WRITE a message in console

guruparan18 · #1 (**permalink**) 09-01-2008

Hi all,

I have a requirement, where I need to do some calculations and based on the results I need to write a message to the user from a shell script.

Is it possible to `write' inside the script? Something like the below one..

Code:

#! /bin/ksh

write user12 << EOF
Hello World
<<EOF

For me, it produced an error.

Code:

wrt[6]: here document `EOF' unclosed

Any idea please?

dennis.jacob · #2 (**permalink**) 09-01-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by guruparan18

Hi all,

I have a requirement, where I need to do some calculations and based on the results I need to write a message to the user from a shell script.

Is it possible to `write' inside the script? Something like the below one..

Code:

#! /bin/ksh

write user12 << EOF
Hello World
<<EOF

For me, it produced an error.

Code:

wrt[6]: here document `EOF' unclosed

Any idea please?

Try this:

Code:

write user12 << EOF
Hello World
EOF

guruparan18 · #3 (**permalink**) 09-01-2008

Silly mistake.. Isn't it?!

Thanks a lot Dennis.

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