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# 1  
Old 10-18-2016
Uniform Spacing in the message
Hello,

I am running a script which sends an output as an email; I am having issues with the spacing being not uniform in the message. Snippet of the code and email message below:
Code:
 if [[ $Backup == '' ]] then echo "$Hostname\tMISSING\tHMCBackup" >> $BackupMsg
      else if [[ $Backup > $Current ]] then echo "$Hostname\tGood\tHMCBackup" >> $BackupMsg
      else if [[ $Backup < $Current ]] then echo "$Hostname\tStale\tHMCBackup" >> $BackupMsg; fi; fi; fi; done < $SupportedHosts

Email/Output

Code:
fcop23Stale	HMCBackup
fcop24MISSING	HMCBackup
fcop25MISSING	HMCBackup
fcopc6MISSING	HMCBackup
ecopc22	Stale	HMCBackup
ecopc23	Stale	HMCBackup
ecopc24	MISSING	HMCBackup
ecopc25	MISSING	HMCBackup
ecopc26	MISSING	HMCBackup


I would like the whole message to be like

Code:
ecopc24	MISSING	HMCBackup
ecopc25	MISSING	HMCBackup
ecopc26	MISSING	HMCBackup


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Mod Comment Please use CODE tags as required by forum rules (including desired output)!
Last edited by RudiC; 10-18-2016 at 11:47 AM.. Reason: Added CODE tags.
# 2  
Old 10-18-2016
If partial script shown is part of a loop, try:
Code:
while read Hostname Backup Current
do
if [[ $Backup == '' ]] then
   printf "$Hostname\tMISSING\tHMCBackup\n"
else
   if [[ $Backup > $Current ]]
   then
      printf "$Hostname\tGood\tHMCBackup\n"
   else
      if [[ $Backup < $Current ]]
      then
         printf "$Hostname\tStale\tHMCBackup\n"
      fi
   fi
fi
done < $SupportedHosts | expand > $BackupMsg

# 3  
Old 10-18-2016
You may want to look at the 'tabs' command.

This controls the default number of spaces.
# 4  
Old 10-18-2016
Hello rdrtx1,

I tried your code and I still get the same output.
# 5  
Old 10-18-2016
number of hostname characters throwing off tab spacing
your issue is with the number of characters in your hostname (i.e, fcop23 has 6 and ecopc22 has 7) that is throwing off the tab spacing since tab is placed in relation to the last character of the word preceding it.

change this
Code:
echo "$Hostname\tMISSING\tHMCBackup" >> $BackupMsg

to
Code:
echo "$Hostname,MISSING,HMCBackup" | tr ',' '\t' >> $BackupMsg

# 6  
Old 10-18-2016
Well, it is giving the output as below without any spaces

Code:
fcop23\Stale\HMCBackup
ecopc23\Stale\HMCBackup

no spaces at all
Last edited by rbatte1; 10-26-2016 at 11:05 AM.. Reason: Added CODE tags
# 7  
Old 10-18-2016
What happens if you precede the command with
Code:
tabs=15

which should set tab positions every 15 characters?
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