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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting test: argument expected Post 302415730 by gotam on Friday 23rd of April 2010 08:00:35 AM
Old 04-23-2010
Thanks Scottn
right now my code looks like :
Code:
# to search a file if it exists and whether its readable or not
# if yes print its first 5 lines
echo enter the filename to be searched
read fname
if [ ! -e "$fname" ] #-d $fname
then
echo file doesn exists
elif [ -d "$fname" ]
then
echo its a directory
elif [ -r "$fname" ]
then
cat "$fname"
else
echo its not readable
fi
# end of program

but still showing the same error !!
and no.. my $fname is not blank as i am getting the contents of this filename as it is supposed to be.
but still getting the error/warning msg :
Code:
filesearch2.ksh[5]: test: argument expected

##########
and yes, i am not getting .. what u r referring when u say "code tag" . plz explain so that i'll post in my next threads to get served better !!
Last edited by Scott; 04-23-2010 at 09:06 AM.. Reason: Code tags
 

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zip_source_file

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NAME

       zip_source_file - create data source from a file

LIBRARY

       libzip (-lzip)

SYNOPSIS

       struct zip_source * zip_source_file(struct zip *archive, const char *fname); "zip_uint64_t start" "zip_int64_t len"

DESCRIPTION

       The  function zip_source_file creates a zip source from a file.	zip_source_file opens fname and reads len bytes from offset start from it.
       If len is 0 or -1, the whole file (starting from start ) is used.

       The fie is opened and read when the data from the source is used, usually by zip_close.

RETURN VALUES

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ERRORS

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	      [ZIP_ER_INVAL]
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	      [ZIP_ER_MEMORY]
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