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oh thats where i messed up the in case and esac. cfajohnson y didnt you just tell me to add a case and esac. it works now. thanks vidyadhar85 your my hero. cfajohnson i dont know how you expect a 14...

i used that command before to rename a file....mayb it doesnt work well with the choice menu

yes i read the line causing the problem it doesnt recognize "$" so the file name wont change at all so it throws back a syntax error.

used the printf, it gave me errors so i reverted back to "\c" which didnt. if all else fails ill write it in vb

IM NOT ASKING YOU TO.

HERE IT IS

echo "**************************************"
echo "* Chuck Ingrid *"
echo "* Renaming Files Interactively *"
echo...

that syntax error means that it will not allow me to change the oldname of the file to the new name. so do you have any suggestions. or any other universal code that would work on my system as well

syntax: line [20] "$" not expected.

I cant cut and paste on the unix varient i am using.

the only part of the script that will run is the script header and the options available

the rest of the lines all have syntax errors.

ok thanks

so i guess there no hope for my script to work in the order i want it to:confused:

so it what part of my script do i put that in.

ohk i will use printf but can you review my code and tell me if it even comes close to the list of operations i want it to follow. cuz im just writing codes using a book. i am not a seasoned vet like...

i run the program in HP version of UNix in the SH shell and the "\c" works fine and i know i have to add echo. but the problem is that im just stuck at option "b" part of the script and im good at...

i thought "\c:" will was to allow the user or me to input the response in the same line.

hey all i was writing a script to

1. Rename a file upon the user's request. If the file exists, prompt the user for confirmation before renaming the file. The screen should prompt the...

so where in that script do i type the "ls *name*"

Hello fellas or ladies.
I am new on this site and new to the unix operating system. I have been working with UNIX and i love it so far, i learned some stuff and most of the beneficiary command but I...

Hello fellas or ladies.
I am new on this site and new to the unix operating system. I have been working with UNIX and i love it so far, i learned some stuff and most of the beneficiary...