Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi,

I am writing a script to manage my server a bit better, but want to make it so if a path changes I dont need to update the script.

I was thinking of doing something like

if [ -d /usr/local/psa/sbin ]
then
echo -e "psa/admin/sbin located [\033[31mOK\033[0m] "
else
echo "no luck chump"
fi

but would need to do this for all the files I am looking for and then update the script if its incorrect. Is there a way to do a search for the directory and then say that it is ok and load it as a variable into the script to use for the path when running some of the functions?

Code:

find / -type d -name psa | read working_dir
if [ -z $working_dir ]] ; then
    echo "psa not found"
    exit 1
fi

working_dir will be a full path.

IMO this is a waste of cpu cycles, because important files just don't hop around filesystems at random. If you do move things around like that, it doesn't qualify as 'good sever management'. My opinion.

agree with your opinion.. i just would like to release a script that everyone can use without having to fanny around with it, but agree that it would be a waste, especially as most things are installed in common locations /etc/init.d/ /usr/local/admin/psa etc.. ill just make sure the directories are there then will know that the functions can be run.

much obliged for your example as it has shown me the way to do it