execvp: bad address error

The code seems to miss to NULL-terminate arrays[k]. Make the last entry in arrays[k] carry NULL. Update: This should be of even more straight forward just: as the members of the exec*()-family of functions return on error only.

Shell script not running, command not found

I am very, very new to UNIX programming (running on MacOSX Mountain Lion via Terminal). I’ve been learning the basics from a bioinformatics and molecular methods course (we’ve had two classes) where we will eventually be using perl and python for data management purposes. Anyway, we have been tasked with writing a shell script to … Read more

Check existence of input argument in a Bash shell script

It is: The $# variable will tell you the number of input arguments the script was passed. Or you can check if an argument is an empty string or not like: The -z switch will test if the expansion of “$1” is a null string or not. If it is a null string then the body is executed.

Syntax error near unexpected token ‘then’

There must be a space between if and [, like this: These (and their combinations) would all be incorrect too: These on the other hand are all ok: Btw these are equivalent: These are also equivalent: And, the middle part of your script would have been better with an elif like this: (I also dropped … Read more

Run script on mac prompt “Permission denied”

Please read the whole answer before attempting to run with sudo Try running sudo /dvtcolorconvert.rb ~/Themes/ObsidianCode.xccolortheme The sudo command executes the commands which follow it with ‘superuser’ or ‘root’ privileges. This should allow you to execute almost anything from the command line. That said, DON’T DO THIS! If you are running a script on your … Read more

Hata!: SQLSTATE[HY000] [1045] Access denied for user 'divattrend_liink'@'localhost' (using password: YES)