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Old 03-07-2008
Data expr not outputting properly.. bsd sh script
When i run sh -x test.sh, expr outputs x=expr $x + 1 instead of doing the arithmetic.. been working on this overnight.. and its being a pain in the arse if you ask me.. SmilieSmilie
Code:
#!/bin/sh
#script for downloading numerical filenames

chap=1
p=1
count=0
x=1
while [ $chap -ne 11 ]
do

if [ $chap = 1 ] 
then
  if [ $p = 1 ]
    then 
      mkdir chapter$chap
      cd chapter$chap
      p=2
  fi
  if [ $p = 2 ]
  then
    if [ $count = 0 ]
    then
      if [ $x -ne 10 ]
       then
       wget example.com/$x.rpm 
      fi
      if [ $x -ge 23 ]
      then
        wget example.com/$x.rpm 
      fi
      if [ $x = 23 ]
      then
        count=1
        p=3
      fi
    x='expr $x + 1'
    fi
  fi
  if [ $p = 3 ]
    then
    cd ..  
    chap=2
  fi
fi

if [ $chap = 2 ]
  then
  chap=11
fi
done

# 2  
Old 03-07-2008
You need to use backticks ` not single quotes ' around the expr expression.
# 3  
Old 03-07-2008
!!
after all the hours of looking through my code... Smilie thanks for the heads up! YOU ROCK!!
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