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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Shell Script to replace tokens in multiple files Post 302250524 by cbo0485 on Thursday 23rd of October 2008 03:02:42 PM
Old 10-23-2008
Okay, got a better way to explain it



Code:
##################################
#Header of script, place values in variable names#
##################################
VAR_MAN_NAME="@MAN_NAME@"
VAR_PORT_NUM="@PORT_NUM@"
VAR_TEST_NUM="@TEST_NUM@"
###################################
#---------------Script Logic---------------------#
###################################

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This section uses all the variable names, and doesn't use any flags
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I have multiple different scripts that use this same format and have the same variables and tags in each of them. Let's say I have hundreds of different things I need to run this script for. Right now it works fine, I just replace the @...@ tags manually each time I need a new set of scripts. That's the part I want to automate, I need a script where I can input the new tag values only once, and then that script will go through and replace the tags of my 10 scripts that use the same tags.
 

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LEARN ABOUT SUNOS

script

script(1)							   User Commands							 script(1)

NAME

       script - make record of a terminal session

SYNOPSIS

       script [-a] [filename]

DESCRIPTION

       The  script  utility  makes a record of everything printed on your screen. The record is written to filename. If no file name is given, the
       record is saved in the file typescript. See WARNINGS.

       The script command forks and creates a sub-shell, according to the value of $SHELL, and records the text from this session. The script ends
       when the forked shell exits or when Control-d is typed.

OPTIONS

       The following option is supported:

       -a	Appends the session record to filename, rather than overwriting it.

NOTES

       script places everything that appears on the screen in filename, including prompts.

ATTRIBUTES

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

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

SEE ALSO

       attributes(5)

WARNINGS

       script  can  pose  a  security risk when used in directories that are writable by other users (for example, /tmp), especially when run by a
       privileged user, that is, root. Be sure that typescript is not a link before running script.

SunOS 5.10							    30 Jan 2004 							 script(1)
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