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Top Forums UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users Error:--test: argument expected--Even though i give an argument. Post 302600053 by harsha85 on Monday 20th of February 2012 02:41:55 AM
Old 02-20-2012
Error:--test: argument expected--Even though i give an argument.

Hi All,

I am running the script

Code:
VBoxManage list vms |sed 's/"//g' | cut -d " " -f1 > har1out.mytxt

result=`cat har1out.mytxt | grep $1'
echo $result
echo $1

{

if [ $result -eq $1 ]
then
echo pass
else
echo fail
fi

}

when i pass a argument which is present in the output file, it says Pass, but when i am giving a negative test says " test: argument expected"

Please help, am running it in solaris env. thank you.

Last edited by jim mcnamara; 02-20-2012 at 08:45 AM.. Reason: code tags please
 

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