*:{I had a stroke in 2011, and am "brain-damaged"}

I use Debian Testing, and before I start using aptitude, I run the following script:

The simple script, called "kev-update.bash" is:

#!/bin/bash

sudo aptitude update | tee -a update.text
sudo aptitude upgrade | tee -a update.text
sudo aptitude purge 'deborphan | tee -a update.text`

exit 0

line 5: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `''
and
line 8: syntax error: unexpected end of file

I have been using extra {return}s
I have been messing around with that whole line line with the command purge to no avail

I have used remove rather than purge to no avail.

However if I remove the the "aptitude purge" line, my problems go away.
But I would like when I do an update, I would like all unnecessary packages to removed.

Sooooo...

Question: When I do an update, I want those unnecessary packages purged. How can I do that automatically, since my script seems to be bad.

Thank you for reading this posting, and have yourself an excellent day!

Your ' go across the pipeline.

Backticks don't like nested operators. I think the line would work as:

sudo aptitude purge $(deborphan | tee -a update.text)

Tells exactly where the problem is. On line 5.

Why don't you try that.
A single quote and a back tick.

Now try
If you use a syntax highlighting text editor, it will point that out to you.

You can also refrain from using back ticks.

To all, especially "smallpond":

The line change to: "sudo aptitude purge $(deborphan | tee -a update.text)"

worked like a charm! Yet again, life is good.

Calling this thread as [SOLVED]

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