In this situation, I probably wouldn't even bother with getopts.
If you only want to install 1, 2, or 3 packages (thus assuming that the ONLY action that the script is to perform is to install packages) you could do the following:
Code:
#!/bin/sh
if [ "$#" -gt 3 ]; then
echo "More than 3 arguments entered" && exit 1
fi
pkgs=""
if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]; then
echo "Please enter a space seperated list of packages"
read pkgs
fi
if [ -z "$pkgs" ]; then
# user must have supplied some arguments
for file in "$@"
do
# then install $file as you want
done
else
for file in "$pkgs"
do
# then install $file as you want
done
fi
exit 0
Now... I haven't checked this out - just wrote it on the fly. But you get the idea......
What is the maximum no. of arguments that could be passed to a shell script ? Is there any restriction ?
I've a requirement where I need to pass a list of names to a unix script and I guess the number of such names is not a fixed one. It can run into hundreds.
Is this feasible ? (4 Replies)
Hi,
I have a shell script called ftp.sh which is running continously in background.
I tried passing arguments to this script but it did not worked out.
Below is ftp.sh script. Please help me
case $param in
start) sleep_func "300"
echo "!ksh $scr_ddir/ftp.sh... (1 Reply)
Hi,
I have a function in shell script
fun1{ echo "No.of arguments are..."}
this function will be called in same script by passing arguments
fun 1 2 3
I want to check the no. of arguments passed to fun1 function in the same functionbefore validation.
can any one suggest me. (2 Replies)
Here is my script:
#!/bin/ksh
usage ()
{
echo " Usage: $0 <opt1> <opt2> <opt3> <opt4>"
}
if ; then
usage
exit;
fi
prog -a $1 -b $2 -c $3 -d $4 2>&1 | tee -a ~/$1.log
I want argument 4 to be optional, so if there's no argument for opt4, that it doesn't... (8 Replies)
Hello,
I have to make a shell script doing that :
the program tests if there is an argument, if there is it checks whether this is a directory or not, If it is it opens it.
for any .c file in the directory it prints 2 lines in the screen :
the dependence line of the .o and compiler commend... (1 Reply)
Hi,
I have a shell script, when run it i get a prompt to enter arguments say 1 for doing my next task otherwise q for quit.
What I am trying to do is run the shell script with the argument passed in however it does not seem to work.
This is what I did
./test.sh 1
Instead it printed the line... (6 Replies)
I need to run a local shell script on a remote machine. I am able to achieve that by executing the command
> ssh -qtt user@host < test.sh
However, when I try to pass arguments to test.sh it fails.
Any pointers would be appreciated. (7 Replies)
My requirement is that I want to pass similar argument to a shell script and process it in the script. Something like below:
myScript.sh -c COMPONENT1 -c COMPONENT2 -a APPNote: -c option can be specified multiple times and -a is optional parameter
I know this can be achieved using... (2 Replies)
Hi all,
I am working on a project, in which I have to connect to Bluetooth low energy device. I am able to connect and do data transfer from command line. But I want to do from script
Here is my script
#!/bin/bash
#sudo hcitool -i hci0 lescan
sleep 1
sudo hcitool -i hci0 lecc --random... (8 Replies)
Hello,
I have a simple shell script, which starts from crontab like this:
00 03 * * 2-6 /export/applications/dte/sh/fwmarg.sh > /export/applications/dte/data/cron_log/fwmarg.cronlog.`date +\%m.\%d` 2>&1
The script doesn't get any argument. But inside it I see the line
... (10 Replies)
Discussion started by: digioleg54
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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 5.11 30 Jan 2004 script(1)