Using grep and saving to text file

[q-bertsuit]

Hi!

In a script, I'm running a command that builds a program- I wan't to grep "Build OK", but I would also like to save all of the output to a txt file. At the moment I'm doing this:

tempValue=$(sv -exec "cd $testPath; build; exit" $viewName | grep "Build OK")

This saves "Build OK" to tempValue if it's found and dosn't print anything on the screen, but if it's not found, alot of text is printed.

Where should I add the "< textfile.txt" to save the output, and what can I do so that the output is not echoed if "Build OK" isn't found?

Thanks!

[Lakshmipathi]

but if it's not found, alot of text is printed.

Where should I add the "< textfile.txt" to save the output, and what can I do so that the output is not echoed if "Build OK" isn't found?

hmmm.sorry I couldn't understand your question.Could please post the question,with step by step stuffs with some example?

If I'm not wrong,Since the grep fails,you are getting the complete build message is that right? Do you want to avoid that?
In case of 'Build OK' not found,you want a empty variable 'tempValue' ?

[q-bertsuit]

Sorry for beeing unclear, and thanks for replying!

I would like tempValue to contain the line were it finds "Build OK". If it doesn't find it, I don't care what ends up in tempValue. (That is what is happening now. So this is working the way I want to.)

However, I would ALSO like to save the output of the sv command in a text file everytime.

When I try to save the output in a file like so:

tempValue=$(sv -exec "cd $testPath; build; exit" $viewName | grep "Build OK") > /home/desktop/testfile.txt

It always ends up empty. I also tried

tempValue=$((sv -exec "cd $testPath; build; exit" $viewName | grep "Build OK") > /home/desktop/testfile.txt)

but it gave the same result.

Thanks again!

[Lakshmipathi]

It always ends up empty.

I'm not really sure about sv command - I never used it. Does splitting the command - will help?

sv -exec "cd $testPath; build; exit" $viewName > /tmp/build.txt

above will save build messages in output file.Then use this file with grep.

tempValue= grep "Build OK" /tmp/build.txt

[q-bertsuit]

Perfect! That works.

Thanks a bunch!

[techguru666]

"tee" command is generally used for storing intermediate values.

[tpb261]

"tee" command is generally used for storing intermediate values.

You beat me to it
something like

sv -exec "cd $testPath; build; exit" $viewName | tee <temp file name> | grep "Build OK"