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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Problem in reading file (bash) Post 302413931 by jim mcnamara on Sunday 18th of April 2010 12:02:04 PM
Old 04-18-2010
listfile is the list of names
Code:
newname="robert:fernandez"
grep -q "$newname"   listfile

if [[ $? -eq 0   ]; then
  echo "not okay"
  # insert  code to handle an existing entry
else
  echo  "ok"
  # code to handle new name
fi

 

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runkit_method_rename - Dynamically changes the name of the given method

SYNOPSIS
bool runkit_method_rename (string $classname, string $methodname, string $newname) DESCRIPTION
Note This function cannot be used to manipulate the currently running (or chained) method. Warning This function is EXPERIMENTAL. The behaviour of this function, its name, and surrounding documentation may change without notice in a future release of PHP. This function should be used at your own risk. PARAMETERS
o $classname - The class in which to rename the method o $methodname - The name of the method to rename o $newname - The new name to give to the renamed method RETURN VALUES
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure. EXAMPLES
Example #1 runkit_method_rename(3) example <?php class Example { function foo() { return "foo! "; } } // Rename the 'foo' method to 'bar' runkit_method_rename( 'Example', 'foo', 'bar' ); // output renamed function echo Example::bar(); ?> The above example will output: foo! SEE ALSO
runkit_method_add(3), runkit_method_copy(3), runkit_method_redefine(3), runkit_method_remove(3), runkit_function_rename(3). PHP Documentation Group RUNKIT_METHOD_RENAME(3)
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