12-19-2008
test is no program to test if your shell script works. test is used with or without "if" for example, to test if a condition is true or not, to implement a logical flow into scripts. In your script, that smells like homework/classroom stuff, are some loads of "if" tests already. Best talk to your teacher again and tell him that your task is not clear to you.
By the rules of this forum, homework/classroom stuff is forbidden:
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bbcombotest
BBCOMBOTEST(1) General Commands Manual BBCOMBOTEST(1)
NAME
bbcombotest - Xymon combination test tool
SYNOPSIS
bbcombotest --help
bbcombotest --version
bbcombotest [--debug] [--quiet]
DESCRIPTION
bbcombotest is a Xymon extension script that runs on the BBDISPLAY server. It combines the results of one or more of the normal Xymon test
results into a combined test result, using standard arithmetic og logical operators.
The resulting tests are sent to the Xymon display server as any normal test - so all of the standard Xymon functions (history, statistics
etc.) are available for the combined tests.
The tool was born from the need to monitor systems with built-in redundancy and automatic failover - e.g. load-balanced web servers. But
other uses are possible.
OPTIONS
--quiet
Normally, the test status sent by bbcombotest includes information about the underlying test results used to determine the current
value of the combined test. "--quiet" eliminates this information from the test status page.
--debug
Provide debugging output for use in troubleshooting problems with bbcombotest.
--no-update
Dont send any status messages - instead, the result of the combotests is simply dumped to stdout. Useful for debugging.
FILES
$BBHOME/etc/bbcombotest.cfg
Configuration file for bbcombotest, where the combined tests are defined
$BBHOME/etc/hobbitlaunch.cfg
Configuration file controlling when bbcombotest is run.
SEE ALSO
bbcombotest.cfg(5), bb-hosts(5), hobbitserver.cfg(5), hobbitlaunch.cfg(5)
Xymon Version 4.2.3: 4 Feb 2009 BBCOMBOTEST(1)