nate wrote: > Kent West said: > > I'm trying to use the following in a bash shell script: > > > > echo This machine's name and IP address > > cat /etc/hosts | grep $HOSTNAME > > try enclosing the line in quotes: > > echo "This machine's IP address" > > seems to work for me > > nate >
Thanks for the response. Both your suggestion and my original line (see above) work from the command line, but neither work from the shell script. So, I created a new, minimal shell script (below) which does work. So it must be something in my script. I'll take a closer look. Thanks for the help! Contents of script which does work: --------------------- #!/bin/bash echo "This machine's name" Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
