Shell Programming and Scripting

do few changes as shown

Code:

 
Args1="$1"
Args2="$2"
/u01/.././script1 >> SCRIPT1.txt
searchtext=`head -1 SCRIPT1.txt` #this will get the first line of the o/p of first script
echo "$searchtext"|grep -q "keyword" 
if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then

/u01/../triggerScript "Arg2"
fi

Code:

Args1="$1"
Args2="$2"
SCRIPT1=/u01/.././script1

$SCRIPT1 $Args1 | head -1 | grep "$Args2" > /dev/null

if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
  /u01/../triggerScript "Arg2"
fi

BTW:

+ Provide more descriptive argument names
+ SCRIPT1 variable is probably unnecessary. Just use the name explicitly.
+ /u01/../script1 -- means the script1 is in the / root directory. The ".." is certainly odd here.

+ You had 2 ]] 's.
+ I think you meant "searchText" in your grep line.

But just edit mine...

is there a way with out creating any auxiliary files in between coz this script which we write will be used by 100s of folks.I really appreciate your time and help.

it's not creating any auxiliary files....

but you can use "grep -q" instead of > /dev/null
if that was your concern.

thanks quirkasaurus.Sorry, I was addressing Vidhyadhar85.

Here is the corrected version, had typos in my post.

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Args1="$1" (Args1 is script specific argument that will make script1 to spit bunch of text lines )
Args2="$2"
SCRIPT1=/u01/{directory1}/{directory12}/script1
searchText="`$SCRIPT1 "$Args1"`" (Here i need to get first line from the script1 output which may have multiple text lines)

if [$searchText|grep "keyword" >/dev/null ]
then
/u01/../triggerScript "Arg2"
fi

thanks for the post

check my earlier post.
use my first script.
it's optimal.

Hi,
I have been getting these errors(after making changes). Please help

if[0 -eq 0]: command not found
syntax error near unexpected token `then'