How to compare to a character in if else statement
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I am comparing 2 datas using sdiff and would like to send the output of to a if else loop to generate lines. Mainly printing "Data Not Scheduled" if < or > is present and "Data Scheduled" otherwise. My script is as follows;
sdiff -b cleanAntDiff cleanGSCDiff > mergeData
if [$mergeData -eq "<"]
then
echo -e "Data Not Scheduled"
else
echo -e "Data Scheduled"
fi
linux shell-script shell
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I am comparing 2 datas using sdiff and would like to send the output of to a if else loop to generate lines. Mainly printing "Data Not Scheduled" if < or > is present and "Data Scheduled" otherwise. My script is as follows;
sdiff -b cleanAntDiff cleanGSCDiff > mergeData
if [$mergeData -eq "<"]
then
echo -e "Data Not Scheduled"
else
echo -e "Data Scheduled"
fi
linux shell-script shell
edited Nov 16 at 2:22
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asked Nov 16 at 2:13
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Well, there are a few issues. (1) You always have to have whitespace (one or more spaces or tabs) after[and before]. (2) You should always quote variables (e.g.,"$mergeData") unless you have a good reason not to, and you’re sure you know what you’re doing. (3) You should use=to compare characters (strings);-eqis only for comparing numbers. … (Cont’d)
– Scott
Nov 16 at 2:38
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(Cont’d) … But the biggest problem is that you createmergeDataas a file, and then you treat it as a variable. Beyond that, I’m not sure what you’re trying to accomplish. Are you trying to test whether the two files are identical? If so, usecmp. Are you trying to test whether thesdiffoutput contains a<or a>? Look atgrep. But please learn to state your objective unambiguously.
– Scott
Nov 16 at 2:38
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I am comparing 2 datas using sdiff and would like to send the output of to a if else loop to generate lines. Mainly printing "Data Not Scheduled" if < or > is present and "Data Scheduled" otherwise. My script is as follows;
sdiff -b cleanAntDiff cleanGSCDiff > mergeData
if [$mergeData -eq "<"]
then
echo -e "Data Not Scheduled"
else
echo -e "Data Scheduled"
fi
linux shell-script shell
edited Nov 16 at 2:22
Rui F Ribeiro
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asked Nov 16 at 2:13
Bhara
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I am comparing 2 datas using sdiff and would like to send the output of to a if else loop to generate lines. Mainly printing "Data Not Scheduled" if < or > is present and "Data Scheduled" otherwise. My script is as follows;
sdiff -b cleanAntDiff cleanGSCDiff > mergeData
if [$mergeData -eq "<"]
then
echo -e "Data Not Scheduled"
else
echo -e "Data Scheduled"
fi
linux shell-script shell
linux shell-script shell
edited Nov 16 at 2:22
Rui F Ribeiro
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asked Nov 16 at 2:13
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Well, there are a few issues. (1) You always have to have whitespace (one or more spaces or tabs) after[and before]. (2) You should always quote variables (e.g.,"$mergeData") unless you have a good reason not to, and you’re sure you know what you’re doing. (3) You should use=to compare characters (strings);-eqis only for comparing numbers. … (Cont’d)
– Scott
Nov 16 at 2:38
6
(Cont’d) … But the biggest problem is that you createmergeDataas a file, and then you treat it as a variable. Beyond that, I’m not sure what you’re trying to accomplish. Are you trying to test whether the two files are identical? If so, usecmp. Are you trying to test whether thesdiffoutput contains a<or a>? Look atgrep. But please learn to state your objective unambiguously.
– Scott
Nov 16 at 2:38
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Well, there are a few issues. (1) You always have to have whitespace (one or more spaces or tabs) after[and before]. (2) You should always quote variables (e.g.,"$mergeData") unless you have a good reason not to, and you’re sure you know what you’re doing. (3) You should use=to compare characters (strings);-eqis only for comparing numbers. … (Cont’d)
– Scott
Nov 16 at 2:38
6
(Cont’d) … But the biggest problem is that you createmergeDataas a file, and then you treat it as a variable. Beyond that, I’m not sure what you’re trying to accomplish. Are you trying to test whether the two files are identical? If so, usecmp. Are you trying to test whether thesdiffoutput contains a<or a>? Look atgrep. But please learn to state your objective unambiguously.
– Scott
Nov 16 at 2:38
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Well, there are a few issues. (1) You always have to have whitespace (one or more spaces or tabs) after
[ and before ]. (2) You should always quote variables (e.g., "$mergeData") unless you have a good reason not to, and you’re sure you know what you’re doing. (3) You should use = to compare characters (strings); -eq is only for comparing numbers. … (Cont’d)– Scott
Nov 16 at 2:38
Well, there are a few issues. (1) You always have to have whitespace (one or more spaces or tabs) after
[ and before ]. (2) You should always quote variables (e.g., "$mergeData") unless you have a good reason not to, and you’re sure you know what you’re doing. (3) You should use = to compare characters (strings); -eq is only for comparing numbers. … (Cont’d)– Scott
Nov 16 at 2:38
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(Cont’d) … But the biggest problem is that you create
mergeData as a file, and then you treat it as a variable. Beyond that, I’m not sure what you’re trying to accomplish. Are you trying to test whether the two files are identical? If so, use cmp. Are you trying to test whether the sdiff output contains a < or a >? Look at grep. But please learn to state your objective unambiguously.– Scott
Nov 16 at 2:38
(Cont’d) … But the biggest problem is that you create
mergeData as a file, and then you treat it as a variable. Beyond that, I’m not sure what you’re trying to accomplish. Are you trying to test whether the two files are identical? If so, use cmp. Are you trying to test whether the sdiff output contains a < or a >? Look at grep. But please learn to state your objective unambiguously.– Scott
Nov 16 at 2:38
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Well, there are a few issues. (1) You always have to have whitespace (one or more spaces or tabs) after
[and before]. (2) You should always quote variables (e.g.,"$mergeData") unless you have a good reason not to, and you’re sure you know what you’re doing. (3) You should use=to compare characters (strings);-eqis only for comparing numbers. … (Cont’d)– Scott
Nov 16 at 2:38
6
(Cont’d) … But the biggest problem is that you create
mergeDataas a file, and then you treat it as a variable. Beyond that, I’m not sure what you’re trying to accomplish. Are you trying to test whether the two files are identical? If so, usecmp. Are you trying to test whether thesdiffoutput contains a<or a>? Look atgrep. But please learn to state your objective unambiguously.– Scott
Nov 16 at 2:38