Bash conditional statements perform different computations or actions depending on whether a programmer-specified boolean condition evaluates to true or false. These statements are used to execute different parts of your shell program depending on whether certain conditions are true. The ability to branch makes shell scripts powerful.
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While the Lakers were celebrating their championship, and Roger Federer was getting ready to defend his Wimbledon title, this is what happened at The Geek Stuff this week.
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Question: I would like to know how to install, uninstall, verify deb packages on Debian. Can you explain me with an example?
Answer: Use dpkg to install and remove a deb package as explained below.
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Question: I would like to know how to install, uninstall, verify sparc packages on Sun Solaris. Can you explain me with an example?
Answer: Use pkgadd to install a sparc package. Use pkgrm to remove a sparc package as explained below.
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Question: I would like to know how to install, uninstall, verify depot packages on HP Unix. Can you explain me with an example?
Answer: Use swinstall to install a depot package. Use swremove to remove a depot package as explained below.
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Question: How do I reference perl hash? How do I deference perl hash? Can you explain it with a simple example?
Answer: In our previous article we discussed about Perl array reference. Similar to the array, Perl hash can also be referenced by placing the ‘\’ character in front of the hash. The general form of referencing a hash is shown below.
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In this article let us review how to reference and dereference Perl array with examples. Reference is nothing but the location ( address ) of another variable. The references can be of array, or hash, or a snippet of Perl code. References makes the Perl code to run faster.
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VMware Server runs on top of an existing host operating system (Linux or Windows) as shown below. This is a quick way to get started with the VMware. Refer to our VMware introduction article to get a high level understanding on virtualization fundamentals.
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