Searching through arrays

Benr · 09-20-2004, 06:04 PM

I'm trying to create a shell script using my, very basic, shell scripting skills.

I work at a Mac Lab that has different sections of computers with different types of software in each section. I'm trying to write a shell script that will take arguments, search either a seperate file or just already set arrays in the script, and then spit out an answer based on the given arguments.

I have my arrays set up in a file so far in the form of section='SoftwareA SoftwareB SoftwareC etc...' and I can grab arguments, but I'm starting to get stuck now. I don't know how to take the arguments and search each array. What I have so far is here:

Code:

#!/bin/bash
#set -A args $*

# Script to find software

section1=(SoftwareA SoftwareB SoftwareC SoftwareD SoftwareE)
section2=(SoftwareA SoftwareC SoftwareD SoftwareE)
section3=(SoftwareA SoftwareB SoftwareE)
section4=(SoftwareA SoftwareB SoftwareC SoftwareD)

*edit, I apparently can do arrays through bash, I thought you couldn't. So I changed to bash.

Benr · 09-21-2004, 01:50 PM

heh, guess I shouldn't have posted in such a high traffic thread.

Here's what I have so far:

Code:

#!/bin/bash

for $* in
do
grep -i $* section1
grep -i $* section2
grep -i $* section3
grep -i $* section4
done

section1=(SoftwareA SoftwareB SoftwareC SoftwareD SoftwareE)
section2=(SoftwareA SoftwareC SoftwareD SoftwareE)
section3=(SoftwareA SoftwareB SoftwareE)
section4=(SoftwareA SoftwareB SoftwareC SoftwareD)

I have 4 files with each piece of software acting as my arrays(?) So there is a file section1 with
SoftwareA
SoftwareB
SoftwareC

Should I be greping each file for $* (the agruments entered)? Can I take agruments entered and search the array's for them?