Re: [ilugc] Column Name display in terminal
On 12:02pm, depp fx wrote: Is it possible to make bash display the column names of the output when I execute a command? Bash cannot show the headers. Each command has to provide an option OR you have to a write wrapper script to do that. Bye :) -- Bharathi S ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [ilugc] Column Name display in terminal
Is it possible to make bash display the column names of the output when I execute a command? Ahh...good! I don't understand the difficulty in understanding this question. Anyways, let me break it up in to simpler sentences as you've asked for. Is it possible that we make the terminal, by default, display the output column names [like PID MEM etc] when you run a command [and that could be any command]. For example: ls -lh returns an output without the column names. I would want to see if there is a way to display the column names like PERMS, OWNER, GROUP, FILENAME, SIZE etc by default. All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind. Thats my signature. Yes! Well, you might not like socrates I haven't got a problem with that. :) The question sounds like the ones that comes PHBs. I don't think he or I had a PHB. All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind. Have a great day! N Deepak http://asilearnit.wordpress.com/ ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [ilugc] Column Name display in terminal
Is it possible to make bash display the column names of the output when I execute a command? Bash cannot show the headers. Each command has to provide an option OR you have to a write wrapper script to do that. Thanks. I did make some sense when I asked. :) All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind. Have a great day! N Deepak http://asilearnit.wordpress.com/ ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [ilugc] Column Name display in terminal
Hi, Ahh...good! I don't understand the difficulty in understanding this question. Anyways, let me break it up in to simpler sentences as you've asked for. Is it possible that we make the terminal, by default, display the output column names [like PID MEM etc] when you run a command [and that could be any command]. For example: ls -lh returns an output without the column names. I would want to see if there is a way to display the column names like PERMS, OWNER, GROUP, FILENAME, SIZE etc by default. I would like to believe that bash/shell is a simple means to run commands that do your job. There is absolutely no reason why bash/shell has to understand the outputs or interpret them for you. I just might do iceweasel from bash. how is it supposed to categorize all those gtk warning messages i might be getting? Or even know they are warnings in the first place. I think we should understand what to expect before looking for it. On the other hand, its a better idea to see if the individual commands have such options. I am sure many commands do. Or take their code and edit that portion in. Its probably not worth trying a global wrapper script to interpret all the commands that are already there and will be added. What I still don't get is why would you need bash/shell to do this for you? Abishek Goda ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [ilugc] Column Name display in terminal
On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 12:02 PM, depp fx dep...@gmail.com wrote: Is it possible to make bash display the column names of the output when I execute a command? I guess Bharathi has already answered your query, but I am just curious about what would be the need for something like that to be done ? , as in considering your example itself, if you are using ls -l , in all the cases the user know the output, then why display the header names ? am I missing something here, or do you think it will add some legible functionality ? Cheers Satish -- http://tuxitter.blogspot.com ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [ilugc] Column Name display in terminal
am I missing something here, or do you think it will add some legible functionality ? Okay..The problem arose when I used some commands didn't know what the columns stood for though I could see the data. Then I had to do a man on the command, check what columns it displays then interpret the results. I guess we could call this answered for now. All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind. Have a great day! N Deepak http://asilearnit.wordpress.com/ ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [ilugc] Column Name display in terminal
On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 3:14 PM, depp fx dep...@gmail.com wrote: am I missing something here, or do you think it will add some legible functionality ? Okay..The problem arose when I used some commands didn't know what the columns stood for though I could see the data. Then I had to do a man on the command, check what columns it displays then interpret the results. I guess we could call this answered for now. If I understand right, you're looking for split window function like in spreadsheets? Konsole has option for Split View. Not sure if other terminals can do it. ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
[ilugc] Column Name display in terminal
Is it possible to make bash display the column names of the output when I execute a command? -- All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind. Have a great day! N Deepak http://asilearnit.wordpress.com/ ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [ilugc] Column Name display in terminal
On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 12:02 PM, depp fx dep...@gmail.com wrote: Is it possible to make bash display the column names of the output when I execute a command? that would depend on the command you run who who -H -- benjamin rualthanzauva http://friendfeed.com/rualthan ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [ilugc] Column Name display in terminal
On 02/10/2010 12:02 PM, depp fx wrote: Is it possible to make bash display the column names of the output when I execute a command? Your question makes no sense at all. Could you give some more context ? What command ? what columns ? cheers, - steve -- random non tech spiel: http://lonetwin.blogspot.com/ tech randomness: http://lonehacks.blogspot.com/ what i'm stumbling into: http://lonetwin.stumbleupon.com/ ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [ilugc] Column Name display in terminal
On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 12:02 PM, depp fx dep...@gmail.com wrote: Is it possible to make bash display the column names of the output when I execute a command? Whaa!! All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind. I am on a paid job and perhaps a highly degraded mind. hence I could not make out what you mean by column name. what column? what name? what command? The question sounds like the ones that comes PHBs. :) Regards, Rajagopal ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
