Questions tagged [csh]
The C shell (csh), once one of the two major Unix shells with the Bourne shell. Csh had more advanced interactive feature but has been surpassed by modern Bourne-style shells such as zsh and bash.
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Load files in sequential order
I need to load multiple files in my shell script with the same filename but appended in the front of each file name is YYMMDDPERSONNEL
Examples: 231102PERSONNEL and 230103PERSONNEL
There are many ...
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Substitute square bus in csh script
I have input list: adr[0] adr[1] xadr[0]
I want my output is: adr[*] adr[*] xadr[*]
#! /bin/csh -fv
set list = "adr[0] adr[1] xadr[2]"
foreach f (${list})
set f_tmp = `echo "$f&...
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How can wildcard expansion create duplicates?
I have a directory with an absurd number of files, which makes this nigh impossible to understand by inspection. But here's the situation:
cp giant_folder/pre* myfolder
It's crunching along and ...
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C-Shell - stripping wildcards from user input
I am trying to strip wildcards from user input text in a c-shell script.
I realize that the shell automatically expands all wildcards prior to storing the data.
Is there a way to isolate the non-...
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Calling a script from within csh with output redirection
What I would want:
#!/bin/csh
# call /myscriptpath/myscript.any and redirect 2>&1 and get retval and output
set my_msg = `/myscriptpath/myscript.any`
set my_ret = `echo $?`
How to capture the ...
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When logging into a UNIX/Linux box, which profile scripts are executed?
When logging into a UNIX/Linux box, which profile scripts are executed?
Typically there are several different profile scripts that set the $PATH variable and other aspects of the user's environment. ...
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What does \!^ in csh alias do
Note: my shell is csh
An ex-co-worker gave me the following command to put in my .cshrc:
alias bastion 'ssh -L \!^\:<some_ip_address> <username>@<something.com>'
Note that what is in ...
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Why do I get "Not a terminal" error during output redirection in csh?
Background:
We have put some command outputs (both stdout and stderr) into the same file under the csh shell.
Question:
Why do we get the "Not a terminal" message in the following ...
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/etc/passwd shows bash SHELL, but my terminal starts up in csh
I'm trying to determine what is setting the shell to csh when open a terminal and log in.
From the information I've read, the default shell is set in /etc/passwd, and I see an entry in the /etc/passwd ...
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tcsh equivalent of bash command (deleting all but 10 most recently modified directoies)
Below keeps latest 10 directories and delete the rest. Works fine with bash.
What would be TCSH equivalent to bash below?
keep = 10
rm -r $(ls -dt */ | tail -n +$((keep+1)))
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Alias + and - in zsh?
For years I've used + and - as aliases for pushd and popd in both csh and bash. I've finally given up on my Macs and want to switch to zsh but I haven't been able to find a way to make these aliases. ...
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tcsh way of pattern substitution
I am using tcsh shell with Jenkins. In short, the matching suffix should be removed from the output.
Achieved in bash with the following.
cd ${WORKSPACE%${JOB_NAME}}
Case:
Given the following ...
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(C shell) How i use environment variables in foreach loop condition
I want to generate the loop with reading files
In my directory, There are many files.
So, i tried below
setenv sel $1
foreach file (`cat ./$sel`)
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end
But, It didn't work and I think foreach ...
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comprehensive csh to bash translation [closed]
Is there a comprehensive dictionary to translate csh -> bash? I find many questions and answers which give piecemeal answers, but I'd like a comprehensive dictionary. I do understand that word ...
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Problem in reading text file into array in csh
I have a text file that looks like this -
1 29 12
1 22 17
1 20 43
1 48 30
1 3 0
1 21 25
1 18 9
1 14 1
1 44 45
1 52 26
1 NaN 27
1 13 46
1 5 37
1 34 23
1 39 40
whose columns I want to store into ...
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Last login command, alias in csh
In the C shell, how can we display the login history of a particular user using an alias in such a way that the user only enters the alias name and the number of lines to be displayed without typing ...
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recursive history search for tcsh shell
In bash shell, i generally use CTRL+R to fuzzy search a command that i executed recently.
However the same doesn't seem to work for tcsh or csh shells.
I want to understand if/how to do the same ...
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need to compare 3 variables and need to print highest of those three variables
set func_ssgnp_0p675v_m40c_typical_Ccworst_R2R_WNS = `grep -i Reg2Reg $tile/../sta/func/sta-max-func-ssgnp_0p675v_m40c_typical_Ccworst/reports/pba_proc_qor.rpt | awk '{print $2}'`
set ...
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How to pass a variable to a sed command in a csh script?
Unix & Sed noob here!
I have a requirement where I need to put a suffix ",waive" in case a line in a report containing a matching string.The matching string is part of another file "...
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How can correct these lines of sh script to avoid "syntax error: unexpected end of file"
#!/bin/sh
init=step5_input
rest_prefix=step5_input
mini_prefix=step6.0_minimization
equi_prefix=step6.%d_equilibration
prod_prefix=step7_production
prod_step=step7
# Minimization
gmx grompp -f ${...
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How to store multiple files in an array
I am using the split command in cshell to split a file into smaller files. Since the split command names the output files xaa,xab,xac.... i have to rename them. I want to store the split commands ...
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while command not working when bash script is sourced in tcsh?
I had made a bash shell script which include while command but when I run the script using source command on terminal, it gives a syntax error message.
I need to use source because I have to set the ...
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I'm using bash on Debian 11. But how may I open a Bourne, Korn or C-Shell if I am willing to?
I am reading a book speaking about Bourne Shell (the ancestor of bash = Bourne-Again Shell I'm currently using), Korn Shell and C-Shell.
I was curious, and willing to experience them.
On a bash ...
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How to source a script code (set a variable) from another shell?
I tried to use FreeBSD.
The FreeBSD root user uses csh by default.
user@freebsd-13:~ $ echo $SHELL
/bin/csh
I know that setting a variable via $() does not work in csh.
root@freebsd-13:~ # export ...
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ssh session exits when cd command fails
I connect to a remote host using ssh. After connecting, if a cd command fails like below, my ssh connection exits right away. How can I prevent this from happening?
scott@mac % ssh remotehost
Last ...
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In tcsh, how can I keep '{' '}' in assigning a variable?
I am making a simple shell script using the tcsh shell.
I assigned a variable as a command to use later.
But brackets within single quotes disappear.
set aaa = "test '10' '{}' ' " ; echo $...
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Use the parent directory from the symlink instead of where the directory actually resides on the filesystem
So let's set up the context. Two paths:
/some/very/convoluted/path/name/the-wanted-directory
/myhome
I create a symbolic link in /myhome and then cd into it:
/myhome $ ln -s /some/very/convoluted/path/...
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using 2 alias together in cshell terminal
lets say I have 2 aliases, each having multiple arguments.
It looks somewhat like below example
alias s1 "command1 -a -b -c"
alias s2 "command2 -d -e -f"
now if I run :s1 s2 in ...
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how to create a csh script that can identify the correct USB disk where I have saved my virtual machines
I'm running Freebsd 13R and as shell I'm using csh. I would like to create a script,that looks the presence of the word "r1w1e2" or "NM13N4CZ" or "3e4d31334e34435a" when ...
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How to open current path when creating a new tab in gnome terminal when using csh shell?
I'm on CentOS 7.9 (Gnome Terminal 3.28.2) with csh (yeah I know but work requirement) as my default shell. My problem is this: whenever I open a new tab in gnome terminal, the new tab redirects to ~/, ...
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Sync terminal history in c shell
For work, I remote into a linux server that uses c shell rather than bash using Remote Desktop. While in session (lets call it session 1) I'll open up many tabs in a given terminal and type commands ...
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Behaviour of single and double quotes depending on shell
I've been scratching my head for quite some time with this....
Inspired by this answer, I'm trying to run 'ack' and to find either a single quote or a double quote in source files.
Doing this in bash ...
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Replacement in file using bash
I'm trying to translate (a pretty lengthy) script from csh to bash. It takes a 'Makefile' and performs the commands:
cpp_begin_line=`grep -n cpp_flags Makefile | sed 's/:/ /' `
cpp_end_line=`grep -n ...
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C-shell prompt color
I wan to change the color of my csh shell. I've edited my .cshrc file, following the instruction I've found here, and included this in it:
set yellow="%{\033[1;33m%}"
set end="%{\...
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TCSH: 'Can't find string terminator' Error From perl -e in TCSH Script
I'm seeing this error from my tcsh script and I can't figure out why.
Script:
#!/usr/bin/env tcsh
foreach n (0 1)
set PERL_CMD = "perl -e 'print qq^RUNNING^; exit ${n} '"
echo "...
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sourcing a csh file from bash results in "syntax error: unexpected end of file"
I'm the beginner of Linux.
So I have a problem when I source the file.
$ source ~cupsoft/kims_setup.csh
bash: setenv: command not found
bash: setenv: command not found
bash: setenv: command not found
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How can I prevent standard output from displaying as a standard error in csh or tcsh?
When executing a process in the background using '&', the standard output goes to standard error. This happens if an error is detected in the standard error output when executing a command, or if ...
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How to unbold my tcsh prompt (my tcsh prompt is stuck bold)?
Unlike most searches I did on this question, I want my prompt to not be bold. But I can't stop it.
Here is how I set my prompt.
set green = "%{\033[01;32m%}"
set white = "%{\033[...
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csh up arrow for previous matching command
How can i configure .cshrc file to use Shift+UpArrow go through history backward search? Also, how can i configure searching cmds with same prefix?
I have tried looking through .cshrc file but doesn't ...
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Using single quotes inside input of heredocs
I need some help debugging my tcsh script. It uses heredocs. The code:
<pre_setup> <<EOF1
<setup> <<EOF2
<command>
exit 0
EOF2
exit 0
EOF1
The <pre_setup> is ...
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What does it mean <<EOF in (t)csh?
I have the following command:
wash -n <groups> <<EOF
echo hi
echo bye <<BYE
<commands>
exit 0
BYE
exit 0
EOF
<commands>
where <groups> are some groups and <...
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How to reload aliases added in ~/.cshrc without reboot FreeBSD 11.3
As the title states, how to reload aliases added in ~/.cshrc without rebooting FreeBSD 11.3?
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running cshrc script in RHEL 7 from bash account does not work
I was given a software suite which is based around cshrc.
Such that a user is supposed to source a setup.cshrc file and within that it sources numerous other .cshrc scripts to set up the environment ...
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How can I get my csh alias to work in bash?
This alias works fine in /bin/csh but not in /bin/bash:
alias cd='chdir !* && setprompt; clear; ls -F'
Basically, I would like to cd to any directory and ls in color.
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How to know what commands are run or what script is sourced when a new terminal is opened?
When I open a new terminal, directory is changed to some path (not in my .cshrc). I want to know from where does this come from.
Is there a way to know what commands are run or what script is sourced ...
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How to extract a word that occurs between two keywords on a line? [duplicate]
Suppose I have a code mentioned below.
module dut#(parameter type tp =int, tp x = 12 ) (int r , reg [7:0] rg);
endmodule
module mid (int r, reg [7:0] rg);
endmodule
module bin (int z, logix s);
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xterm is calling .cshrc twice
I'm running ubuntu 18.04, I've asked this question on askubuntu, but got no response, so I thought I'd ask on a different forum, hoping for a different readership. I do know that the same problem ...
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what is the csh equivalent of set -xv?
I have a rather long csh script that doesnt work, or doesnt work properly. in bash I would do set -xv to get verbose logging. what can I do in cshell? I tried adding set -xv it complained that - isnt ...
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No recipient addresses found in header - Sendmail [closed]
From C shell script I am invoking a perl script to send an email,
/path/send/email/email.pl "[email protected]" | /usr/sbin/sendmail -t
Perl script
print "To: ".$ARGV[0]."\n&...
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How to check if the set variable has a file assigned to it with the help of if condition
#!/bin/csh -fx
set my_path = "/cd/home/dir"
cd $my_path
set path1 = `ls -1 | grep "abc" | head -1`
set path2 = `ls -1 | grep "def" | head -1`
1)#how to check if path1 ...