Shell Programming and Scripting

Can you wrap the cp so you see whether it's happening?

Code:

if ! test -e /.cdrom/<somehting.zlib>; then
  echo something.zlib is not there, ouch >&2
elif ! test -w /tmp
  echo /tmp is not writable, ouch >&2
elif cp /.cdrom/<something.zlib> /tmp; then
  : .. proceed as normal
else
  echo ouch, cp failed: $? >&2
fi

Also still suggest you try with cat or gzcat as a possible workaround. Did you try that?

Oh yeah, also the command; if test $? -eq 0; then ... is an abomination. The idiomatic way to do that is if command; then ...

yes i have tried that as well..
I will give your script a shot and let you know by the night

Hope it works
Thanks

There seems to be something wrong with the script ...
when i tried to incorporate the changes and then boot it, there was a file error that was reported..

what do you think could be wrong?
I'll rechek for any sytax errors but i dont think i have made any..

Pretty please, don't leave us guessing. Post the actual error message.

oh that would be difficult , am out for a seminar and i dont have a laptop to boot it and write down the error...
all systems here are thin clients
anyway i will do so as soon as i get back

Hey i think i've solved the problem,

Since the am trying to cp a file that is abut 650mb to tmp at the time of boot, perhaps the memory bits are not yet arranged properly and since its still in fragments(in the early stages of boot),i guess such a large file cannot be cp to tmp.

The error i got from your script cannot be written since it runs into lots of lines and i'll have to write it down first then transfer(no camera)..

Anyway, if you have any idea what i can do now to pin this file to /tmp pls suggest,...

Awaiting your reply
wrapster!!