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Date:      Thu, 4 Jul 2002 20:29:03 +0300
From:      Odhiambo Washington <wash@wananchi.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Shell Script gurus??
Message-ID:  <20020704172903.GF56027@ns2.wananchi.com>

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I am writing a small shell cript to help me in managing virtual domains.
After I register a new domain, I have to enter the following details
about it in a MySQL database:

domain name
domain passwd
max popboxes
default forwarder 

(those who have used vmail-sql know about this)

Now in my script I am reading the domain name from stdin (??

	echo Entering domain name in MySQL DB:
        echo ""
        domain_name=
        echo -n Please supply the domain name to activate:
        read domain_name


The domain name can be domain.com or the domain.co.ke but I am interested
in the part before the first (.) so that I can manipulate some parameter
with it.

How do I get that alone in a shell after I've read the domain name into
a variable??


Trying to invent the wheel here, I am sure, with the things I wanna do ;)

Thanks




-Wash

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