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Old 04-07-2013
Bash Scripting

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1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data:
Try running 'phone4 xyz' and see what happens.

Modify your program so that if no matching name is found, an appropriate
message is displayed: "Name 'xyz' not in directory".

You could use an 'if' statement to check the value of $? to see if the grep
command was successful (remember, '0' indicates success). If the grep is
NOT successful, then echo the message (which includes the value of $name).
Give it a try.

Make sure this works with both command line arguments and with a name read
in from the user, and make sure you use the message EXACTLY as shown.



2. Relevant commands, code, scripts, algorithms:



3. The attempts at a solution (include all code and scripts):

#!/bin/bash
Code:
name=$1
if [ "$name" = "" ]
then echo -n "Name 'xyz' not in directory"
read name
fi
grep -i cheryl ~uli101/uli101/phonebook
grep -i $name ~uli101/uli101/phonebook


4. Complete Name of School (University), City (State), Country, Name of Professor, and Course Number (Link to Course):

Seneca@York toronto,ontario, Canada, Joseph Hughes, ULI 101

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Last edited by DukeNuke2; 04-07-2013 at 05:19 PM..
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Old 04-07-2013
Quote:
You could use an 'if' statement to check the value of $? to see if the grep
command was successful (remember, '0' indicates success).
Your problem statement clearly states to use special shell variable $? which holds the exit status of the last command executed, that is the key.

Search for examples using this special variable and you will get an idea on how to use it in your assignment.
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