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Operating Systems Linux Debian Using sed with bash variables Post 302945884 by vgersh99 on Thursday 4th of June 2015 08:28:57 AM
Old 06-04-2015
Quote:
Originally Posted by linuxjunkie
I changed the code to this

Code:
#!/bin/bash
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11

echo "what is the website ?"
read WEBSITE
if grep -q $WEBSITE "/etc/squid3/acls/allowed-sites"
then
        echo "$WEBSITE already exists"
else
        echo "adding website $WEBSITE"
        sed -i -e "3i$WEBSITE\" /etc/squid3/acls/allowed-sites
fi

and now im getting this error

Code:
/usr/local/sbin/add-website.sh: line 19: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `"'
/usr/local/sbin/add-website.sh: line 22: syntax error: unexpected end of file

Not sure where to go from here
my crystal ball says there's no matching double-quote on line 19 of your script.
sed -i -e "3i$WEBSITE\" /etc/squid3/acls/allowed-sites
What exactly is the purpose of \"?
 

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getusershell(3C)					   Standard C Library Functions 					  getusershell(3C)

NAME
getusershell, setusershell, endusershell - get legal user shells SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h> char *getusershell(void); void setusershell(void); void endusershell(void); DESCRIPTION
The getusershell() function returns a pointer to a legal user shell as defined by the system manager in the file /etc/shells. If /etc/shells does not exist, the following locations of the standard system shells are used in its place: /bin/bash /bin/csh /bin/jsh /bin/ksh /bin/ksh93 /bin/pfcsh /bin/pfksh /bin/pfsh /bin/sh /bin/tcsh /bin/zsh /sbin/jsh /sbin/pfsh /sbin/sh /usr/bin/bash /usr/bin/csh /usr/bin/jsh /usr/bin/ksh /usr/bin/ksh93 /usr/bin/pfcsh /usr/bin/pfksh /usr/bin/pfsh /usr/bin/sh /usr/bin/tcsh /usr/bin/zsh /usr/sfw/bin/zsh /usr/xpg4/bin/sh The getusershell() function opens the file /etc/shells, if it exists, and returns the next entry in the list of shells. The setusershell() function rewinds the file or the list. The endusershell() function closes the file, frees any memory used by getusershell() and setusershell(), and rewinds the file /etc/shells. RETURN VALUES
The getusershell() function returns a null pointer on EOF. BUGS
All information is contained in memory that may be freed with a call to endusershell(), so it must be copied if it is to be saved. NOTES
Restricted shells should not be listed in /etc/shells. SunOS 5.11 1 Nov 2007 getusershell(3C)
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