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Old 03-23-2006
explanation for the lines?

Hi ,
Can some one help me to understand the following lines?

path=/etc
input_file has word on it


fi
input=${1}
if [ -f ${path}/input_file_${input} ]
then
passval=`awk '{print $1}' ${path}/input_file_${input}`
return 0
elif [ -f ${path}/input_file]

Many Thanks
# 2  
Old 03-23-2006
Have you checked out a shell scripting tutorial or the manual page for your shell?

Cheers
ZB
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