Need a help in the Shell script which is erroring out - Shell Programming and Scripting

ranga27 · #1 12-16-2007

Hi all

I want to add this line after a line

This is the line which needs to be add after the word permission

echo 'profile: /export/home/unix1/auto.pr' >> $xxyy

if [ "$value" = "add" ];then
cd $unixserv/unix
sed '
/permission/ a\
echo 'profile: /export/home/unix1/auto.pr' >> $xxyy
generate_autosys_job.ksh > man5.txt

Can you please let me know what is the error

Its not adding the line as it is :echo 'profile: /export/home/unix1/auto.pr' >> $xxyy

Thanks

fpmurphy · #2 12-16-2007

try the following:

Code:

echo "\047profile: /export/home/unix1/auto.pr\047 >> $xxyy"

ranga27 · #3 12-17-2007

the following is not working ..

is there any other way to fix this

Thanks

Franklin52 · #4 12-17-2007

To output text within single quotes you can place the text within: single quote, double quote, single quote:

Code:

echo '"'profile: /export/home/unix1/auto.pr'"' >> $xxyy

Regards

ranga27 · #5 12-18-2007

Thanks Guys , But its not working , can you please help m once again ??

This is the code, not able to add the line
echo 'profile: /export/home/'$value'/auto.profile-45' >> $job_name_main'

sed'
/permission/ a\
echo '"'profile: /export/home/'$value'/auto.profile-45'"' >> $job_name_main'

Thanks

ranga27 · #6 12-25-2007

any help ?? in this one

Thanks

drl · #7 12-25-2007

Hi.

One method is to use double quotes to allow the single quotes to be treated as normal characters. However, because shell variables are expanded within double quotes, the "$" needs to be escaped:

Code:

#!/usr/bin/env sh

# @(#) s1       Demonstrate insert of line with single quotes and variable.

set -o nounset
echo

debug=":"
debug="echo"

## Use local command version for the commands in this demonstration.

echo "(Versions displayed with local utility \"version\")"
version >/dev/null 2>&1 && version bash sed

echo

FILE=${1-data1}
echo " Input file $FILE:"
cat $FILE

echo
echo " Results from sed:"

sed "
/permission/ a\
echo 'profile: /export/home/unix1/auto.pr' >> \$xxyy
" $FILE

exit 0

Producing:

Code:

% ./s1

(Versions displayed with local utility "version")
GNU bash 2.05b.0
GNU sed version 4.1.2

 Input file data1:
This is a line
Another line
This line contains permission.
This is the line that should appear after the inserted line.
Last line.

 Results from sed:
This is a line
Another line
This line contains permission.
echo 'profile: /export/home/unix1/auto.pr' >> $xxyy
This is the line that should appear after the inserted line.
Last line.

Best wishes ... cheers, drl

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