sh script files

2013-02-20 Thread Fbsd8
I noticed that when power fails I loose the contents of some files I am using in a sh script. I read and write the file this way file=/usr/local/etc/filename # read file . ${file} # write to file ${file} I'm thinking the file is never closed so on power failure I loose the contents of the

Re: sh script files

2013-02-20 Thread Polytropon
On Wed, 20 Feb 2013 07:40:08 -0500, Fbsd8 wrote: # write to file ${file} I'm thinking the file is never closed so on power failure I loose the contents of the file. How would I code a command to close the file? The file is closed when the write operation has been finished. You can use

Re: sh script files

2013-02-20 Thread Fbsd8
Polytropon wrote: On Wed, 20 Feb 2013 07:40:08 -0500, Fbsd8 wrote: # write to file ${file} I'm thinking the file is never closed so on power failure I loose the contents of the file. How would I code a command to close the file? The file is closed when the write operation has been