Popular recipes tagged "shell" but not "binary"

A simple Unix shell utility to save cleaned-up man pages as text (Bash)

2017-03-25T14:12:25-07:00

Bash recipe 580766 by Vasudev Ram (bash, documentation, man, script, shell, utilities, utility).

It's a shell script that lets you save the man pages for one or more Unix commands, system calls or other topics, to text files, after cleaning up the man command output to remove formatting meant for emphasis, printing, etc.

More information here:

https://jugad2.blogspot.in/2017/03/m-unix-shell-utility-to-save-cleaned-up.html

A utility like Unix seq (command-line), in Python (Python)

2017-01-08T17:48:57-08:00

Python recipe 580744 by Vasudev Ram (bash, command, commandline, linux, script, seq, sequence, shell, unix, utilities, utility).

This recipe shows how to create a utility like Unix seq (command-line), in Python. seq is described here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seq_(Unix)

but briefly, it is a command-line utility that takes 1 to 3 arguments (some being optional), the start, stop and step, and prints numbers from the start value to the stop value, on standard output. So seq has many uses in bigger commands or scripts; a common category of use is to quickly generate multiple filenames or other strings that contain numbers in them, for exhaustive testing, load testing or other purposes. A similar command called jot is found on some Unix systems.

This recipe does not try to be exactly the same in functionality as seq. It has some differences. However the core functionality of generating integer sequences is the same (but without steps other than 1 for the range).

More details and sample output are here:

https://jugad2.blogspot.in/2017/01/an-unix-seq-like-utility-in-python.html

The code is below.

Unix-like split command in Python (simple version) (Python)

2016-03-14T22:35:05-07:00

Python recipe 580620 by Vasudev Ram (commandline, linux, python, shell, split, splitting, unix, utilities, utility, windows).

This recipe shows how to create a simple version of the Unix split command in Python. The split command splits an input file into multiple smaller files, the size of each of which is specified by a command-line argument giving the number of lines per file. This is useful for multiple purposes, such as editing large files in pieces, backing up files to small capacity storage devices, sending files across the network, etc.

A UNIX-like "which" command for Python (Python)

2015-03-20T19:23:45-07:00

Python recipe 579035 by Vasudev Ram (bash, commandline, commands, linux, shell, unix, utilities, which).

UNIX users are familiar with the which command. Given an argument called name, it checks the system PATH environment variable, to see whether that name exists (as a file) in any of the directories specified in the PATH. (The directories in the PATH are colon-separated on UNIX and semicolon-separated on Windows.)

This recipe shows how to write a minimal which command in Python. It has been tested on Windows.

A script to automate installing MTS Mblaze UI in linux (Bash)

2015-07-29T18:26:59-07:00

Bash recipe 579039 by Emil george james (internet, linux, script, shell, web).

An automate shell linux script to install mts mblaze ui application in all linux distros.this shell script automatically install the mts mblaze ui in your linux systems .installation script will setup everything need to choose some option interactively from setup.Script can work for all linux environments.

Print selected text pages to PDF with Python, selpg and xtopdf on Linux (Bash)

2014-10-29T17:38:10-07:00

Bash recipe 578954 by Vasudev Ram (bash, linux, pdf, python, reportlab, shell, text, text_files, text_processing, unix).

This recipe shows how to use selpg, a Linux command-line utility written in C, together with xtopdf, a Python toolkit for PDF creation, to print only a selected range of pages from a text file, to a PDF file, for display or print purposes. The way to do this is to run the selpg utility at the Linux command line, with options specifying the start and end pages of the range, and pipe its output to the StdinToPDF.py program, which is a part of the xtopdf toolkit.

A simple shell script to keep the wife off of your back... (Bash)

2013-12-09T20:05:49-08:00

Bash recipe 578781 by Barry Walker (apple, bash, linux, macbook_pro, reminder, script, shell).

How many times have you been asked to remember to do something from the other half whilst she is out for a short while.

For example: "You WILL check the dinner every few minutes won't you?"

And how many times did/do you forget?

Most of us have been there...

This is a simple kids level, practical learning, shell script that generates an "xterm" with your reminder inside every 30 seconds for a period of 3 seconds.

It is always be the active front window for 3 seconds at a time to _annoy_ you into remembering.

Usage: reminder "What you have to remember here using spaces AND double quotes."<CR>

Just reanme the downloaded script to reminder and remember to chmod it as required.

Just run it from your default terminal and when finished press Ctrl-C just AFTER the xterm window closes.

There is NO error detection so steer clear of any special characters in you reminder text.

Enjoy finding simple solutions to often very difficult problems...

Zenity Chunk Editor, creating an hashing to preserve Code Integrity. (Bash)

2013-10-22T01:30:42-07:00

Bash recipe 578693 by Patrick Riendeau (bash, debian, development, library, mint, shell, ubuntu).

It Open by default a uuid-like temporary file. There is no actual was to modify the name, but assuming the implementation of ZenityShellEval imply a limited acces to shell, you might recuperate information from shell or futur adding to transfer a name or simple renaming the uuid-like file-name... This is to prevent auto-execution of a script from canned-design by playing with without having all clearly create your shell script and/or having fully pseudo-code explained and having confirmation of your design work...

Initially, the shell Editor look like this : is:

The dependency are simple, it require My GitHub Fnct.D project, available here: [link](https://github.com/priendeau/Fnct.d) to be installed inside /etc/init.d/Fnct.D like this

git clone https://github.com/priendeau/Fnct.d /etc/init.d/Fnct.D

and loading the Lib first:

. /etc/init.d/Fnct.D/fnct_lib

Bash script to create a header for Bash scripts (Bash)

2011-11-02T01:57:07-07:00

Bash recipe 577862 by userend (auto, bash, create, emacs, gpl, header, linux, script, shell, vim). Revision 3.

This will create a header for a Bash script. It is a nice way keep a track of what your script does and when it was created, the author of the script, etc..

It will open the script automatically with one of the two most popular editor out there, Vim or Emacs! It also checks to see if there is a script with the same name in the current working directory so it will not overwrite another file.

v0.4: I had to kick this up a notch. I took the suggestion of "dev h" to add a chance for the user to select another name for the script.

Please leave comments and suggestions.

Two Versions Of Bash One Liner INKEY$ Functions... (Bash)

2013-03-28T17:51:32-07:00

Bash recipe 578502 by Barry Walker (bash, function, inkey, shell). Revision 2.

This is probably common knowledge to the professionals but not so much for amateurs like myself.

This is a code snippet for the equivalent of BASIC's...

LET char$=INKEY$

As the timeout parameter cannot be less than 1 second then this is the only limitation...

It is a single line function which has a variable "char"...

Read the code for more information...

There are now two versions, edit out and choose which is best for you...

DEMO - Generate A Crude 1KHz Sinewave Using A BASH Script. (Bash)

2013-03-01T19:41:47-08:00

Bash recipe 578477 by Barry Walker (audio, bash, demo, generator, linux, shell, sinewave, sound).

A very simple crude sinewave generator using a BASH script inside a Linux Terminal.

The file required is generated inside the code and requires /dev/audio to work.

Ensure you have this device, if not the download oss-compat from your OS's repository...

It lasts for about 8 seconds before exiting and saves a 65536 byte file to your working directory/drawer/folder as sinewave.raw.

Use an oscilloscope to check the waveform generated...

It is entirely Public Domain and you may do with it as you please...

Enjoy finding simple solutions to often very difficult problems... ;o)

Bazza, G0LCU...

Parse profile (Python)

2012-10-12T23:40:55-07:00

Python recipe 578280 by Jason Friedman (parse, profile, shell). Revision 3.

export VAR1=foo
export VAR2=bar
export VAR3=$VAR1$VAR2
export VAR4=${VAR1}$VAR2
  export VAR5=${VAR1}indent
export VAR6="text${VAR1} " # With embedded spaces and a comment
export VAR7='${VAR4}' # Leave text within tics as-is

will be read as:

{'VAR1': 'foo',
 'VAR2': 'bar',
 'VAR3': 'foobar',
 'VAR4': 'foobar',
 'VAR5': 'fooindent',
 'VAR6': 'textfoo ',
 'VAR7': '${VAR4}'}

Pants (Python)

2012-07-03T05:31:24-07:00

Python recipe 578188 by Stephen Chappell (archive, old, programs, shell).

According to memory this is a port of a shell script called pants that allows one to "start," "stop," "restart," and find the "status" of one's pants (the program itself). I am not sure what the silliness is about but must have found the idea interesting to rewrite in Python. This is committed for archival to be run under Python 2.5 or later versions.

Pass The FizzBuzz Test (Bash)

2011-11-02T00:26:45-07:00

Bash recipe 577938 by userend (bash, buzz, fizz, fizzbuzz, job, math, script, shell).

This is my version of the FizzBuzz test.

Bash Prompt Rainbow Color Chart (Bash)

2011-10-02T21:39:21-07:00

Bash recipe 577889 by userend (bash, color, prompt, ps1, rainbow, shell, terminal).

This is a simple loop that displays a rainbow of different colors.

Simple invocation of shell commands (Python)

2011-10-21T06:44:35-07:00

Python recipe 577891 by Nick Coghlan (processes, shell). Revision 3.

Some simple wrappers around the subprocess functions for use in system administration utilities that frequently need to interpolate trusted data into shell commands (e.g. filenames from directory listings, etc):

import shellcmd
return_code = shellcmd.shell_call('ls -l {}', dirname)
listing = shellcmd.check_shell_output('ls -l {}', dirname)

Each function invokes the subprocess function of the same name with shell=True and the supplied command string. Any positional and keyword arguments provided to the call are interpolated into the command string with the str.format method.

Teach the hashbang header new tricks using a dual mode shell/python script (Python)

2011-08-21T07:27:05-07:00

Python recipe 577851 by Oren Tirosh (hashbang, interpreter, options, python, sh, shell).

This dual-mode script is both a Posix shell script and a python script. The shell part looks like a triple-quoted string to the Python interpreter. The shell does not reach anything after the exec statement.

Coloured / highlighted version of string (Python)

2014-06-03T17:54:33-07:00

Python recipe 577818 by Giampaolo Rodolà (color, debugging, highlighting, shell). Revision 3.

Ok, this is really simple but I think it worths a recipe as it's one of those things I always use in shell scripts and for debugging in general.

Line-oriented processing in Python from command line (like AWK) (Python)

2011-04-14T19:49:16-07:00

Python recipe 577656 by Artur Siekielski (awk, bash, python, shell).

A very simple but powerful shell script which enables writing ad-hoc Python scripts for processing line-oriented input. It executes the following code template:

$INIT
for line in sys.stdin:
    $LOOP
$END

where $INIT, $LOOP and $END code blocks are given from command line. If only one argument is given, then $INIT and $END are empty. If two arguments are given, $END is empty.

Examples (script is saved as 'pyk' in the $PATH):

"wc -l" replacement: $ cat file | pyk 'c=0' 'c+=1' 'print c'
grep replacement: $ cat file | pyk 'import re' 'if re.search("\d+", line): print line'
adding all numbers: $ seq 1 10 | pyk 's=0' 's+=int(line)' 'print s'
prepending lines with it's length: $ cat file | pyk 'print len(line), line'
longest file name: $ ls -1 | pyk 'longest=""' 'if len(line) > len(longest): longest=line' 'print longest'
number of unique words in a document: $ pyk 'words=[]' 'words.extend(line.split())' 'print "All words: {}, unique: {}".format(len(words), len(set(words))'

Arduino Diecimila Board Access Inside A Linux Bash Shell. (Text)

2011-03-30T18:08:11-07:00

Text recipe 577627 by Barry Walker (access, arduino, bash, linux, shell, text).

The "code" in this recipe is a step by step "root" shell command line procedure for testing whether a(n) USB Arduino Dev Board is working or not. To get more recognisable characters displayed it is best to use a potentiometer wired as one end to +5V, the other end to Gnd and thw wiper to ANALOG IN 0. This has been tested on various Linux Distros and kept as simple as possible so that anyone can understand it.

The required ?.pde file for the Arduino Board can be found here:-

http://code.activestate.com/recipes/577625-arduino-diecimila-board-access-inside-winuae-demo/?in=lang-python

It is issued entirely as Public Domain by B.Walker, G0LCU, 30-03-2011, and you may do with it as you please.

Similar assumptions are made as in the URL above.

Enjoy finding simple solutions to often very difficult problems... ;o)