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Old 01-25-2012, 02:36 AM   #16
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Aagam it looks like there's something funny going on with your shell. What's the output of these commands?

Code:
bash --version

ls -l /bin/sh
Did you try running these scripts as a different user? From a different terminal emulator, or a regular tty? Or maybe reinstalling bash? If nothing works, try running the scripts using a Live CD.

Quote:
and plz tell me the command used to extract a letter from the string by specifying its position...
let's say that

Code:
name=Aagam
To print the first (position zero) letter (A):

Code:
echo ${name:0:1}
So, you give the name of the variable, the position starting from zero, and the number of letters.
 
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Old 01-25-2012, 02:56 AM   #17
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Nothing funny with the shell but rather how the OP is running all of our scripts.

By calling the scripts like so:
Code:
sh namesum
You are overriding the fact that we are using bash and you are now using sh.

Please advise if you require your script to be a POSIX sh script? (many of the features used by myself and others are bash)

If not, simply call each script like so:
Code:
./namesum
You will of course need to make it executable
 
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Old 01-25-2012, 03:08 AM   #18
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@grail
Maybe, although 'sh namesum' works fine on my mac (and /bin/sh is not just a link to bash). But you're right on that he should run the scripts the proper way.
 
Old 01-31-2012, 10:15 AM   #19
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hiiii everyone.....sry for late reply....
i ve tried this script, plz correct me where i am wrong
Code:
read -p "Enter your name : " name
a=[a-z]
n=${#name}
i=0
while [ $i -lt $n ]
do
m=${name:$i:1}
n="index $a '[1-26]*.$m'"
echo $n
done
i=`expr $i + 1`
i knw that it doesnt give sum of the numbers but i just tried to see if intermidiate commands are working,...
and they are not....
theres some error in
Code:
m=${name:$i:1}
as it give output BAD SUBSTITUTION err
 
Old 01-31-2012, 10:25 AM   #20
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actually i didnt read last two replies properly, i get it now.....grail is right......each of those scripts works..........thnx everybody there.
n plz also correct my script
 
Old 01-31-2012, 11:22 AM   #21
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Try using set -xv at the start of your script as it may point to your error.
 
Old 02-01-2012, 10:45 AM   #22
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Aagam View Post
Code:
read -p "Enter your name : " name
a=[a-z]
n=${#name}
i=0
while [ $i -lt $n ]
do
  m=${name:$i:1}
  n="index $a '[1-26]*.$m'"
  echo $n
done
i=`expr $i + 1`
Hi,

two things are wrong with your script:
- you are incrementing $i outside the loop
- you are assigning a string to $n; therefore the test [ $i -lt $n ] fails

Not sure what output you expected but this gives no error:
Code:
read -p "Enter your name : " name
a=[a-z]
n=${#name}
i=0
while [ $i -lt $n ]
do
  m=${name:$i:1}
  echo "index $a '[1-26]*.$m'"
  echo $n
  i=`expr $i + 1`
done
Hope this helps.
 
Old 02-07-2012, 08:59 AM   #23
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@crts- yup i got it....
 
  


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