Code problem

[Lottie]

Hi,

I created a script for use on Mandriva however I've recently changed over to using and Puppy Linux as the OS for my system and I thought that the code in my script would be transferable however it seems not to be backing up/restoring, instead it's trying to read. I'll show you my code and explain a little more

if [ $REPLY = A ]
then

	echo -n "Enter the name of the folder to be backed up: "
	read dir_name

	until [ -d "$dir_name" ]
	do
		echo "Please enter a valid folder name : "
		read dir_name

	done



	echo -n "Enter the Directory name of where you would like it backed up to : "
	read dir_name2

	until [ -d "$dir_name2" ] 
	do 
		echo "Please enter a valid folder name : "
		read dir_name2
	done

	tar -cvf  $dir_name2/ $dir_name 
	echo "Backup Complete"
THE CODE BELOW SEEMS TO BE THE PART OF THE CODE THAT ISN'T WORKING
elif [ $REPLY = B ]
then
	echo   Enter the directory name of where the backup is located :
	read dir_name2

	until [ -d "$dir_name2" ]

	do 
		echo "Please enter a valid backup name : "
		read dir_name2
	done

	ls -al $dir_name2
	echo -n "Enter the File name to be restored : "
	read filename
	until  [ -f "$dir_name2/$filename" ]

	do 
		echo "Please enter a valid filename : "
		read filename
	done
	tar -vxf $dir_name2/$filename 
	echo "File Restored

Can anyone offer any advice on this problem?

Thank you in advance.

[atreyu]

Throw some double quotes around your variables and strings when comparing, e.g.:

if [ "$REPLY" == 'A' ]
...
elif [ "$REPLY" == 'B' ]

Also, did you cut the code off when cutting-and-pasting? If not, then you are missing closing double-quotes and a closing FI, e.g.:

  echo "File Restored"
fi