UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

Im editing with vi. Ive :set list and dont see any extraneous items in the script files on the VMPLAYER VMs. I will also double quoted all the vars when I get to the case. Yep. At the time I was looking at this I didnt really care what the case was doing because it was a read problem I was having.

Could you copy-paste the output of it misbehaving? I really don't understand what "like a backspace" means.

You could also do

Code:

$ script 
Script started, file is typescript
$ ./myscript.sh

...

$ exit

and attach the typescript file it creates to the forum so we can see what's happening.

DOPEY !!!! I stripped down everything that wasnt really needed for the forum and posted.

I grabbed the script lines I posted on the forum and ran that on the work VM. Worked fine but still failing on my laptop.

Brought up works VM and my laptop VM. Eyeballed line by line.
... sitting here thinking and laughing at myself "What a freekin idiot !"

Put a clear between the do and echo Main ... and you'll see what I was talking about. At least I realized it was probably me !!!

sheez !!

Thanks guys !

I just wonder what you expected output is from echo $opt as opt is never set, only theopt.

hth