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Subject: drive space shell script help ?
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Im trying to write  a script that will email me when drive space on any
given partition is above a certain value.

i was trying this ...but no working ...

#!/bin/sh
# this is a script to check drive space and email HSD dept.
#
cd ~bbailey
rm ~bbailey/drvspc.txt
df -k  | awk '{print$5}' >~bbailey/drvspc.txt
cat drvspc.txt
while read i
do
        if [$i > '89'];  then
        mail -s "check drive space on core" bbailey@whatever.com
fi
echo "done"

ME not being that great at shell scripting yet ...i was wondering what im
doing wrong here ??

any and all help is greatly appreciated

thanx
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Brent Bailey CCNA
Bmyster LLC
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Network Engineer, Webmaster, President
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mrb@bmyster.com
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