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Old 11-15-2007, 04:35 PM   #1
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Grep result passed to variable


Help

I'm am trying to create a script that checks a log for errors I want it to be nice and simple and this is what I am aiming for can any one help me??

Code:
#!/bin/bash

#Check the log

var1 = grep error test1.log
echo $var1

IF statement

if $var = "" ie empty
print no errors

else
there were errors
 
Old 11-15-2007, 04:45 PM   #2
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Code:
v1=`grep err_string file.log`
if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]
then
    echo "ERROR: $v1"
else
    echo "no err"
fi
I hope this isn't homework
 
Old 11-15-2007, 04:57 PM   #3
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No its not homework
I have done what you suggested and this is the output

checkbackups.sh: 10: [[: not found
no err


Quote:
#!/bin/sh

#Check the backup logs
v1=`grep rsync test1.log`
if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]
then
echo "Errors: $v1"
else
echo "no err"
fi
 
Old 11-15-2007, 04:58 PM   #4
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test1.log has errors
 
Old 11-15-2007, 04:59 PM   #5
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Ok I fixed that using only 1 open square bracket thanks for the help
 
Old 11-15-2007, 05:05 PM   #6
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Weird, 2 open/close ie [[ ]] is valid bash & ksh: see http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/testconstructs.html. Maybe your sh isn't symlinked to bash ?
 
  


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