09-11-2002
Shell script automation using case statement
Hi,
I'm trying to write a shell script that has a menu and then dependant on the selection, will automate some samba file transfer.
The problem is when I run the code without the case statement it runs fine. but when I put the case statement in the only way I can get the code to run is to remove the "SMB_1" entries but then the samba commands are no longer automated. Help please !!
Code is below :
#!/bin/sh
#
################
#Deployment script
################
echo " Please select one of the following :
1. Upload from dev platform
2. End
Please enter choice : "
read sel
case $sel in
1) echo "going to upload from dev ..."
/opt/samba/bin/smbclient //devsyst1/packages$ -Wdevsyst11 -Uadministrator << SMB_1
tar c syst_update.tar NewSyst
exit
SMB_1
gzip syst_update.tar
;;
*) echo "gone"
;;
esac
Any ideas ?
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escape(1) Mail Avenger 0.8.3 escape(1)
NAME
escape - escape shell special characters in a string
SYNOPSIS
escape string
DESCRIPTION
escape prepends a "" character to all shell special characters in string, making it safe to compose a shell command with the result.
EXAMPLES
The following is a contrived example showing how one can unintentionally end up executing the contents of a string:
$ var='; echo gotcha!'
$ eval echo hi $var
hi
gotcha!
$
Using escape, one can avoid executing the contents of $var:
$ eval echo hi `escape "$var"`
hi ; echo gotcha!
$
A less contrived example is passing arguments to Mail Avenger bodytest commands containing possibly unsafe environment variables. For
example, you might write a hypothetical reject_bcc script to reject mail not explicitly addressed to the recipient:
#!/bin/sh
formail -x to -x cc -x resent-to -x resent-cc
| fgrep "$1" > /dev/null
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script:
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SEE ALSO
avenger(1),
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