On Thu, Nov 19, 1998 at 01:47:33AM +0000, Julian Gilbey wrote: > > However, a new question arises. Will this work in all cases: > > > > rmdir $LDIR 2>/dev/null && grep -v $LDIR $LDSOCONF >$tmpfile && mv $tmpfile > > $LDSOCONF || true > > rm $tempfile # just in case the mv failed, or grep failed partly > > > > Or is there any trap door I miss? > > What if you have a directory LDIR=/etc/foo/bar but there is another > directory called /etc/foo/barbar in $LDSOCONF? Maybe you should > change the grep command to: > > grep -v "^$LDIR\$" $LDSOCONF > > so that you match the entire line.
This is a good idea, thanks Julian! (Although, in this special case, it is unlikely, because I speak about libc5-compat directories. However, it is always good to stay on the safe side). Marcus -- "Rhubarb is no Egyptian god." Debian GNU/Linux finger brinkmd@ Marcus Brinkmann http://www.debian.org master.debian.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] for public PGP Key http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Marcus.Brinkmann/ PGP Key ID 36E7CD09
