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Old 04-17-2013
Parsing Command Line Arguments In C shell script
]I have a string like "/abc/cmind/def/pq/IC.2.4.6_main.64b/lnx86" and this string is given by user. But in this string instead of 64b user may passed 32 b an i need to parse this string and check wether its is 32b or 64 b and according to it i want to set appropriate flags.

How will i do this using getopts as i am not getting the usage of getopts or there is any other way of doing this? I am writing a script in c shell.
# 2  
Old 04-17-2013
Why don't you post the script you have written so far, using code tags?
# 3  
Old 04-17-2013
Code:
if ( $#argv != 5 ) then
 echo "Usage: makeLocalHier platform dir_to_install RDHier QAHier ClientName"
 echo "e.g. : makeLocalHier lnx86 /home/codecatcher/test/temp /abc/cmind/def/gh/IC616-64b/main/lnx86 /hm/cmind/cic/PD/IC616-64b/main/lnx86 # here user can give 32b instead of 64 b codecatcher "
  exit 1
endif

set platform = $1 
set root_dir = $2 
set RD_Hier = $3 
set QA_Hier = $4
set client_name = $5


mkNewXStreamHier $platform $root_dir $RD_Hier $QA_Hier

set var = $?
if ( $var == 0 ) then
  echo " Hierarchy is created " 
else 
   echo " Hierarchy is Not Created "
     exit 1 
endif

if ( $platform == lnx86) then
set port="lnx86"
setenv MY_32bit_OA_PORT linux_rhel50_gcc44x_32
setenv MY_64bit_OA_PORT linux_rhel50_gcc44x_64

elseif ( $platform == sun4v ) then
set port = "sun4v"
setenv MY_32bit_OA_PORT sunos_58_32
setenv MY_64bit_OA_PORT sunos_58_64

else if ( $platform == "AIX" ) then
set port = "ibmrs"
setenv MY_32bit_OA_PORT aix_53_32
setenv MY_64bit_OA_PORT aix_53_64

else 
  echo " WARNING !!!!!!    Unknown Platform .... " 
endif

setenv DFII_HIER  $root_dir
setenv 64BIT true  # here i want to set if user gives 32b then only 32BIT flag should be set true

# 4  
Old 04-17-2013
I am not a csh programmer. Smilie

But maybe I can help anyway. Would something like the following work:
Code:
echo "$RD_Heir" | grep -q 32b
if ( $? == 0 ) then
  setenv 32BIT true
else 
  setenv 64BIT true
endif

I don't think you need to use getopts.
# 5  
Old 04-17-2013
I think grep works only on file and not on string.
I might be wrong...Smilie
# 6  
Old 04-17-2013
You can verify grep works on stdin:
Code:
$ echo xxx | grep y
$ echo xxx | grep x
xxx

In most cases, grep loves stdin, does not need input from a file. Give it a try. grep is one of your best friends for writing scripts.
# 7  
Old 04-18-2013
I have written this small script in c shell and i am getting an error " Badly Placed ()'s " .This is just a small snippet of my script where i am getting an error.

Code:
if ( $platform == lnx86 ) then
set port = "lnx86"
setenv MY_32bit_OA_PORT linux_rhel50_gcc44x_32
setenv MY_64bit_OA_PORT linux_rhel50_gcc44x_64

# error starts from here

elseif ( $platform == sun4v ) then
set port = "sun4v"
setenv MY_32bit_OA_PORT sunos_58_32
setenv MY_64bit_OA_PORT sunos_58_64

else if ( $platform == ibmrs ) then
set port = "ibmrs"
setenv MY_32bit_OA_PORT aix_53_32
setenv MY_64bit_OA_PORT aix_53_64

else 
  echo " WARNING !!!!!!    Unknown Platform .... " 
endif
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