Kent West wrote: > nate wrote: > > > Kent West said: > > > I'm trying to use the following in a bash shell script: > > > > > > echo This machine's name and IP address > > > cat /etc/hosts | grep $HOSTNAME > > > > try enclosing the line in quotes: > > > > echo "This machine's IP address" > > > > seems to work for me > > > > nate > > > > Thanks for the response. > > Both your suggestion and my original line (see above) work from the command > line, but neither work from the shell script. So, I created a new, minimal shell > script (below) which does work. So it must be something in my script. I'll take > a closer look. Thanks for the help! > > Contents of script which does work: > --------------------- > #!/bin/bash > echo "This machine's name" > > Kent
Thanks to Nate's help, I found the problem. I had another line above this one with a similar echo'd line that had an apostrophe. Apparently bash was interpreting everything between the two apostrophe's as a string, which explains some other odd behaviour I was seeing, but had put on the back burner to deal with this easier problem first. Thanks! Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
