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olly-bh

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Registered: 2004-04-22

Posts: 14

Re: Help with script..

$MTARC || $ $E "Baclup failed"; exit 1

Three things wrong with that:
· The stray '$'
· exit 1 will get executed whether $MTARC works or not
· 'backup' isn't spelled with an 'l'I think you meant:

$MTARC || { $E "Backup failed"; exit 1 }

While you're searching to find out how to use getopts, I suggest you look up sh functions too.  Using them would improve your code.

- olly

iotc247

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From: Florida

Registered: 2004-05-31

Posts: 177

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Re: Help with script..

olly-bh that dont work.. I have to do $MTARC || { echo "Backup failed"; exit 1}; } How come its diff then what u said.. If i do what you said i get the little > thing.. Cause i tried in terminal not in the script..