07-08-2008
shell scripting problem
her i am trying to edit a database file which is actually a small file holding my friend's name and birthdays
My Database
DEEPAK 27/08
DEEPIKA 18/02
DHYAN 23/03
DIPANKAR 24/10
SNIGDHO 19/05
AYANNAR 17/12
BHAI 22/09
DEBAN 16/08
JAGADISH 02/06
SUBHOJIT 23/02
TOJO 17/09
SUDHIR 12/09
my Code
echo "Enter the friend whose data u want to change ?"
read FRIEND
while read LINE
do
candidate=$(echo $LINE | cut -d ' ' -f1)
birthday=$(echo $LINE | cut -d ' ' -f2)
#mobileno=$(echo $LINE | cut -d ' ' -f3)
if [ "$candidate" = "$FRIEND" ] ;then
echo "Edit your friend's name"
read NAME
echo "Edit your Friend's B'day"
read BIRTHDAY
echo " $NAME $BIRTHDAY">>database1
else
echo " $candidate $birthday">>database1
fi
done<"$DIR/database"
later i planned to cp or rename file database1 to database
my problem
as i have redirected the std i/p i cannot read NAME && BIRTHDAY ---can any one give me any sollution
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suspend
suspend(1) User Commands suspend(1)
NAME
suspend - shell built-in function to halt the current shell
SYNOPSIS
sh
suspend
csh
suspend
ksh
suspend
DESCRIPTION
sh
Stops the execution of the current shell (but not if it is the login shell).
csh
Stop the shell in its tracks, much as if it had been sent a stop signal with ^Z. This is most often used to stop shells started by su.
ksh
Stops the execution of the current shell (but not if it is the login shell).
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
csh(1), kill(1), ksh(1), sh(1), su(1M), attributes(5)
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