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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Grabbing a value from an output file Post 302226767 by Smiling Dragon on Tuesday 19th of August 2008 09:33:51 PM
Old 08-19-2008
Code:
#!/bin/sh
while read line
do
  if [ "$line" -eq "Parameter Name : BATCHES_UPDATED" ]
  then
    read line
    echo "$line" | awk '{ print $3 }'
    exit 0
  fi
done

(Untested)

Usage: scriptname.sh < output.file
 

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LEARN ABOUT REDHAT

line

line(1)                                                            User Commands                                                           line(1)

NAME

       line - read one line

SYNOPSIS

       line

DESCRIPTION

       The  line utility copies one line (up to and including a new-line) from the standard input and writes it on the standard output. It returns
       an exit status of 1 on EOF and always prints at least a new-line. It is often used within shell files to read from the user's terminal.

EXIT STATUS

       Exit status is:

       0        Successful completion

       >0       End-of-file on input.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         |      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability                 |SUNWcsu                      |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       sh(1), read(2), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.10                                                          1 Feb 1995                                                             line(1)
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