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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello everyone,
I need help in understanding the default value for getopts option's argument in ksh. I've written a short test script:
#!/bin/ksh
usage(){
printf "Usage: -v and -m are mandatory\n\n"
}
while getopts ":v#m:" opt; do
case $opt in
v) version="$OPTARG";;
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Discussion started by: da1
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
I want to use getopts in ksh scripting to obtain multiple values
currently im using
while getopts vt: opt
do
case "$opt" in
-v) vn=$OPTARG;;
-t) tn="$OPTARG";;
;; # terminate while loop
esac
done
however variables vn tn dont store any... (3 Replies)
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3. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
the getopts doesnt seem to be working in the subshell of the ksh. when I echo $@ and $* from the subshell it shows nothing. even when I am capturing the parameters from the outer shell and passing while invoking the file then I am still not getting it properly.
the below code is in the... (9 Replies)
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4. Shell Programming and Scripting
I use the "getopts" ksh built-in to handle command-line options, and I'm looking for a clean/standard way to "unset" an option on the command line. I don't know if this is a technical question about getopts or more of a style/standards question. Anyway, I understand that getopts processes its... (4 Replies)
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
If I call my function with grouped options: "logm -TDIWEFO 'message' ", then only the "T" gets parsed correctly. The subsequent values returned have underscores prefixed to the value: "_D", "_I", etc. If I "logm -T -DIWEFO 'message' ", the "T" and the "D" are OK, but "I" through "O" get the... (2 Replies)
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
I am having some trouble/questions with getopts that I can't find any solid info on with google
I need it to parse things of the syntax of:
-r # # # -f -c
with as many repeats as possible, and it should catch erroneous commands also, but continue going...
my first question is, -r... (3 Replies)
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7. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello,
I'm writing a script that uses command line options and arguments. To handle these, I'm using getopts. Is there a way to set up an option where an argument is optional?
What I'm trying to do is offer -v for verbose output, -vv for increased output -vvv etc.
Any suggestions?
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8. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi
i have part of the scripts below ,getopt for -h or ? not working for me.
can anybody tell me if this sytax right or wrong.
#!/usr/bin/ksh
program=$(basename $0)
#####################################################################################
function usageerr
{
RC=1
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9. Shell Programming and Scripting
I wrote a script that uses getopts and it works fine. However, I would like to put the function in that script in a startup file (.kshrc or .profile). I took the "main" portion of the script and made it a function in the startup script. I source the startup script but it doesn't seem to parse... (4 Replies)
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10. Shell Programming and Scripting
I have a script which fires a command based on certain parameters. I am posting the code below..
The options needs be given such that
-u option goes along with -d and -s, -f goes with -d and -t goes with -s and -d.
1) How do I ensure that user misses any of the option then he should be... (5 Replies)
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