daniel, i got options almost working with this:
CMD="t_uac_dlg OPTIONS \"$1\" \".\" \".\" \"From: sip:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"$'\r\n'"To: <$1>"$'\r\n'"Contact: sip:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>"$'\r\n' echo -n $CMD > /tmp/cmd RET=`$CTLCMD $CMD | head -1 ` the problem is that \n is missing, but \r is there: aimen:/etc/openser# hexdump -c /tmp/cmd 0000000 t _ u a c _ d l g O P T I O N 0000010 S " s i p : 1 9 2 . 9 8 . 1 0 0000020 1 . 1 0 " " . " " . " " F 0000030 r o m : s i p : d a e m o n @ 0000040 t a i m e n \r T o : < s i p 0000050 : 1 9 2 . 9 8 . 1 0 1 . 1 0 > \r 0000060 C o n t a c t : s i p : d a 0000070 e m o n @ ! ! > \r 0000079 so for some reason bash is converting \n to space. if i change echo line to echo -n "$CMD" > /tmp/cmd i.e., add double quotes around $CMD, i get to /tmp/cmd also \n chars: taimen:/etc/openser# hexdump -c /tmp/cmd 0000000 t _ u a c _ d l g O P T I O N 0000010 S " s i p : 1 9 2 . 9 8 . 1 0 0000020 1 . 1 0 " " . " " . " " F 0000030 r o m : s i p : d a e m o n @ 0000040 t a i m e n \r \n T o : < s i p 0000050 : 1 9 2 . 9 8 . 1 0 1 . 1 0 > \r 0000060 \n C o n t a c t : s i p : d a 0000070 e m o n @ ! ! > \r \n now i don't know how to change RET=`$CTLCMD $CMD | head -1 ` so that \n chars are not changed to spaces. any bash experts on the list? bash programming is a madness. how about rewriting openserctl in some sensible language such as php or python? -- juha _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@openser.org http://openser.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/devel