December 2010

This article explains the command line options that can be passed to an expect script.

If you are new to expect scripting language, first start with our expect hello world example.
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notify-send command sends notification to the desktop. It is non intrusive. It does not ask user to press ok, and it does not take any control away from the user.

This article explains how to send various types of desktop notifications using notify-send program.
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Question: I would like to execute ftp from inside a shell script. I would also like to provide the username and password required for the FTP file download inside the shell script itself. Can you explain me how to perform this bath ftp from a shell script?

Answer: For downloading / uploading files using ftp in batch mode, you can either user FTP scripting using HERE document from command line, or call FTP from a shell script as explained below.
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Question: I know how to execute a Unix command in the foreground. Can you please explain me how I can execute a Linux command in the background?

Answer: You can use one of the 5 methods explained in this article to execute a Linux command, or shell script in the background.
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Linux mv command is used to move files and directories from one location to another. Apart from moving the files, it can also rename a file or directory.
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