On 2007-03-29, Kevin Markle wrote: > Hello, > > I'm trying to find a pattern in a file and the command works if I > manully put the output of the variable in it but when I use the > variable it fails? I have tryed with quotes "$CLIENT" and without. I > don't know what else to try? :-(
What do you get if you execute echo '|'"$CLIENT"'|' I just put those '|' there to more clearly delimit the value of CLIENT. Gary -- Gary Johnson | Agilent Technologies [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Mobile Broadband Division | Spokane, Washington, USA -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/