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Old 06-22-2006, 01:45 PM   #1
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Unary Operator expected. Bash script


I got this error with my script and I can't seem to figure out the problem.

./age.bash: line 202: [: =: unary operator expected

Here is a portion of my script

if [ `cal $MTH $YR | tail +2 | grep -w $DAY | cut -c 1-2` = "$DAY" ]
then
DAYOFWEEK=7
elif [ `cal $MTH $YR | tail +2 | grep -w $DAY | cut -c 4-5` = "$DAY" ]
then
DAYOFWEEK=1



- Now MTH equals the month and YR equals the yr.. u get the pt. I want to check to see what day of the week a person is born on (sun-sat). This is bash scripting btw.
 
Old 06-22-2006, 02:20 PM   #2
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Hi.

The comparator should be == not =

Dave
 
Old 06-22-2006, 02:21 PM   #3
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What you should do is "sh -x age.bash 2>&1 | tee age.tee".
Now all variables are expanded and readable in age.tee.
Should make errors easier to spot.
 
  


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