Bash shell scripting help ! RPM packages

gremlin007 · 06-01-2011, 01:09 AM

Can someone help me write a bash script

- Accepts a single argument of an RPM package name
- Displays an error message if the user does not specify an argument and terminates
- Displays an error message if the service is not found and terminates
- Displays ONLY the description text for the RPM package
- Displays the boot status of any services installed by the package using the chkconfig command (Hint: services are identified by those files installed in the directory /etc/init.d)

can use any RPM package most found in linux

evo2 · 06-01-2011, 01:13 AM

Smells like homework!

Please try address each point one at a time and then come post back explaining what you have tried and what the problem is.

Cheers,

Evo2.

gremlin007 · 06-01-2011, 01:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evo2

Smells like homework!

Please try address each point one at a time and then come post back explaining what you have tried and what the problem is.

Cheers,

Evo2.

Well im new to this all

so far i have

#!/bin/bash
# rpm -q package_name

how do i manage error handling

and display only DESCRIPTION ?

# rpm -qi ( shows all the information)

corp769 · 06-01-2011, 01:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evo2

Smells like homework!

Please try address each point one at a time and then come post back explaining what you have tried and what the problem is.

Cheers,

Evo2.

You just beat me to it. +1 to that.... These forums are for help and assistance, not to hire people to do your homework for you. If it is not homework, than please give us proof, and also what you have done so far, just like evo said.

Cheers,

Josh

chrism01 · 06-01-2011, 01:18 AM

Try these links:
http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html.gz
http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-G...tml/index.html
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-2531

gremlin007 · 06-01-2011, 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrism01

Try these links:
http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html.gz
http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-G...tml/index.html
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-2531

thanks

appreciate it ... just i've only done basic shell work , not dealt with advanced bash scripting

some of you guys are very rude

gremlin007 · 06-01-2011, 01:24 AM

and display only DESCRIPTION ?

# rpm -qi ( shows all the information)

whats the command to show only description ?

evo2 · 06-01-2011, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gremlin007

and display only DESCRIPTION ?

# rpm -qi ( shows all the information)

whats the command to show only description ?

It's in the rpm man page but may be a little hard for you to find or understand.
You need to use the --queryformat option.

I'll give you this one for free:

Code:

rpm -q --queryformat '%{description}' package_name

Evo2.

corp769 · 06-01-2011, 01:38 AM

I wasn't being rude, I didn't see the post before mine...................

And as far as seeing only the description, I just came out with the following snippet:

Code:

rpm -qi NetworkManager | cut -f6 -d ":" | tr -s "\n"

Dirty, but it works

Edit - I hope you don't give me more negative rep for that

gremlin007 · 06-01-2011, 01:43 AM

oh soory man

now for the first bit

accepts a single argument

would that be something like

#!/bin/bash
# rpm -q package_name

or am i on the wrong track ?

corp769 · 06-01-2011, 01:48 AM

Yes, you are getting there man.

Code:

#!/bin/bash
var1=$1
rpm -qi $var1 | cut -f6 -d ":" | tr -s "\n"

Notice how I used $1 to declare var1; $0 would return the name of the script you are running. Read over those links that were posted before, they will contain more information about it.

Cheers!

evo2 · 06-01-2011, 01:49 AM

Arguments to bash scripts are referenced as integers. For example "$1" would be the first argument, "$2" the second and so on.

Evo2.

gremlin007 · 06-01-2011, 02:01 AM

so hang on is this wrong ?

Code:

#!/bin/bash
# rpm -q package_name

and should it be like this

Code:

#!/bin/bash
# rpm -q package_name
# var1=$0
# rpm -q --queryformat '%{description}' $var1

evo2 · 06-01-2011, 02:03 AM

As corp769 pointed out $0 is the name of the script, presumably you want the first argument which is $1.

Evo2.

gremlin007 · 06-01-2011, 02:04 AM

so

Code:

#!/bin/bash
# rpm -q package_name
# var1=$1
# rpm -q --queryformat '%{description}' $var1