Re: OT: Script to add line to file if it doesn't exist

2010-04-09 Thread Mart Frauenlob
On 09.04.2010 16:50, Jasper wrote: > > >> if I only execute one command on true/false conditions, I prefer: >> command && react_true || react_false >> > > Although this generally works it is not correct: > > If 'react_true' fails for some reason then 'react_false' is also executed. > > --Jaspe

Re: Re: OT: Script to add line to file if it doesn't exist

2010-04-09 Thread Jasper
> if I only execute one command on true/false conditions, I prefer: > command && react_true || react_false > Although this generally works it is not correct: If 'react_true' fails for some reason then 'react_false' is also executed. --Jasper. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ..

Re: OT: Script to add line to file if it doesn't exist

2010-04-08 Thread Mart Frauenlob
On 08.04.2010 14:58, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 2010-04-08 03:01, Mart Frauenlob wrote: >> 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 nam

Re: OT: Script to add line to file if it doesn't exist

2010-04-08 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2010-04-08 02:56, Mart Frauenlob wrote: [snip] 2: saving me typing (quick web search): http://unix.derkeiler.com/Newsgroups/comp.unix.shell/2006-12/msg00934.html Interesting. -- "History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid." Dwight Eisenhower -- To UNSUBS

Re: OT: Script to add line to file if it doesn't exist

2010-04-08 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2010-04-08 03:01, Mart Frauenlob wrote: 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'

Re: OT: Script to add line to file if it doesn't exist

2010-04-08 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2010-04-08 03:03, Mart Frauenlob wrote: On 08.04.2010 00:49, Ron Johnson wrote: On 2010-04-07 16:12, Ron Johnson wrote: [snip] Mart's method is the shell way. The 3GL Way is: grep -w "$NAME" "$FILE" TMP=$? if [ "$TMP" = "1" ]; That should be: if [ "$TMP" = "0" ]; then echo -e "$NAM

Re: OT: Script to add line to file if it doesn't exist

2010-04-08 Thread Mart Frauenlob
On 08.04.2010 00:49, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 2010-04-07 16:12, Ron Johnson wrote: > [snip] >> >> Mart's method is the shell way. The 3GL Way is: >> >> grep -w "$NAME" "$FILE" >> TMP=$? >> if [ "$TMP" = "1" ]; > > That should be: > > if [ "$TMP" = "0" ]; > >> then >> echo -e "$NAME\n" >> "$F

Re: OT: Script to add line to file if it doesn't exist

2010-04-08 Thread Mart Frauenlob
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 "fr

Re: OT: Script to add line to file if it doesn't exist

2010-04-08 Thread Mart Frauenlob
On 07.04.2010 23:56, Eduardo M KALINOWSKI wrote: > On 04/07/2010 05:45 PM, Mart Frauenlob wrote: >> >> #!/bin/sh >> grep -w "fred" file || printf "%s\n" "fred">>file >> >> > > Why not simply use > echo "fred" >> file > for the second command? > > 1: I'm used to it. 2: saving me typing (qu

Re: OT: Script to add line to file if it doesn't exist

2010-04-07 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2010-04-07 16:12, Ron Johnson wrote: [snip] Mart's method is the shell way. The 3GL Way is: grep -w "$NAME" "$FILE" TMP=$? if [ "$TMP" = "1" ]; That should be: if [ "$TMP" = "0" ]; then echo -e "$NAME\n" >> "$FILE" fi -- "History does not long entrust the care of freedom to th

Re: OT: Script to add line to file if it doesn't exist

2010-04-07 Thread Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
On 04/07/2010 05:45 PM, Mart Frauenlob wrote: #!/bin/sh grep -w "fred" file || printf "%s\n" "fred">>file Why not simply use echo "fred" >> file for the second command? -- All men have the right to wait in line. Eduardo M KALINOWSKI edua...@kalinowski.com.br -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, emai

Re: OT: Script to add line to file if it doesn't exist

2010-04-07 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2010-04-07 15:45, Mart Frauenlob wrote: On 07.04.2010 22:10, Kent West wrote: I'm asking you folks, 'cause y'all know this stuff (I've been wrestling with this simple task all day). I've got a text file; I just want a script (a one-liner sed or awk command, etc, would be awesome) to check to

Re: OT: Script to add line to file if it doesn't exist

2010-04-07 Thread Kent West
Mart Frauenlob wrote: On 07.04.2010 22:10, Kent West wrote: I'm asking you folks, 'cause y'all know this stuff (I've been wrestling with this simple task all day). I've got a text file; I just want a script (a one-liner sed or awk command, etc, would be awesome) to check to see if the file c

Re: OT: Script to add line to file if it doesn't exist

2010-04-07 Thread Mart Frauenlob
On 07.04.2010 22:10, Kent West wrote: > I'm asking you folks, 'cause y'all know this stuff (I've been wrestling > with this simple task all day). > > I've got a text file; I just want a script (a one-liner sed or awk > command, etc, would be awesome) to check to see if the file contains a > certai