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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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want to use bash scripting for this….should have had that in original
message if it is even relevant</span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>Dan Lansing</span></font><font color=navy><span
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Lansing, Dan <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, August 07, 2003
11:34 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> tclug-list@mn-linux.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [TCLUG] scripting</span></font></p>
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<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I am very new to scripting….i want to write a
script that asks me to enter a variable and the plugs that into a command</span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>For</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>example</span></font> <font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I run test.sh</span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>And it asks me for a file name</span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I enter</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>‘file’ and it renames</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>‘file’
to</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>‘file1’</span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>How can</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I do this?</span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Anyone know of any good sites to get scripting
tutorials?</span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>thanks</span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><a name=""><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dan Lansing</span></font></a></p>
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