cat >> /path/to/existingFile.text<< EOF some text line 1 some text line 2 some text line 3 EOF switch cat >> to cat > to create a file instead of append cat > /path/to/newFile.text<< EOF some text line 1 some text line 2 some text line 3 EOF
You need to use #!/bin/bash as the first line in your script. If you don’t, or if you use #!/bin/sh, the script will be run by the Bourne shell and its echo doesn’t recognize the -e option. In general, it is recommended that all new scripts use printf instead of echo if portability is important. … Read more
The problem comes from the unfortunate interaction of two facts. First, make has two modes of operations depending on the complexity of the recipe to be run: If the command is easy, make will directly run the recipe with its builtin commands. This is what happens in your b case. If the command is complex, … Read more
\b makes the cursor move left, but it does not erase the character. Output a space if you want to erase it. For some distributions you may also need to use -e switch of echo: -e enable interpretation of backslash escapes So it will look like echo -e ‘stack\b ‘ Also, files=(*) ; echo “${#files[@]} … Read more
Go to “System Preferences” > “Users & Groups” Click the “Lock” icon and authenticate Right-click the your user icon and select “Advanced Options” Change the value for “Login shell” to /bin/bash