or after a specified date

2) Files modified between two dates

3) all the above cases with specified time