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# 1  
Old 07-03-2014
Select command going to infinite loop after running the script
Code:
cd /opt/et/WAS/apps/8.0
find . -name "HostIntegration.properties" -o -name "HostSocket.properties" -o -name "environment.properties" 2> /dev/null | awk -F '[//]' '{print $4}'|awk '!x[$0]++' | cat>/home/cbadmin/file1.txt
cd /home/cbadmin/
PS3='Please enter a number from list of applications==>:'
select var1 in `cat /home/cbadmin/file1.txt`
do
echo "select app from the list $var1"
i=$var1
done
echo $i
/usr/local/bin/pbrun /opt/et/WAS/apps/8.0/q/ET_scripts/chgperm.sh unlock $i

file1.txt differs everytime based upon the find command.
I need to use the unlock command.but it's going to infinite loop if i run the scipt.It's not going to another step.Could some one please help me on this.

Output of the code:
Code:
bash-3.00$ ./test.sh
1) ces1
2) ib
3) rassa
4) 53com-misc
5) ofx
6) open-consumer
Please enter a number from list of applications==>:1
select app from the list ces1
Please enter a number from list of applications==>:

# 2  
Old 07-03-2014
To exit the loop use the break command. I'd also check for illegal input. With some other minor changes your code could be rewritten to:
Code:
find /opt/et/WAS/apps/8.0 -name "HostIntegration.properties" -o -name "HostSocket.properties" -o -name "environment.properties" 2>/dev/null | awk -F '[//]' '{print $4}'|awk '!x[$0]++' >/home/cbadmin/file1.txt
cd /home/cbadmin/
PS3='Please enter a number from list of applications==>:'
select var1 in `cat /home/cbadmin/file1.txt`
do
   if [ $var1 != "" ]; then
      echo "The selected app from the list is: $var1" 
      break
   else
      echo "Illegal selection."
   fi
done
/usr/local/bin/pbrun /opt/et/WAS/apps/8.0/q/ET_scripts/chgperm.sh unlock $var1

# 3  
Old 07-03-2014
Select is meant to run in an infinite loop until it reads EOF from stdin or the break command is issued. Try e.g.
Code:
select var1 in `cat filelist` end
do [ "$var1" == "end" ] && break
... your command list ...
done

# 4  
Old 07-03-2014
Thanks a lot Cero.It's working fine to me..

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Thanks for your valuable information Rudic.
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