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# 8  
Old 01-25-2012
so that's what happens
I enter:
Code:
echo "Please enter a valid network adress (e.g 129.168.0.0/24)" ; read network;\
              if [ `echo "$network" | awk '{print length($0)}'` -eq 14 ] ;\
              then export $network ; ./script; \
              else echo "Wrong address - use slash notation / for subnet!"; fi

and the result is:
Code:
-sh: export: 192.168.0.0/24: bad variable name

????? Confused

---------- Post updated at 12:01 PM ---------- Previous update was at 11:59 AM ----------

OK I see I should have used the ` around the export command, but then it changes my whole script file ....
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# 9  
Old 01-26-2012
Code:
 then export $network ; ./script; \

Is wrong!!!
You export the variable NOT its value...
Code:
 then export network ; ./script; \

# 10  
Old 01-26-2012
Question:
Did you use the variable substitution as we have suggested? Where?
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