[SOLVED] [BASH] here document creates problem with if-fi statemens.

wje_lq · 08-26-2009, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrapefruiTgirl

Did you guys know there's a `tac` command?

Well, there's more than one way to skin a tac.

RaptorX · 08-26-2009, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by colucix

What about rev?

Code:

$ echo This is a reversed line | rev
enil desrever a si sihT

It does not work with palindromes, anyway!

hahaha

that is a funny one!!

ok guys!

I liked this topic... if you guys want check this topic where I posted my little script.

it was just for practicing nothing big really. You can see what i was trying to do with the "here document".

Thanks for all your help and all the new info (at least for me) that you guys posted!

RaptorX · 08-27-2009, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by catkin

Code:

echo 'And
this is
sweet, too
(and doesn't start a sub-process)'

is true but then:

Code:

echo 'Thanks for using the program
The number of files you used was $files.'

#Thanks for using the program
#The number of files you used was $files.
#                                 ^^^^^^^ Literal

echo "This way should work:
$files files were printed"

#This way should work:
#20 files were printed"

Thanks for the pointer anyway!