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[nestor(earth)]

I always use the '||' for OR

if [ ${isOKDelete} = "Y" ] || [ ${isOKDelete} = "y" ]

You can always use the case statement

case $i in
	     -[Yy])     *...*
	esac

Good luck,

Nestor :-)



Phillip Powell wrote:

> D Sandmann wrote:
>
>> Try this:
>> # SYNTAX: delete_tar $folderPath $origFolderName $today
>> delete_tar()
>> {
>>  echo "Are you sure you want to delete TAR file 
>> ""$1/${2}_${3}.tar.gz""? (Y/N Enter = N) "; read isOKDelete
>>  if [[ "$isOKDelete" = "Y" -o "$isOKDelete" = "y" ]]; then
>>   rm $1/${2}_${3}.tar.gz
>>  fi
>> }
>>
>> If that does not work, then let me know and I will come up with 
>> something
>> better.
>>  
>>
>
> I'm sorry but it didn't work, off-the-bat syntax error:
>
> /home/me/scripts/icatalog_unpackager.sh: line 21: syntax error in 
> conditional expression
> /home/me/scripts/icatalog_unpackager.sh: line 21: syntax error near 
> unexpected token `-o'
> /home/me/scripts/icatalog_unpackager.sh: line 21: ` if [[ 
> "$isOKDelete" = "Y" -o "$isOKDelete" = "y" ]]; then'
>
> I've never heard of "[[  ]]" before, simply because I was taught to 
> use Shell Script with as much of the external UNIX capabilities as 
> possible and as little built-in shell, if that makes sense.
> Phil
>
>> BTW, the double [[ ... ]] uses the shell built in test command. What 
>> you where
>> trying to use would call the external UNIX test command.
>>
>> Also instead of using echo, you can use print which is built into the 
>> shell
>> language.
>>
>> Disclaimer: The above recommendations should work under ksh and I 
>> believe most
>> shells are enhancements to the ksh. (Although I could be wrong since 
>> I only
>> work in ksh anyways)
>>
>> David
>>
>> --- Phillip Powell <phillip.powell at adnet-sys.com> wrote:
>>
>>  
>>
>>> I know you know Shell Script, you're all LAMP demigods out there, so 
>>> I'm not surprised you dream in Shell Script as well.  In any case, I 
>>> need some help with a very simple function I wrote for a 
>>> command-line PHP-based application program migrator I wrote:
>>>
>>> # SYNTAX: delete_tar $folderPath $origFolderName $today
>>> delete_tar()
>>> {
>>> echo "Are you sure you want to delete TAR file 
>>> ""$1/${2}_${3}.tar.gz""? (Y/N Enter = N) "; read isOKDelete
>>> if [ $isOKDelete = "Y" -o $isOKDelete = "y" ]; then
>>>  rm $1/${2}_${3}.tar.gz
>>> fi
>>> }
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> I  continually get the "too many arguments" error on the "if" line 
>>> if I do not enter either "Y" or "y".
>>>
>>> [Quote]
>>> /home/me/scripts/icatalog_unpackager.sh: [: too many arguments
>>> [me at www me]$
>>> [/Quote]
>>>
>>> As dumb as this is going to sound, how must I do this correctly?  I 
>>> have already gone to Linux Shell Script tutorials and apparently am 
>>> not grasping this.
>>>
>>> Thanx
>>> Phil
>>>
>>> -- 
>>>
>>>   
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>
>>  
>>
>>> Phil Powell
>>> Multimedia Programmer
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>>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> =====
>> David
>>
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