1. there's a missing command in the code ... and you cannot put that code in a cat HERE document because the cat command will only echo it instead of executing it ...
Code:
$name:$address:$city:$state:$zipCode:$phoneNumber >> phonebook
should be ....
echo $name:$address:$city:$state:$zipCode:$phoneNumber >> phonebook
2. did you specify the path to the phonebook file?
also, you are putting in Here documents needlessly ... try to make your code simpler by ...
Code:
cat<<alldone1
${bold}
WELCOME TO
MENU PROGRAM OF
THE PHONEBOOK PROJECT
${off}
Press ${bold}A${off} to add information to the phonebook.
Press ${bold}C${off} to change phonebook information.
Press ${bold}D${off} to display phonebook information.
Press ${bold}R${off} to remove phonebook information.
Press ${bold}Q${off} to quit the phonebook.
alldone1
instead of ...
Code:
cat<<alldone1
${bold}
WELCOME TO
MENU PROGRAM OF
THE PHONEBOOK PROJECT
${off}
alldone1
cat<<alldone2
Press ${bold}A${off} to add information to the phonebook.
Press ${bold}C${off} to change phonebook information.
Press ${bold}D${off} to display phonebook information.
Press ${bold}R${off} to remove phonebook information.
Press ${bold}Q${off} to quit the phonebook.
alldone2
... and variables that will have the same value throughout the script can be defined once at the beginning of the script and do not have to be redefined for each section ...
Hey all,
I've been trying to find a document. The document is a list of all supported hardware that Solaris 7 supports. If anyone knows where this can be found thx in advanced. I've tried looking through the docs.sun.com site and can't find what I am after.
It's just a list of hardware... (1 Reply)
I do not know how valid this post is, but here it is.
I was writing a script for testing some development code that I had written. It involved many echo statements to redirect the output into a log file.
Given the large number of echo statements, I took to this solution
cat <<EOF >>... (2 Replies)
Hello,
I want to know the use of the here document with the << operator.
Tried to go through some books but the concept was not clear.
Please can any1 expalin me this with a simple example.
Thanks,
Rahul. (6 Replies)
Plz can somebody give me the shell and perl scripting documents,i need to start the scrpts learning.now i know about the linux commands,but need help in putting the same in the scripting with do,if,while and also using diffrent commands in the scrpipts,pls help.. (3 Replies)
Can we use a here document inside a here document?
Something like this
ssh user@remotehost << REMOTE
sudo vserver vsernamename enter << VSERVER
perform actions on vserver.
VSERVER
REMOTE (6 Replies)
Hi, I am new to Unix. I've started with a book "Unix for Dummies".
Please help, any websites with extensive amount of practice exercises are needed. I need to practice! Also I would appreciate any books that are good for beginners. Thanks to all! (1 Reply)
Use and complete the template provided. The entire template must be completed. If you don't, your post may be deleted!
1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data:
<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Personal Web Page</TITLE></HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR="WHITE"><H3>
<CENTER>My Personal Page<HR>... (0 Replies)
I have code like
var="1"
echo << EOF
export `var="2"`
EOF
echo $var
The value of var is printed here is 1 but it should be 2
Any error there?
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Also tried
var="1"
echo var << EOF
echo... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: adisky123
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LEARN ABOUT OPENSOLARIS
gnomevfs-cat
gnomevfs-cat(1) User Commands gnomevfs-cat(1)NAME
gnomevfs-cat - print a file to standard output using the VFS system
SYNOPSIS
gnomevfs-cat URI
DESCRIPTION
gnomevfs-cat is obsolete. It has been superseded by gvfs-cat. See gvfs-cat(1).
gnomevfs-cat prints a file to standard output using the virtual file system to access the file via a URI.
OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:
URI Specifies the file location in standard URI format.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Cat a File From a Web Server
example% gnomevfs-cat http://www.sun.com
Example 2: Cat a Local File
example% gnomevfs-cat file:///home/user/README.txt
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
See environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment variables: NLSPATH.
EXIT STATUS
The exit value 0 is returned regardless of success or failure.
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/bin/gnomevfs-cat Executable to print a file to standard output using the VFS system
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWgnome-vfs |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |Obsolete Volatile |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO gnomevfs-copy(1), gnomevfs-info(1), gnomevfs-ls(1), gnomevfs-mkdir(1), gvfs-cat(1), attributes(5), environ(5)NOTES
Written by Stephen Browne, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2004.
SunOS 5.11 14 May 2008 gnomevfs-cat(1)