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From: Tim Iliff <TIliff@Investprivate.com>
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Subject: RE: shell scripts?
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 09:41:15 -0500 
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I suggest getting a good book on shell scripting. 
I have "Unix Shell Programming" by Lowell Jay Arthur and Ted Burns. I really
like it.
http://www1.fatbrain.com/asp/bookinfo/bookinfo.asp?theisbn=0471168947&vm=
There are many others out there, also. I just happen to have this one.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ryan [mailto:rnera@optushome.com.au]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 10:00 AM
> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> Subject: shell scripts?
> 
> 
> HI
> 
> I want to write a script to ping an IP with a pattern....
> 
> i want to be able to just type the filename and it will ask 
> me for the IP to
> ping and send it away?
> 
> can anyone help
> 
> thanks
> 
> iago
> 
> 
> 
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