1. the first value passed from the command line would be referenced as $1 the second as $2
2. run command as part of an if statement. if the command execute successfully the error result will be 0 and follow the then branch other wise the else. On Thu, 2002-10-10 at 15:34, Paul Kraus wrote: > I have a script that mounts an samba shared drive, copies the contents > if newer to the Linux box, and then umounts the share. > > Sample script > --- > mount -t smbfs -o username=x,password=y //machine/share /mnt/network > cp --recursive --preserve --verbose --parents --update /mnt/network/* > /backup/machine \ > > log1.txt 2>log2.txt > umount /mnt/network > ------------ > End script > > A couple of easy questions I can't seem to find answers to. > 1. How can I pass in parameters from the command line to use as > variables. > myscript value1 value2 > 2. How can I have it dump a message to a log file if something fails and > then cease running the script. > if mount fail append to end of log1.txt "mounting failed", > terminate script. > > I was under the impression that you could have a script terminate if a > command failed by having && separate the commands but this just > generates an error. > > Paul Kraus > Network Administrator > PEL Supply Company > 216.267.5775 Voice > 216-267-6176 Fax > www.pelsupply.com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
