Originally Posted by RudiC

grep can scan multiple files in one go, so it is fine to present it the expanded LOG variable, but, as the directory is missing for the second and third entries, "files are not found". There are several options to cure that:
a) use an array for LOG, and shell's "parameter expansion / pattern substitution":

Code:

LOG=(pdb.lg psmseis.lg psyseis.lg)
echo ${LOG[@]/#/${LOGDIR}/}

b) Use a for loop across the files, but don't forget the directory here as well.
c) cat all three files into grep (which will lose the filename output)


You seem to be a for loop enthusiast. Be aware that there may be good reasons to run one instance of grep for every single keyword in the LIST, but you have to sacrifice quite some performance in order to do so. How about some optimisation? Try adding colour=always to highlight the respective matched keyword:

Code:

$ cat << EOF >REPORT_NAME

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
SEARCH PATTERN = ${LIST}
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
EOF
$ echo "$LIST" | grep -f- --colour=always  ${LOG[@]/#/${LOGDIR}/} >>REPORT_NAME

And, mail programs usually take (comma separated?) user lists immediately:

Code:

$ USERLIST="user1,user2,user3"$ echo -e "${MESSAGE}" | mailx -s "${SUBJECT}" ${USERLIST}