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Old 12-23-2010
if statement with grep as conditional
Please see the script segment below
Code:
for i in $files
do
   echo $i
    if [ -e $i ]; then
       case "$1" in
       "IE0263"|"IE0264"|"IE0267"|"IE0268")
        short_filename=`ls -l $i | cut -c108-136 | sort`
         ;;
       "IE0272"|"IE0273")
       short_filename=`ls -l $i | cut -c108-129 | sort`
       echo $short_filename
       if [ grep "TECHNICAL PROVIS" $short_filename | wc -l -gt 0 ]; then
       mv $i /usr/dw/apps/work/PROJECT_HUDSON/SrcFiles/IE0273/$short_filename
       continue
       fi
       ;;
     esac
   else
   echo "No file to process found in SrcFiles directory"
    exit 15
    fi
  done

I get the error :-
./test.sh[29]: test: 0403-021 A ] character is missing.
wc: Not a recognized flag: g
Usage: wc [-c | -m][-lw] [File ...]
wc -k [-c [-lw]] [File ...]


Can anyone see the error?

Thanks
Last edited by jim mcnamara; 12-23-2010 at 08:05 AM..
# 2  
Old 12-23-2010
Please use code tags.

Code:
if [ grep "TECHNICAL PROVIS" $short_filename | wc -l -gt 0 ]; then
# should be:
if [ $(grep "TECHNICAL PROVIS" $short_filename | wc -l )  -gt 0 ]; then

This User Gave Thanks to jim mcnamara For This Post:
jmahal
# 3  
Old 12-23-2010
Same as above, Removed.
# 4  
Old 12-23-2010
Bug
Thanks Jim !!!
# 5  
Old 12-23-2010
Code:
if [ $(grep "TECHNICAL PROVIS" $short_filename | wc -l )  -gt 0 ]; then
# could simply be
if grep -q "TECHNICAL PROVIS" $short_filename; then

-q is to inhibit ouput
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