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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Compare string to a pattern Post 302161702 by jerryte on Friday 25th of January 2008 01:52:02 PM
Old 01-25-2008
Compare string to a pattern

I am new to unix and need to learn how to compare a variable $subject to a string pattern. If the variable has the word "Item" in it then it should be true. How do I do this? Currently I am using the Bourne shell but I can also use Korn or Bash.

I come from a Rexx background where strings are easy:
IF WORDPOS('Item', subject) > 0 THEN
SAY 'Found it'
END
 

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NAME
Prima::DetailedOutline - a multi-column outline viewer with controlling header widget. SYNOPSIS
use Prima::DetailedOutline; my $l = $w-> insert( 'Prima::DetailedList', columns => 2, headers => [ 'Column 1', 'Column 2' ], items => [ [ ['Item 1, Col 1', 'Item 1, Col 2'], [ [ ['Item 1-1, Col 1', 'Item 1-1, Col 2'] ], [ ['Item 1-2, Col 1', 'Item 1-2, Col 2'], [ [ ['Item 1-2-1, Col 1', 'Item 1-2-1, Col 2'] ], ] ], ] ], [ ['Item 2, Col 1', 'Item 2, Col 2'], [ [ ['Item 2-1, Col 1', 'Item 2-1, Col 2'] ], ] ], ], ); $l-> sort(1); DESCRIPTION
Prima::DetailedOutline combines the functionality of Prima::OutlineViewer and Prima::DetailedList. API
This class inherits all the properties, methods, and events of Prima::OutlineViewer (primary ancestor) and Prima::DetailedList (secondary ancestor). One new property is introduced, and one property is different enough to warrant mention. Methods items ARRAY Each item is represented by an arrayref with either one or two elements. The first element is the item data, an arrayref of text strings to display. The second element, if present, is an arrayref of child items. When using the node functionality inherited from Prima::OutlineViewer, the item data (that is, the arrayref of text strings) is the first element of the node. autoRecalc BOOLEAN If this is set to a true value, the column widths will be automatically recalculated (via "autowidths") whenever a node is expanded or collapsed. COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2003 Teo Sankaro You may redistribute and/or modify this module under the same terms as Perl itself. (Although a credit would be nice.) AUTHOR
Teo Sankaro, <teo_sankaro@hotmail.com>. SEE ALSO
Prima, Prima::Outlines, Prima::DetailedList perl v5.14.2 2009-02-24 Prima::DetailedOutline(3)
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