problem get the value of /usr/ucb/ps -guxww - Shell Programming and Scripting

umen · #1 (**permalink**) 01-30-2008

Hello all
im trying to get the value of:

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/usr/ucb/ps -guxww | grep Tomcat | grep $USER | grep -v grep

into variable , im using csh .
like this :

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set PS="/usr/ucb/ps -guxww"

set isTomcat = `cat $PS | grep Tomcat | grep $USER | grep -v grep`

but im keep geting this error:

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cat: cannot open -guxww

how can i get the output right ?
thanks

RTM · #2 (**permalink**) 02-03-2008

Get rid of the cat.

Code:

set PS="/usr/ucb/ps -guxww"
set isTomcat = `$PS | grep Tomcat | grep $USER | grep -v grep`

umen · #3 (**permalink**) 02-03-2008

but now if i do :
echo $isTomcat im getting the error:

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set: No match

why ? how can i echo the value ?

Smiling Dragon · #4 (**permalink**) 02-03-2008

Your code actually works for me when I try it...
Obvious question: Is the $USER variable set correctly?

umen · #5 (**permalink**) 02-03-2008

yes it does

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