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Bash Shell Tip: Copy Set of Files to All Users Home Directory

by Vivek Gite · 8 comments

If you would like to copy a set of files for all existing users, use the following scripting trick. It will save lots of manual work.
First you need to grab all user names from /etc/passwd file using cut comand:
cut -d: -f1 /etc/passwd
Next use shell for loop command to apply copy and set the correct permissions [...]

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Shell Scripting: Generate or Print Range of Numbers ( Sequence of Numbers for Loop )

by Vivek Gite · 8 comments

One our reader asks:

How do I generate a range of numbers under BASH for loop command? For example, I need to run particular command inside loop 100 or 500 times. Basically I want function that counts FROM and TO a range of numbers like 50-10.

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