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FreeBSD find the chmod numerical value for a file or directory

last updated January 24, 2016 in BASH Shell, FreeBSD, FreeBSD Jails (VPS), UNIX

I need to find out the numerical value of a file on a FreeBSD system. For example, get 644 instead of -rw-r--r-- for the /etc/resolv.conf file. Is there is a way to get this value in my bash shell script?

Unix / Linux Shell: Get Third Field Separated by Forward Slash (/) Delimiter

last updated April 29, 2012 in BASH Shell

I‘m writing a shell script for automation purpose. The output the path of the current working directory is stored in $PWD or it can be obtained using the pwd command. How do I find out find out 3rd field separated by the forward slash (/) delimiter using $PWD under Unix like operating systems?

awk / cut: Skip First Two Fields and Print the Rest of Line

last updated January 21, 2018 in BASH Shell, Debian / Ubuntu, Linux, RedHat and Friends, UNIX

I would like to skip first two or three fields at the the beginning of a line and print the rest of line. Consider the following input:
This is a test Giving back more than we take
I want my input file with the following output:
a test more than we take
How do I printing lines from the nth field using awk under UNIX or Linux operating systems?

Linux: Parse an IP Address

last updated January 28, 2011 in Linux

How do I parse my Linux servers IP address using a Bash shell?