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Old 02-03-2006, 03:30 PM   #1
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Shell scripting problem


Really simple shell scripting problem I am having... I am trying to mount the Documents and Settings directory of a Windows XP box on my Fedora server. I don't have any probelems connecting on the command line...

mount -t smbfs -o username=user,password=pass /XPMachine/Documents\ and\ Settings /mnt/tmp

but when I try to put the command in a script, the command doesn't work. I figure I am missing something with the escape characters, but don't have a clue what.

Any help is greatly appreciated.
--jb
 
Old 02-03-2006, 03:54 PM   #2
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Usually you need to start your script file with #!/bin/bash and then chmod +x scriptname.sh. To use the script, you go to the directory and type ./scriptname.sh or place the script in a directory that is in your path and just invoke it by name.
 
Old 02-03-2006, 04:04 PM   #3
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Ok, sorry, let me be more specific....

On the command line, the following command works fine...

mount -t smbfs -o username=user,password=pass /XPMachine/Documents\ and\ Settings /mnt/tmp

When I put the command into a script as follows it does not work...

#!/bin/bash
#

SHARE=//XPSystem/Documents\ and\ Settings
mount -t smbfs -o username=jbutler,password=buddy12 $SHARE /mnt/tmp

If I don't use the variable, the script works fine, just like on the command line... Once I use the variable the whole thing breaks...

--jb
 
Old 02-03-2006, 04:14 PM   #4
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The only thing I can see off the top of my head is that in the script, the variable is //XPSystem/.... and in your command line it is /XPMachine. So guessing that the first one is generic, does the fact that the script has two "/" instead of one do anything?
 
Old 02-03-2006, 04:17 PM   #5
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Another thing you might try is:

Code:
SHARE="/XPSystem/Documents and Settings"
 
Old 02-03-2006, 04:17 PM   #6
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typo there would actually be // in front of XPMachine...
 
Old 02-03-2006, 04:24 PM   #7
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I figured it out... all I needed to do is put the variable in " " as such

#!/bin/bash
#

SHARE=//XPSystem/Documents\ and\ Settings
mount -t smbfs -o username=jbutler,password=buddy12 "$SHARE" /mnt/tmp

Thx for the help everyone.
--jb
 
Old 02-03-2006, 06:52 PM   #8
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Although you've already figured it out, another way of sending the command is:
Code:
$(echo command)
 
  


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