Bash function to generate an UUID

Cecil Westerhof

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Sep 13, 2013, 2:34:38 PM9/13/13

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I wrote a BASH function to generate an UUID:
http://tinyurl.com/BASHScripting

I know that there is uuidgen, but it is also about the exercise.

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Jasen Betts

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Sep 14, 2013, 2:11:57 AM9/14/13

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On 2013-09-13, Cecil Westerhof <Ce...@decebal.nl> wrote:
> I wrote a BASH function to generate an UUID:
> http://tinyurl.com/BASHScripting
>
> I know that there is uuidgen, but it is also about the exercise.

Doesn't work.

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Cecil Westerhof

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Sep 14, 2013, 3:52:20 AM9/14/13

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Op zaterdag 14 sep 2013 08:11 CEST schreef Jasen Betts:

> On 2013-09-13, Cecil Westerhof <Ce...@decebal.nl> wrote:
>> I wrote a BASH function to generate an UUID:
>> http://tinyurl.com/BASHScripting
>>
>> I know that there is uuidgen, but it is also about the exercise.
>
> Doesn't work.

What does not work?

Jasen Betts

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Sep 14, 2013, 4:28:26 AM9/14/13

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On 2013-09-14, Cecil Westerhof <Ce...@decebal.nl> wrote:
> Op zaterdag 14 sep 2013 08:11 CEST schreef Jasen Betts:
>
>> On 2013-09-13, Cecil Westerhof <Ce...@decebal.nl> wrote:
>>> I wrote a BASH function to generate an UUID:
>>> http://tinyurl.com/BASHScripting
>>>
>>> I know that there is uuidgen, but it is also about the exercise.
>>
>> Doesn't work.
>
> What does not work?
>

"What?" is the main problem:

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Cecil Westerhof

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Sep 14, 2013, 5:54:04 AM9/14/13

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Op zaterdag 14 sep 2013 10:28 CEST schreef Jasen Betts:

> On 2013-09-14, Cecil Westerhof <Ce...@decebal.nl> wrote:
>> Op zaterdag 14 sep 2013 08:11 CEST schreef Jasen Betts:
>>
>>> On 2013-09-13, Cecil Westerhof <Ce...@decebal.nl> wrote:
>>>> I wrote a BASH function to generate an UUID:
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/BASHScripting
>>>>
>>>> I know that there is uuidgen, but it is also about the exercise.
>>>
>>> Doesn't work.
>>
>> What does not work?
>>
>
> "What?" is the main problem:
>
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[Removed excessive information]

You go from one extreme to another. First you say ‘Doesn't work.’
Which says nothing, then you give a quite excessive load of
information. In both cases you could just have said that you do not
have a LinkedIn account. Next time I'll be more clear that I posted it
on LinkedIn.

What *is* strange, is that the post (and several others) are not shown
when you are not logged in to LinkedIn.

Thad Floryan

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On 9/14/2013 2:54 AM, Cecil Westerhof wrote:
> [...]

> What *is* strange, is that the post (and several others) are not shown
> when you are not logged in to LinkedIn.

Which indicates LinkedIn is the *WRONG VENUE* to use for
software distribution which is announced in a public venue
such as Usenet.

Suggest hosting your software on a publicly accessible website
(perhaps your own website or any of the many free ones that can
be found with a simple search) or stop announcing "hidden" and
non-publicly-accessible items hosted on LinkedIn.

Thad

Cecil Westerhof

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Op zondag 15 sep 2013 01:22 CEST schreef Thad Floryan:

> On 9/14/2013 2:54 AM, Cecil Westerhof wrote:
>> [...] What *is* strange, is that the post (and several others) are
>> not shown when you are not logged in to LinkedIn.
>
> Which indicates LinkedIn is the *WRONG VENUE* to use for
> software distribution which is announced in a public venue
> such as Usenet.

I find it very strange, because I always thought that in an open group
everyone could read the postings. (And for some it is the case, but
not all. I have to delve into that.)

> Suggest hosting your software on a publicly accessible website
> (perhaps your own website or any of the many free ones that can
> be found with a simple search) or stop announcing "hidden" and
> non-publicly-accessible items hosted on LinkedIn.

The script with the functions can be downloaded at:
http://www.decebal.nl/bash/sources/random.sh

Properly I am going to place the code also on GitHub.