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From: smace@pluto.neosoft.com (Scott Mace)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.programmer,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.shell
Subject: Re: <Q> Is there a script for ...?
Date: 15 Sep 1994 23:19:59 -0500
Organization: NeoSoft Internet Services +1 713 684 5969
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In article <Pine.3.89.9409150511.A14429-0100000@worf.uwsp.edu>,
Peter Zuge <pzuge@worf.uwsp.edu> wrote:
>
>BSD/386:
>
>I was wondering if there are some scripts for the following:
> (I am pretty sure that someone else must have wanted these
> at some time)
>
> 1) A script that will let a user re-edit the last command.
> Maybe grabbing it from history and using some editor to modify the
> command before executing it? When creating scripts, I end up test-
> ing parts of it out on the command line. These command lines get
> pretty lengthy and I would like a way to "grab" it and simply change
> a parameter then execute it again. ( Like DOSKEY or F3 in DOS? )
run tcsh as your shell, then you can use the up-arrow to scroll through commands
>
> 2) A script that will make it easy to kill numerous jobs.
> ( I sometimes make some jim-dandy mistakes )
> Coping four or five PIDs down correctly on the command line is
> almost more than my typing skills can take.;-)
kill -9 `ps -ax |grep "name of process" |awk '{print $1}'` would do it
though be very careful with this if you are root....
>
> 3) A notify script that will tell me when a certain user logs in.
> Maybe even notify me if a certain user logs onto a remote machine?
hmm maybe make a background script that does a write(1) to you everytime
grep matches a pattern from the output of who(1)
There is a series of O'Reily books on unix system admin that would be helpful.
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>PS
>I do not know of any good sites to ftp to for unix scripts so I thought
>this would be the best place to ask. I enjoy creating shell scripts but
>between classes and work my unix play-time is almost nil.:-(
>
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> Peter A. Zuge
> U of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
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