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- ParsingLs . . . 2 matches
- ...xplore various ways of coping with it. As usual, we have to start by figuring out [[XyProblem|what we actually want to do]].
== Enumerating files or doing stuff with files ==
Wh...
- ShellHallOfShame/Page2 . . . 1 match
- ...o they aren't)? Well, not exactly. Let's take one step back and see what they're [[XyProblem|really doing]]:
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DT_INSTALL_CONFIG=/usr/dt/config
DT_CONFIG=/etc/dt/config
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- IpAddress . . . 1 match
- ...h is "Help me extract my IP address from the output of ifconfig." This is a classic XyProblem of the worst kind. People often don't even ''realize'' it's a [[BadQuestions|bad qu...
- EnglishFrontPage . . . 1 match
- ...www.openssh.org/|ssh]] users, try CategorySsh.
* Miscellaneous pages: NetEtiquette, XyProblem. There are also some [[CategoryRant|rants]].
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== Dear editors - licensing of us...
- BashProgramming/Ex02 . . . 1 match
- ... suboptimal solutions.
The question, as it was presented to us originally, was an [[XyProblem|X-Y problem]].
Rather than give the correct problem specification up front, let's s...
- BashProgramming/Ex01 . . . 1 match
- ... for this job.
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(Lots more in this vein.) Getting people to ''stop'' pursuing [[XyProblem|dead ends]] like "I know! I'll launch one hundred sed commands... by the way, I can...
- BashGuide/Practices . . . 1 match
- ...ng to do with your script.
Either way, please have a look at this page before entering `#bash`: XyProblem.
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[[BashGuide/JobControl|<- Job Control]]...
- BashFAQ/087 . . . 1 match
- ...nt the information; in most cases, there will be some other way to accomplish your [[XyProblem|real goal]]. You [[ParsingLs|don't want to parse ls's output]] if there's any possi...
- BashFAQ/064 . . . 1 match
- ...ritating.
See NetEtiquette for more general suggestions. Try to avoid the infamous XyProblem.
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The aphorisms (bash aphorisms, "bashphorisms"...
- BadQuestions . . . 1 match
- ... one should never want to do. Other times, it's quite apparent that the person is [[XyProblem|trying to solve a problem by means of an ugly workaround or hack]]. We can help you...