Re: Shell codes

If you are trying to get a users home directory when they are running the script then use getenv("HOME"); --Joe On Wed, Nov 29, 2000 at 04:04:23PM +0100, Chris Chabot wrote: > Does anyone know a way to use 'home' in a php shell script? > > eg im looking to do: > #!/usr/local/bin/php > <? > echo "line one"; > sleep(1); > echo "\201\"; // fill in correct 'code' for home.. > echo "line two"; > ?> > > where \201 is the code for home (according to termcap), i tried > echo "\x66" (hex code for home) > echo "\201" (dec code for home) > for (i=0;i++;i<79) echo "\b"; (eg echo backspace 80 times) > echo "^B" > > non of the above has the desired effect ... Does anyone know how to do > this? would help a lot making 'cooler' php shell scripts (think progress > bars, etc) > > Ps, pls cc me in any replies, since im not subscribed to the list > > -- Chris > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net ================================================================================ = Joe Stump joestump98@yahoo.com http://www.miester.org = ================================================================================ Need a programmer? http://www.google.com/search?q=joe+stump+resume