Vincent, > $Conf{ArchivePostUserCmd} = '/path_to_my_script/backup-offsite $HostList > $BackupList'; > > The problem is that I don't know how many hosts (and how many backup) there > are in the list. > So if I get arguments with $1, $2 (my script is bash), I got 'first host' and > 'second host' in the list instead of 'host list' and 'backup list'.
Your best option is to add an additional argument between the variable substitutions, eg: $Conf{ArchivePostUserCmd} = '/path_to_my_script/backup-offsite $HostList -l $BackupList'; You can use shift in your bash script to read off each parameter and use "-l" to distinguish the backup list. Craig ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start using them to simplify application deployment and accelerate your shift to cloud computing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/