> I want a script that will read the file and look for the name > "fred", and if it's found, leave the file alone, but if it's > not found, to add the name "fred" to the bottom of the file.
No need for awk/sed. Something like this should work. #!/bin/bash i=`grep fred FILENAME.TXT | wc -l` if [ $i == "0" ] then echo "fred" >> FILENAME.TXT fi > > Any help appreciated. Thanks! > > -- > Kent West <")))>< > http://kentwest.blogspot.com > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4bbce69d.3040...@acu.edu > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/fffa2cacdb4d5c44a24b093011381218011d9...@ersbs2.eyereturn.local