Hi,

I am new to this - I have a unix command (below) that I would like to make automated. I would like the script to run the below command line but would like user input for '\[11 \]' and '\[075871-A-28APR08\]' as these values will change depending on what i'm searching for. Is this possible? if so please help.

grep '\[11 \]' REUTERS_200804*.log | grep '\[075871-A-28APR08\]'

Thanks Darren

Usability and error handling left as an exercise.

Thanks I will give it a go

I am stuck and not sure how to begin

Copy/paste that into a text file, say "gep", chmod +x gep, start debugging. You'd use it like gep pattern1 pattern2

Ok thanks will do

hope this works for you

please add this in a script and change the permissions to chmod 755 for that file to make it executable.



#!/bin/sh

echo "enter the first value : \c";
read first_value

echo "enter the second value : \c";
read second_value

grep "\[$fist_value \]" REUTERS_200804*.log | grep "\[$second_value\]";

exit 0;