I'm running into an issue now of :
./jeff2.sh: line 12: spawn: command not found
The reason is that line 11 is ignored and the shell (bash) doesn't know the "spawn"-command. This:
can only be used once to explicitly load some shell at the beginning of a script, so this line is valid only if it is the first line, otherwise not.
If you want to change the shell in between you have to call an external script, which can have its own first line. Like this:
this is the content of /path/to/script.ext:
Why don't you just tell us the whole story? Post your complete script here and tell us, step by step, what you want to do. It is easier to come up with a solution if we know the whole picture instead of having to debug one error after the other.
I am trying to create a shell (ksh) which has two "read" commands, one which reads a line from a file and another which is inside a loop that reads user input from a keyboard. However, the "read" command inside the loop uses the input from the file and it does not get the user input from keyboard.... (3 Replies)
how do we read input from a user
e.g i want to ask a user to enter 6 sets of numbers
how do i control information from the user?
i have this.......
#!/bin/bash
echo "Please enter six numbers"
read number
echo $number >> file1
but this stops after the first number..how can i... (2 Replies)
Hello,
I need some assistance in trying to figure out the best way to automate user account password resets.
The environment is a mix of 2000 HP-ux, aix, linux, and sunos boxes.
The security specs are to reset pw's every 90 days.
Most boxes are only accessible from within a current ssh... (2 Replies)
Hi all, I currently have a script which uses read -p for user interaction. e.g.
read -p "New user? " user
Is it possible to have it so if the user enters nothing and just presses return it can resort to a specified value instead?
Thanks! :) (5 Replies)
Hello Everyone:
I have the following code
int main()
{
system("/usr/OtherUser/bin/runX");
return 0;
}
runX must be executed with privileges from another user, how could I do that? I know the password for such user.
Thanks in advance (8 Replies)
Please tell me how to write a perl script that asks the user to enter words and that passes them to a variable.
In bash, the "read" command would achieve such user interaction.
#!/bin/bash
read -p "Enter files: " vFiles
However, I am looking for perl version of something equivalent... (2 Replies)
Hi,
echo "Enter file name of input file list along with absolute path : "
read inputFileList
if
then
for string in `cat inputFileList`
do
echo $string
done
else
echo " file does not exist"
fi
From the above code, if the user enters a invalid file... (1 Reply)
i have a script which takes input from user, if user gives either Y/y then it should continue, else it should quit by displaying user cancelled.
#!/bin/sh
echo " Enter your choice to continue y/Y OR n/N to quit "
read A
if
then
echo " user requested to continue "
##some commands... (7 Replies)
Hi All,
I have written one script, which is connecting 3 diffrent servers and executing script placed on those.
It is smthing like:
spawn ssh user@server1
expect "*? assword:"
send "pw \r"
expect "$"
send " sh ./filename1 \r"
expect "$"
expect eof
spawn ssh user@server2
expect "*?... (7 Replies)
I am trying to allow a user to enter in text and then store that text in a variable $gene to run in an awk command in which those values are used to run some calculations. I am getting syntax errors however, when I try. Thank you :).
The awk runs great if it is a pre-defined file that is used,... (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: cmccabe
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LEARN ABOUT SUNOS
return
exit(1) User Commands exit(1)NAME
exit, return, goto - shell built-in functions to enable the execution of the shell to advance beyond its sequence of steps
SYNOPSIS
sh
exit [n]
return [n]
csh
exit [ ( expr )]
goto label
ksh
*exit [n]
*return [n]
DESCRIPTION
sh
exit will cause the calling shell or shell script to exit with the exit status specified by n. If n is omitted the exit status is that of
the last command executed (an EOF will also cause the shell to exit.)
return causes a function to exit with the return value specified by n. If n is omitted, the return status is that of the last command exe-
cuted.
csh
exit will cause the calling shell or shell script to exit, either with the value of the status variable or with the value specified by the
expression expr.
The goto built-in uses a specified label as a search string amongst commands. The shell rewinds its input as much as possible and searches
for a line of the form label: possibly preceded by space or tab characters. Execution continues after the indicated line. It is an error to
jump to a label that occurs between a while or for built-in command and its corresponding end.
ksh
exit will cause the calling shell or shell script to exit with the exit status specified by n. The value will be the least significant 8
bits of the specified status. If n is omitted then the exit status is that of the last command executed. When exit occurs when executing
a trap, the last command refers to the command that executed before the trap was invoked. An end-of-file will also cause the shell to exit
except for a shell which has the ignoreeof option (See set below) turned on.
return causes a shell function or '.' script to return to the invoking script with the return status specified by n. The value will be the
least significant 8 bits of the specified status. If n is omitted then the return status is that of the last command executed. If return
is invoked while not in a function or a '.' script, then it is the same as an exit.
On this man page, ksh(1) commands that are preceded by one or two * (asterisks) are treated specially in the following ways:
1. Variable assignment lists preceding the command remain in effect when the command completes.
2. I/O redirections are processed after variable assignments.
3. Errors cause a script that contains them to abort.
4. Words, following a command preceded by ** that are in the format of a variable assignment, are expanded with the same rules as a vari-
able assignment. This means that tilde substitution is performed after the = sign and word splitting and file name generation are not
performed.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO break(1), csh(1), ksh(1), sh(1), attributes(5)SunOS 5.10 15 Apr 1994 exit(1)