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WordPress backup on demand to OS X

In which I download databases.
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Today’s Cinema Times

In which I create a script to display local cinema times
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Linux/Unix Command Line Help

I have the need to take a text file, and issue a command (for use in a script) which will automatically remove all the lines before (or after) a certain point in the text file. Example. If the file constained FooFooFoo Fido BarBarBar, I could say, don’t output anything until you see ‘Fido’ and then just output [...]
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Bash Problem – sorted

With thanks to those who tried to help, the final script for my Bash problem is below. Problem: To grab the fund price from the L&G website for an index tracker. To email the price to me, and to store that price in a CSV file to allow easy import to Quicken. There is no ticker available [...]
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Bash Problem, strange new line!

I’ve been working on a BASH problem. I have this little script which, on a weekday (set by crontab) will run. It will grab the price of a unit trust from the legal and general website, clean up the output and email me the price. I want to create a CSV file of all the prices [...]
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