nl putting in extra returns on only on some boxes
I am running this command: nl -bp___ -s -w 3 against some files to number them. The files look like this: SITE ___ Foot ___ Leg SIZE ___ Less than 5 mm ___ More than 5 mm etc. The output looks like this on my older linux box: SITE 1 ___ Foot 2 ___ Leg SIZE 3 ___ Less than 5 mm 4 ___ More than 5 mm This is what I want. However, on my newer, lindows box, nl or somebody is throwing in a line feed when it doesn't number the line, like so: SITE 1 ___ Foot 2 ___ Leg SIZE 3 ___ Less than 5 mm 4 ___ More than 5 mm The extra line consists of seven blanks and a nl. The documenation says that if a line is not numbered, the line separator string is still prepended, but that should be the -s option, which it is not. I can eliminate this with a simple sed fix, but, it would be nice to stop it at the source. Any insight appreciated, Joel ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://smtp.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
backup windows partition (fat)
Is there an easy way to backup a windows partition then restore it later without gimping anything that windows requires? I have a small hda (hda1 is a win98 partition, the rest is a swap and a linux partition). My active linux systems are on hdb. I want to retain the win98 stuff (rest of hda is not needed) then replace hda with a much larger disk, restore the win98 stuff, redo grub, etc. Booting without hda is no problem, since I have a grub boot disk. I just want to avoid the pain of reinstalling win98 (mucho yucky, worse than configuring sendmail). -- Collins Richey - Denver Area if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for. ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://smtp.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: backup windows partition (fat)
Well, When I worked with Win9x I used to xcopy the system to another disk or partition making sure I told it to copy empty subdirectories, and I had view hidden files turned on. I installed the new disk as a second disk, did the copy and then I would take the new disk and put it place of the old drive and boot. The dd or tar commands might also work here (dd or tar to another device or partition). Collins Richey wrote: Is there an easy way to backup a windows partition then restore it later without gimping anything that windows requires? I have a small hda (hda1 is a win98 partition, the rest is a swap and a linux partition). My active linux systems are on hdb. I want to retain the win98 stuff (rest of hda is not needed) then replace hda with a much larger disk, restore the win98 stuff, redo grub, etc. Booting without hda is no problem, since I have a grub boot disk. I just want to avoid the pain of reinstalling win98 (mucho yucky, worse than configuring sendmail). -- Brett I. Holcomb [EMAIL PROTECTED] AKA Grunt Registered Linux User #188143 Remove R777 to email ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://smtp.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: backup windows partition (fat)
Collins Richey wrote: Is there an easy way to backup a windows partition then restore it later without gimping anything that windows requires? I have a small hda (hda1 is a win98 partition, the rest is a swap and a linux partition). My active linux systems are on hdb. I want to retain the win98 stuff (rest of hda is not needed) then replace hda with a much larger disk, restore the win98 stuff, redo grub, etc. Booting without hda is no problem, since I have a grub boot disk. I just want to avoid the pain of reinstalling win98 (mucho yucky, worse than configuring sendmail). try and get a copy of ghost. Then you can move the wintendo partition over to the new drive. Less hassle then any back-up scheme. On another note, I just put a new system together and starting the gentoo install as I type. For some reason I could not get my scsi cdrom to boot the live cd. We got arround it and am now waiting for the emerge system to complete. I thought that this wasn't so bad on an AMD 750 Athlon but this 1.8 G Athlon sure seems snappy. Cheers -- Ted Ozolins (VE7TVO) Westbank, B. C. ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://smtp.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
KDE Lockups
Hi Guys, I have an annoying problem that I've run out of ideas on. I have an updated Slackware 8.1 install, not Slack 9.1-Current that KDE keeps locking up on. Netscape, Opera, ver 6 and 7, Acroread, Gimp, have all locked it up tught on numerous occasions. There's nothing in any of the logs in /var/log. Is there something else I should check? Should I consider building KDE from source? Shawn ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://smtp.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
