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# 8  
Old 04-06-2009
I don't understand how someof the above work...
can't I doanything abou that code
Code:
#!/bin/csh
if($#argv == 0)then
echo "usage is find <something>"
exit(1)
else
echo "USERS"
echo "----------------------------"
echo "Search for: $* "
foreach k ($*)
echo "----------------------------"
grep -i $k phones | tr '^' '\n'
if($status != 0)then 
echo not found
else
echo "----------------------------"
endif
end
exit(0)
endif

that I completely understand how it works,
to make the "--------------------" line to appear between results?
I also tried to use awk before I posted my question here,but couldn't get it right(and still can'tSmilie)
# 9  
Old 04-06-2009

In a real scripting shell (i.e., not csh), that would be:

Code:
if [ $# -eq 0 ]
then
  echo "usage is find <something>"
  exit 1
fi

echo "USERS"
echo "----------------------------"
echo "Search for: $* "

for k in "$@"
do
  echo "----------------------------"
  result=$( grep -i "$k" phones | tr '^' '\n' )
  if [ -z "$result" ]
  then 
    echo not found
  else
    printf "%s\n" "$result" "----------------------------"
  fi
done

Do yourself a favour and stop scripting in csh.
Last edited by cfajohnson; 04-06-2009 at 11:34 PM..
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