> I want to run a command inside a script.  From the shell, 
> here's the command:
> 
> % ps -ef | /bin/egrep '/usr/lib/sendmail' | /bin/grep -v grep 
> | /bin/awk '{print $2}'
> 19460

Instead of the useless 'grep -v grep', do this:

% ps -ef | egrep '[/]usr/lib/sendmail' | awk '{print $2}'

> But, when I put this into a test script, 

Might I suggest finding the 'pid' file for sendmail and reading that
instead? It should be under /var/run or some such directory...

Luke

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