I’m taking a Linux shell script programming class and our latest assignment is to count files and executables across all the directories in our PATH. I am stumped. Do you have some pointers to get me going, please?
I’ve been learning Linux and the Linux command shell through writing shell scripts. I also love Wordle. Putting those two together, I’m wondering if there’s any way to write a Wordle help utility script that will assist me while solving the puzzle! Can you help out?
For a programming project, I’m supposed to demonstrate different ways that randomization can be utilized within a Linux shell script. Can you help get me started, please?
Hi Dave! In amateur radio we have a server that converts 7 digit numbers to shorter numbers based on the last 16 bits of their binary value. This is due to a 65518 number limit in NXDN. I would like to add the numbers to the database to display the correct call sign. Help!
I am writing a shell script that summarizes large amounts of data and would like to display the sum values with thousands separators. By default I just get a long stream of digits. What’s a smart way to solve this in a shell script?
I have a few hundred text files from an old research project and want to release them to a public domain site. Before I do so, however, I want to replace people’s names for privacy. So “Rick Deckard” or “Rick” or “Deckard” would become “Richard”, and so on. Help!
I’ve become quite interested in the process of producing random passwords. I’d like to write my own Linux script to generate passwords! Can you offer me an example?
I’ve been wondering whether New Year’s Day is more likely to occur on a weekday or weekend day. I mean, on a day by day basis. In other words, is it more likely to occur on a Wednesday or Saturday?
