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# 1  
Old 08-26-2009
test script to identify SHELL

I am new to BASH and writing a small script to identify the SHELL .

Code:
#!/bin/bash
BASH='/bin/bash'
KSH='/bin/ksh'
if [$SHELL == "$BASH"]
then
echo "it's Bash"
else
echo "it's not Bash"
fi


Code:
$ bash -x a.sh
+ BASH=/bin/bash
+ KSH=/bin/ksh
+ '[/bin/bash' == '/bin/bash]'
a.sh: line 4: [/bin/bash: No such file or directory
+ echo 'it'\''s not Bash'
it's not Bash

where am I missing . PLease advice .

Thanks
# 2  
Old 08-26-2009
have you tried:
Code:
echo $0

the $SHELL variable refers to the user's default shell (in /etc/passwd) - it may not reflect the shell that the user is currently running.

Last edited by avronius; 08-26-2009 at 12:21 PM.. Reason: added comment
# 3  
Old 08-26-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by talashil
I am new to BASH and writing a small script to identify the SHELL .

Code:
#!/bin/bash
BASH='/bin/bash'
KSH='/bin/ksh'
if [$SHELL == "$BASH"]
then
echo "it's Bash"
else
echo "it's not Bash"
fi


Code:
$ bash -x a.sh
+ BASH=/bin/bash
+ KSH=/bin/ksh
+ '[/bin/bash' == '/bin/bash]'
a.sh: line 4: [/bin/bash: No such file or directory
+ echo 'it'\''s not Bash'
it's not Bash

where am I missing .

Read the error message. What command is not found? Is that the command you are trying to execute?


You are missing spaces before and after brackets:

Code:
if [ "$SHELL" = "$BASH" ]

Note that $SHELL doesn't necessarily contain the shell you are currently running; it contains your default shell.
# 4  
Old 08-26-2009
You need a blank between both variables and the square brackets, otherwise neither shell can parse it correctly. And it would be advisable to put the $SHELL variable in quotes too.
# 5  
Old 08-26-2009
Thankyou .

if you put "echo $0" inside the script , it will give the script name .

Thanks
# 6  
Old 08-26-2009
Having said "echo $0", this won't work inside the shell script.
Calling $0 inside a sh/bash/ksh script will recall the name of the script.
You can pass this TO your script at the command line.
For example:
Code:
 cat vartest.sh
#!/bin/sh

usage()
{
   echo "Usage:"
   echo "      $0 \$0"
}

if [ $# -lt 1 ] ; then
   echo "Don't forget to send the shell information"
   usage
   exit 1
fi

echo "the shell is $1"
exit 0

Code:
./vartest.sh
Don't forget to send the shell information
Usage:
      ./vartest.sh $0

Code:
./vartest.sh $0
the shell is -bash

# 7  
Old 08-26-2009
Thankyou .

My problem is it's not seperate script . I have to include it in another script .

can you think of any other logic to identify the shell inside another script ..

Code:
#!/bin/bash

if [ "$SHELL"  == "/bin/bash" ]
then
    echo "blah"
else
    echo "aaa"
fi


Thanks
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