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# 1  
Old 10-02-2014
Help with basic script - not working..

Here is the script I wrote... Pls. help.

Code:
#!/bin/ksh
for SERVER in
NEWSNYD403P
NEWSNYD404P
SNEWSNYD601P
SNEWSNYD602P
SNEWSDNY603P
SNEWSNYD604P
do
/usr/bin/scp "/home/sam/bash.tar root@$SERVER":/tmp
done

Error msg I get:

Code:
 
./scp_script.sh: syntax error at line 3: `NEWSNYD403P' unexpected

# 2  
Old 10-02-2014
Remove the newlines...
Try:-
Code:
for SERVER in NEWSNYD403P NEWSNYD404P SNEWSNYD601P SNEWSNYD602P SNEWSDNY603P SNEWSNYD604P
do
        #/usr/bin/scp "/home/sam/bash.tar root@$SERVER":/tmp
        echo "$SERVER"
done

# 3  
Old 10-02-2014
Or, alternatively, use the line continuation character:

Code:
#!/bin/ksh
for SERVER in \
NEWSNYD403P \
NEWSNYD404P \
...
do
  /usr/bin/scp "/home/sam/bash.tar root@$SERVER":/tmp
done

 
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