Linux shell script for stop/start Tomcat
 

Dear all,

I have 1 small problem with the script for start/stop tomcat server.

--------- Here is my start command ------------

start() {
pid=$(tomcat_pid)
if [ -n "$pid" ]
then
echo "Tomcat is already running (pid: $pid)"
else
echo "Starting tomcat"
/bin/su -p -s /bin/sh $TOMCAT_USER $TOMCAT_HOME/bin/startup.sh > /dev/null 2>&1
fi
return 0
}

-------- Here is how I call the command --------
case $1 in
start)
start
rc_status -v
;;
stop)
stop
rc_status -v
;;

restart)
stop
sleep 5
start
;;
-------------------------------

The script above works fine, but: the message "done" is not on the same line with "Starting Tomcat"

tomct2v:~ # /etc/init.d/tomcat7 start
Starting tomcat
done

Are there any ways to make "Starting tomcat" and "done" on the same line?

RTFM
 

Check the man page for 'echo'.

All you need do is suppress the output of a newline.
In current GNU versions of echo, and the bash internals, the -n parameter should help.

Hello wpeckham,

It works, thank you so much :)