Bash Special Variables


To better understand the bash special variables, I wrote a script to help myself. #!/bin/bash #Usage of $#echo ------------------------------------------------------------echo -e You have entered $# arguments. #Usage of $*echo ------------------------------------------------------------export IFS='-'echo -e The arguments are: "$*" \(seperated by -\) #Usage of $@echo ------------------------------------------------------------n=1for arg in "$@"do        echo -e The $n argument is: "$arg"        let n+=1done #Usage … Continue reading Bash Special Variables

RecordRoutingInfo: Unable to collect IPv4 routing table


One of my VMware Linux virtual machine takes a long time to boot. And there are couple warnings on the screen complaining RecordRoutingInfo: Unable to collect IPv4 routing table. According to VMware KB2048572, this issue occurs when the Linux iputilis package causes a delay in the boot process. A warning message appears when the guestinfo … Continue reading RecordRoutingInfo: Unable to collect IPv4 routing table