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Old 11-20-2009
How to match a exact word in a variable ????
Hi All,

Str="online maintenance"
if [ $str == "online" ] then perform some action

I know the above comparison is wrong ..... Actually I am very new to this solaris..

I want to check for online in a variable and perform some action based on that How can I do it?
# 2  
Old 11-20-2009
which shell are you using bash,ksh ??
# 3  
Old 11-20-2009
ksh shell
# 4  
Old 11-20-2009
Code:
if [ "$(echo $Str | grep online)" ]; then
  echo Online
fi

# 5  
Old 11-20-2009
Or:

Code:
#!/bin/ksh

Str="online maintenance"

case $Str in
  online*) echo Yes
	;;
  *)	echo No
	;;
esac

# 6  
Old 11-20-2009
bash(newer solaris)
Code:
str="online maintenance"
case "$str" in 
  *online* ) echo "Found";;  
esac

# 7  
Old 11-20-2009
Or:
Code:
#!/bin/ksh
str="online maintenance"
if [[ "$str" = *online* ]]
then echo Yes
else echo No
fi

Jean-Pierre.
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