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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Passing options to a bash script Post 302197403 by nua7 on Wednesday 21st of May 2008 01:43:10 AM
Old 05-21-2008
This might also help you..Look out for $1=-g option.


Code:
# # # # # # # # # # # #
#     main section
# # # # # # # # # # # #

  print "script $(basename $0) executing $(date +%Y/%m/%d\ %H:%M:%S) \n"

#
#  only allow this script to be run by the root user
#
  if ! id | grep -q "uid=0(root)" ; then
    print "ERROR:  must be root in order to run this script"
    exit 1
  fi

  if [[ "$PLEX_ROOT" = "/claims/amxw" ]]; then
    if [[ "$NLROOTDIR" != "/claims/amxw" ]]; then
      print "ERROR: NLROOTDIR must be set to /claims/amxw in order to create a plex"
      exit 1
    fi
  fi

  if [[ "$1" = "-g" ]]; then
    shift
    print "You are obviously a plex god and have chosen to skip the approved naming convention.  Please proceed, your eminence"
    print
    mode=GOD
  else
    mode=MORTAL
  fi

  plexname=$1

  if [[ -z $plexname ]]; then
    print "ERROR: plex name isn't specified"
    exit 1
  fi

  if [[ "$mode" = "MORTAL" ]]; then
    if ! print $plexname | grep -q ^plex ; then
      print "ERROR: plex name must begin with 'plex' and be at least 9 characters"
      exit 1
    fi
  fi

 

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VIEW-OS(1)						      General Commands Manual							VIEW-OS(1)

NAME

       vuname - print view information

SYNOPSIS

       vuname [OPTION]...

DESCRIPTION

       Print certain view information.	With no OPTION, same as -s.

OPTIONS

       -a, --all
	   print all information, in the following order, except omit -p and -i if unknown.

       -s, --kernel-name
	   print the kernel name

       -n, --nodename
	   print the network node hostname

       -r, --kernel-release
	   print the kernel release

       -v, --kernel-version
	   print the kernel version

       -m, --machine
	   print the machine hardware name

       -p, --processor
	   print the processor type or "unknown"

       -i, --hardware-platform
	   print the hardware platform or "unknown"

       -o, --operating-system
	   print the operating system

       -U, --serverid
	   print the view-os server id

       -V, --viewid
	   print the view id

       -N, --viewname
	   print the view name

       -x, --nouname
	   do not use uname (without this flag the command behaves like uname		when it runs on a non View-OS enabled environment).

       -q, --quiet
	   quiet mode: error messages suppressed

       --help
	   display a help message and exit

       --version
	   output version information and exit

SEE ALSO

       umview(1),uname(1)

AUTHORS

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       <http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/view-os>

       Howto's and further information can be found on the project wiki <wiki.virtualsquare.org>.

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