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Old 10-07-2009
Getting error while calling a script within a script
Hi all,
I'm facing the following error while calling a script within a script,

/home/XXXX/.profile[21]: 0551-011: 0403-012 A test command parameter is not valid.
/home/XXXX/.profile[21]: test: 0403-004 Specify a parameter with this command.
stty: tcgetattr: A specified file does not support the ioctl system call.
stty: tcgetattr: A specified file does not support the ioctl system call.
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The code will be looking like ,

The script a.sh contains,

#! /bin/sh
. /home/b.sh
exit


When i execute a.sh , i get the above error.


Kindly help me in this.

Thanks in advance.

-- Sri
# 2  
Old 10-07-2009
can you post the script b.sh?
# 3  
Old 10-07-2009
if you just want to call the script, no need of "."

Code:
. /home/b.sh

can be changed to

Code:
/home/b.sh

# 4  
Old 10-07-2009
thanks for the reply...
The script b.sh -> sets the env variables.

b.sh

#! /bin/sh

export LIBPATH=$ORACLE_HOME/lib:$MMHOME/oracle/lib/bin
export LINK_CNTRL=L_PTHREADS_D7
exit

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---------- Post updated at 02:33 PM ---------- Previous update was at 02:32 PM ----------

Yep ,
by removing "." it works, but the actual scripts are legacy scripts and they contain like
[. /home/b.sh ]

so need to find a way to run the script with that .
# 5  
Old 10-07-2009
This works just fine for me, in my environment -- bash in Debian..

Does this part is showing error, or some other part which you have truncated ?!
# 6  
Old 10-07-2009
My error is similar to the one listed in the
https://www.unix.com/unix-dummies-que...tr-errors.html
# 7  
Old 10-07-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by sriniu190
The script b.sh -> sets the env variables.

b.sh

Please put code inside code tags.
Quote:
Code:
#! /bin/sh

    export LIBPATH=$ORACLE_HOME/lib:$MMHOME/oracle/lib/bin
    export LINK_CNTRL=L_PTHREADS_D7
exit

--------------------------------------------------------------------

---------- Post updated at 02:33 PM ---------- Previous update was at 02:32 PM ----------

Yep ,
by removing "." it works, but the actual scripts are legacy scripts and they contain like
[. /home/b.sh ]

so need to find a way to run the script with that .

Remove "exit" or replace it with "return".

Since a sourced script is run in the calling shell's process, exit will terminate the calling process.
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