05-26-2009
Writing Unix script to accept arguments
Hi,
This may be answered elsewhere but I wasn't entirely sure of the wording I should use to search so here we go with an attempt:
I wish to make a script that will allow commands to be passed to it such as:
<command> -oOPTIONS -aANOTHER -pRINT
etc
However I don't really know the syntax of what to do ir how to accept them with in the code.
Like for example:
If I want it do run a certain command if -o equals "Fred".
If anyone has any help or "how to's" it would be most apprieciated.
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NAME
service - run a System V init script
SYNOPSIS
service SCRIPT COMMAND [OPTIONS]
service --status-all
service --help | -h | --version
DESCRIPTION
service runs a System V init script in as predictable an environment as possible, removing most environment variables and with the current
working directory set to /.
The SCRIPT parameter specifies a System V init script, located in /etc/init.d/SCRIPT. The supported values of COMMAND depend on the
invoked script. service passes COMMAND and OPTIONS to the init script unmodified. All scripts should support at least the start and stop
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service --status-all runs all init scripts, in alphabetical order, with the status command.
EXIT CODES
service calls the init script and returns the status returned by it.
FILES
/etc/init.d
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LANG, TERM
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SEE ALSO
/etc/init.d/skeleton,
update-rc.d(8),
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invoke-rc.d(8).
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