* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > #!/bin/bash > 1st_arg=$1 number not allowed in front.
> prosesses=`lsof -i` > prosessid=`echo $prosesses | gawk /1st_arg/'{print $2}'` Cannot understand this to work in gawk. In any case, you might do this a lot more effective: > echo $prosessid > if [ -z "$prosessid" ] missing "then" > echo "not running" > fi > exit 0 Not necessary My suggestion: #!/bin/bash process=`lsof -i | grep $1 | gawk '{print $2 }'` if [ "$process" = "" ]; then echo "not running" else echo $process fi -- Jon Haugsand, [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.norges-bank.no -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list