Re: bash/rdate exit code mystery

Bret Hughes wrote: > the following should work: > > #!/bin/bash > if [ `rdate -s timeserver` ] ; then# make sure these are backquotes > echo Success > else > echo Failure > fi That worked! Thanks, -- Anthony E. Greene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP Key: 0x6C

Re: bash/rdate exit code mystery

"Anthony E. Greene" wrote: > I have a small script that runs rdate and reports success or failure: > > #!/bin/bash > if rdate -s timeserver; then > echo Success > else > echo Failure > fi > > If the network connectivity is down between my box and the time server, > rdate reports an error (as

Re: bash/rdate exit code mystery

On Thu, Jun 22, 2000 at 01:05:05AM +0200, Anthony E. Greene wrote: > I have a small script that runs rdate and reports success or failure: > > #!/bin/bash > if rdate -s timeserver; then > echo Success > else > echo Failure > fi > > > If the network connectivity is down between my box and th

bash/rdate exit code mystery

I have a small script that runs rdate and reports success or failure: #!/bin/bash if rdate -s timeserver; then echo Success else echo Failure fi If the network connectivity is down between my box and the time server, rdate reports an error (as it should) but the script still reports success