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From: "Daniel A." <ldrada@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Shell scripting question [newby]
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On 4/9/06, Malcolm Fitzgerald <mfitzgerald@pacific.net.au> wrote:
> I'm trying to follow the instructions at
> <http://www.daemonology.net/freebsd-upgrade-5.4-to-6.0/>
>
> At point four it offers this shell script.
>
> cut -f 1 -d '$' /usr/local/freebsd-update/work/md5all | uniq |
>          while read X; do
>                  if [ -f $X ]; then echo $X; fi;
>          done | sort > /root/base-old
>
> Running this from root shell in konsole (bash) I get "while: Expression
> Syntax". The various hints and clues I get from the shell, the web and
> man bash haven't helped me. Would someone provide the correct syntax
> for me?
>
>
> thanks
>
> malcolm
>
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Are you sure it shouldnt be "$X" instead of "X" in the while clause?
I dont know, never tried bash scripting before :)