UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

 . ./scriptName pArameter

#!/bin/ksh
echo "`date` Entering $0  Reloading the $1 table "
mname1=$1
(code to login MYSQL Database)
Truncate table $mname1;
exit
!

mname1

Truncate table $xname1;

typeset -u mname1=$1

$ typeset -u name="test"
$ echo $name
TEST

$ typeset -u name
$ name=toto
$ echo $name
TOTO

echo $1 > tmp.out
xname1=$(awk '{up=toupper($1); printf up "\n"}' tmp.out)

 
$ echo "abc" | awk '{print toupper($0)}'
ABC

echo "abc" | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]'
ABC