[ale] shell scripting

[Wandered Inn]

Ken Nagorski wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> 	Anyone know how to say if this is in this file don't do anything
> else print it our? Does that make sense? I know I have done this before
> with a shell script but I can't get it to work now. Here is the script
> it is not working however...
> 	i am trying to use the exit status but that doesn't seem to be
> right.
> 
> Thank you
> Ken
> -----------snip------------------------------
> 
> #!/bin/bash
> 
> for d in `less domains`
> do
>  `grep $d shared-ips`
>  if [ $?==127 ]
>   then
>    echo "$d"
>  fi
> done

Unless I misunderstood the question, I think you're making it harder 
than it really is:

for rec in $(<domains); do

   # note, grep will print it if you find it, so you don't need the echo 
statement you have above

   grep $rec shared-ips

done

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