PID=$(sed -n 's/^\s*pid\s\s*\([^;]*\).*/\1/p' /etc/nginx/nginx.conf) works for the three testcases shown in this and linked bugs.
not sure why I cant use \s+ after pid in the expression above, but it works this way. ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #747329 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=747329 ** Also affects: nginx (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=747329 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Tags removed: needs-upstream-report -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1314740 Title: init script pid parsing has failure cases To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/+bug/1314740/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
