Shell script

[lgk011 at dma.isg.mot.com (Gordon Keegan)]

or missing something small...

	var='ping -c 5 bacon | grep 64'

assigns the the string 'ping -c 5 bacon | grep 64'.  What you want is

	var=`ping -c 5 bacon | grep 64`

(note the back single-quote ` instead of the forward single-quote ')
That should do the trick.

Gordon


> Okay know I don't feel so bad.  For some reason this is not working.  My
> command is ping -c 5 bacon | grep 64 - when I assign it var='ping cmd'
> then echo $var - it echos the command, not the answer I'm expecting 5.  I
> haven't had to due much shell sccripting so I could be missing something
> big.
> 
> As always all help appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Anthony
> 
> On Tue, 13 Jun 2000, Anthony J. Gabrielson wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > 	I have what I hope to be an easy question.  How do I make the
> > output of a command, it will be a number, assign to a variable.  I'm using
> > bash - I have been reading through several books on this and I'm starting
> > to get frusterated.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Anthony
> > 
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