I have written a bash script on my MacMini to execute anytime a file has completed downloading. After the file download is complete, the mac mounts my NAS, renames the file, and then copies the file from the mac to the NAS, deletes the file from the mac and then unmounts the NAS. My issue is, sometimes, the N…
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How do I add a numbered suffix at the end of my files using split on Linux BASH?
I’m using the split command in a Macbook and instead of getting numbers, I’m getting files such as output_aa, output_ab, output_ac, and what I need is output_1 , output_2, output_3, and so on. Here’s the code I’m using, it’s on a .txt of a book (Harry Potter) and I’m trying…
Copy a folder contents and save the file with diff name Unix
I have a bunch of .txt files in a directory. I m looking for a command to copy all .txt files and save it with <filename>_2.txt. Eg: abc.txt -> abc_2.txt (After copy) Thanks in tons in advance Answer EDIT: As per OP’s extension request adding following code now. Try following. Above will print …
How to use `PublishSingleFile` option for `dotnet` and macOS?
I use dotnet on macOS and want to build an application for Linux. To achive this, I use the following commands: According to this article, the dotnet command should support a command-line flag to pack the application into a single executable: My question is two-fold: Why is there no PublishSingleFile option f…
Simplest way to build dotnet SDK project requiring net461 on MacOS
I have a dotnet SDK .sln (and a build.proj) with <TargetFrameworks>netcoreapp2.1;net461</TargetFrameworks>. It builds on Windows using Visual Studio and dotnet build, but I’d also like it to build as many other places as possible. What do I need to put in my README.md and/or what can I put i…
Running bash script on multiple shells
So I was trying to create a script on bash shell, I came to know that the script doesn’t run on ksh or dash shells. So my question is how you make a script to run on all 3 (bash, dash & ksh) shells. Answer In order to write a script that is guaranteed to be portable between the various
alias with bash involving current system time
I have the problem with macOS mojave, but I guess it generalizes to all bash environment. In the .bashrc or .profile, I add one line as: My purpose is to send the current system time as a message when commiting a change by typing gc. However, the system time was read when alias was invoked (here is when I log
os.walk different folder ordering on Mac and Linux?
Given the following file structure, I’m wondering if it’s possible that python’s os.walk function returns the folders in different orders on Mac and Linux? Both are using python 3.5. Mac: On Linux: In the case of Mac, looks as though the folder v1 is encountered first, while on Linux it̵…
Code works logically on macOS but not on Ubuntu 16.04.5
I have a task to write the function: int read_palindrome(); // input comes from stdin which will read one line from standard input and returns 1 if the line is a palindrome and 0 otherwise. A line is terminated by the newline character (’n’) and the does not include the newline. There are requirements to be m…
Program can compile on Mac, but not Linux. Gets error: converting to from initializer list
I have a program which will successfully compile on my mac but when I try on my linux desktop it cannot. Instead, I get the following error: like 12 of plot.cpp looks like this: This vector is initialised in header.h, here: I have looked around a bit and I suspect the error is coming from the line in header.h…