On 07.04.2010 23:12, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 2010-04-07 15:45, Mart Frauenlob wrote: >> On 07.04.2010 22:10, Kent West wrote:
[...] >>> 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. >>> >> >> #!/bin/sh >> grep -w "fred" file || printf "%s\n" "fred" >>file >> > > Mart's method is the shell way. The 3GL Way is: > > grep -w "$NAME" "$FILE" > TMP=$? > if [ "$TMP" = "1" ]; > then > echo -e "$NAME\n" >> "$FILE" > fi > > May I ask what the 3GL way is? All that is 'shell' scripting, right? Best regards Mart -- 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/4bbd8d5c.2030...@chello.at
