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Originally Posted by rohit_shinez

what if script_1.sh fails then if i rerun the main_script.sh it should run only script_1.sh . For eg script_1.sh fails on 25th and re-running on 26th in that case script_1.sh will not run and other script_2.sh will also run which would have completed being daily job

I suggest reading up on the test- command (this is effectively what [..] is). You have many possibilities to formulate various conditions on when and when not to run a script, you just need to implement them. It is far easier and in the long run less time-consuming for you to learn that (takes about 10 minutes) than to ask over and over again like you are doing now.

But first you should define what "script fails" means: does it exit with a non-zero return code? Does it write a log with an error message? Does it (not) produce a file? The secret of writing good scripts is to first make up your mind what exactly you want to do and under which conditions, then to define exactly what it is you want to do: "i need a file today" is less exact than "i need a file every second friday of the month" and this in turn is less exact than "i need a file every second friday only if this other file is up to date execpt for ....". Nobody here knows what you need as well as you do, so do your work first and we will gladly help with the rest.

I hope this helps.

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LEARN ABOUT SUNOS

script

script(1)							   User Commands							 script(1)

NAME

       script - make record of a terminal session

SYNOPSIS

       script [-a] [filename]

DESCRIPTION

       The  script  utility  makes a record of everything printed on your screen. The record is written to filename. If no file name is given, the
       record is saved in the file typescript. See WARNINGS.

       The script command forks and creates a sub-shell, according to the value of $SHELL, and records the text from this session. The script ends
       when the forked shell exits or when Control-d is typed.

OPTIONS

       The following option is supported:

       -a	Appends the session record to filename, rather than overwriting it.

NOTES

       script places everything that appears on the screen in filename, including prompts.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcsu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |CSI			     |Enabled			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       attributes(5)

WARNINGS

       script  can  pose  a  security risk when used in directories that are writable by other users (for example, /tmp), especially when run by a
       privileged user, that is, root. Be sure that typescript is not a link before running script.

SunOS 5.10							    30 Jan 2004 							 script(1)

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