Shell Programming and Scripting

sorry sorry missed while loop..

Code:

function ind {
while : ; do
printf "."
sleep 2
done
}
ind &
IND_PID=$!
mv /bin/more /bin/more1
/root/jre-6u16-linux-i586.bin << EOF &> /dev/null && mv /bin/more1 /bin/more;rm -f /root/jre-6u16-linux-i586.bin
yes
EOF
kill -9 $IND_PID

Disregard. didn't understand question correctly.

thanks vidyadhar85.

i have changed the script a bit:

function ind {
while : ; do
printf "."
sleep 1
done
}
printf "jre installation started"
ind &
IND_PID=$!
mv /bin/more /bin/more1
/root/jre-6u16-linux-i586.bin << EOF &> /dev/null && mv /bin/more1 /bin/more;rm -f /root/jre-6u16-linux-i586.bin
yes
EOF
kill -9 $IND_PID
echo "jre installation complete"

The output is:

[root@cntos5 ~]# sh jreinstall.sh
jre installation started..........jre installation complete

I just want the "jre installation complete" to come to the next line. I mean i want the output to be like:

jre installation started..........
jre installation complete

Plz help

---------- Post updated at 04:34 PM ---------- Previous update was at 04:07 PM ----------

Really got stuck here...
can anyone help

simple....

Code:

function ind {
while : ; do
printf "."
sleep 1
done
}
printf "jre installation started"
ind &
IND_PID=$!
mv /bin/more /bin/more1
/root/jre-6u16-linux-i586.bin << EOF &> /dev/null && mv /bin/more1 /bin/more;rm -f /root/jre-6u16-linux-i586.bin
yes
EOF
kill -9 $IND_PID
printf "\njre installation complete"

thanks a lot

But i am getting something extra in output now:

jre installation started............jreinstall.sh: line 15: 9008 Killed ind

jre installation complete

why is this "jreinstall.sh: line 15: 9008 Killed ind" coming in output.

How to get rid of it?

redirect the o/p of kill command to /dev/null

Still getting the same output after redirecting:
kill -9 $IND_PID > /dev/null

---------- Post updated at 05:01 PM ---------- Previous update was at 04:54 PM ----------

Here is the output of the command "sh -x jreinstall.sh" :

[root@cntos5 ~]# sh -x jreinstall.sh
+ printf 'jre installation started'
jre installation started+ ind
+ IND_PID=10209
+ mv /bin/more /bin/more1
+ :
+ printf .
.+ sleep 1
+ /root/jre-6u16-linux-i586.bin
+ :
+ printf .
.+ sleep 1
+ :
+ printf .
.+ sleep 1
+ :
+ printf .
.+ sleep 1
+ :
+ printf .
.+ sleep 1
+ :
+ printf .
.+ sleep 1
+ :
+ printf .
.+ sleep 1
+ :
+ printf .
.+ sleep 1
+ :
+ printf .
.+ sleep 1
+ :
+ printf .
.+ sleep 1
+ mv /bin/more1 /bin/more
+ rm -f /root/jre-6u16-linux-i586.bin
+ kill -9 10209
jreinstall.sh: line 15: 10209 Killed ind
+ printf '\njre installation complete\n'

jre installation complete


This might provide some clue.