Re: return values of bash scripts

2011-12-21 Thread Stephane CHAZELAS
2011-12-20, 14:18(-08), kc123: [...] > Could someone please help me figure out why: > GNU bash, version 3.2.25(1)-release-(x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) [...] Since you're using RedHat Linux, try ps -o comm= -C crond -- Stephane

Re: return values of bash scripts

2011-12-21 Thread kc123
'ps -e'. You are matching your own > grep becuase it is in the argument list. > > Then this can be made smarter by simply matching it as a string > instead of as a pattern. > > ps -e | awk '$NF=="crond"' > > ps -e | awk '$NF=="crond"{print$1}' > > Bob > > > -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/return-values-of-bash-scripts-tp33012795p33017874.html Sent from the Gnu - Bash mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: return values of bash scripts

2011-12-21 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 02:18:16PM -0800, kc123 wrote: > content=`ps auxw | grep [c]rond| awk '{print $11}'` http://mywiki.wooledge.org/ProcessManagement > echo "CONTENT:" $content http://mywiki.wooledge.org/Quotes http://mywiki.wooledge.org/Arguments I would strongly advise that you state what

Re: return values of bash scripts

2011-12-20 Thread Bob Proulx
Mike Frysinger wrote: > kc123 wrote: > > For example, my script below called crond.sh: > > ... > > content=`ps auxw | grep [c]rond| awk '{print $11}'` > > ... > > and output is: > > CONTENT: /bin/bash /bin/bash crond > > > > Why are there 2 extra arguments printed (/bin/bash) ? > > because you gr

Re: return values of bash scripts

2011-12-20 Thread Mike Frysinger
On Tuesday 20 December 2011 17:18:16 kc123 wrote: > For example, my script below called crond.sh: > ... > content=`ps auxw | grep [c]rond| awk '{print $11}'` > ... > and output is: > CONTENT: /bin/bash /bin/bash crond > > Why are there 2 extra arguments printed (/bin/bash) ? because you grepped y

return values of bash scripts

2011-12-20 Thread kc123
. Would like to just output "crond". Many thanks. -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/return-values-of-bash-scripts-tp33012795p33012795.html Sent from the Gnu - Bash mailing list archive at Nabble.com.