Are you just try to see if the file exists and is not empty? If so use the following:
if [ -s /etc/hosts ] ; then ... fi The -s checks that the file exists and has a size greater than zero. Garl > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf > Of Bob Crandell > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 9:05 AM > To: Eugene Linux Users Group > Subject: [eug-lug]Conditional Bash script > > > Hi, > > I'm trying to write a script that checks the contents of a > file and if it's there > skip it. > > Here is my test script: > #!/bin/sh > > if [ 0 == grep local /etc/hosts ]; then > echo "Been there. Done that." > else > echo "It's ok to do it now." > fi > =============================== > It doesn't like the 'if' line but I haven't found an example > that I can use. Grep > returns 0 if the search phrase is found. Quotes, single or > double doesn't change > it, neither does parens or brackets. > > Thanks > > -- > Assured Computing > When you need to be sure. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.assuredcomp.com > Voice - 541-868-0331 > FAX - 541-463-1627 > Eugene, Oregon > > > _______________________________________________ > EuG-LUG mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug > _______________________________________________ EuG-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug
