Re: auto_ -> auto. in init script

[H. Peter Anvin]

Scott McDermott wrote:
> 
> Camm Maguire on Tue  7/03 17:59 -0500:
> > --- autofs-3.1.4.orig/samples/rc.autofs.in
> > +++ autofs-3.1.4/samples/rc.autofs.in
> > @@ -106,7 +106,10 @@
> >           if [ ! -z "$dir" -a ! -z "$map" \
> >                       -a x`echo "$map" | cut -c1` != 'x-' ]
> >           then
> > -             map=`echo "$map" | sed -e 's/^auto_/auto./'`
> > +             if echo $map | grep ^auto_ >/dev/null && \
> 
> Not all maps are named auto*.  Try "egrep '^[[:alnum:]]+_'"
> 
> But now that I think of it, there is really no reason for this line at
> all.
> 

The transformation _ -> . (which I think should be done for all
underscores) should be done for "yp" (not "file", not "program", not
"nisplus") maps only.

> > +             [ $(ypcat $map 2>/dev/null | head | wc -l) -eq 0 ] ; then
> 
> Please do not use $() as this is bash-only.  Not everyone has bash
> installed, although I will grant you that most people in the GNU
> universe do :) I have run into people that use zsh as their /bin/sh,
> for example.
> 

Actually $() is POSIX.

        -hpa

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