Scripting Help PLEASEEEEEEE!!!

[kristb17]

Hi thanks for help again. What i want to do is ask username and print the usernames home directory path. How do i do that?

thanks

[kristb17]

Hi there, why doesnt this script work properly?

thanks

#!/bin/sh
clear

echo "Script File Name: $0 "
echo "The arguments are: "
for a in $*; do
echo $a
done

if [ $# -lt 2 ] ; then
echo "New filename missing"
fi

clear

echo "Enter name of original file"
read filename
if [ $filename = $1 ] ; then
echo "The filename you entered is $filename"
fi

clear

echo "Enter the new name for the file"
read filename 2
if [ $filename2 = $2 ] ; then
echo "The filename you entered is $filename2"
fi

echo "Do you want to overwrite the first filename? (y/n)?"
read verdict
if [ "$verdict" = "y" ] ; then
echo "$filename2 >> $filename"
mv $filename2 $filename
elif [ "$verdict" = "n" ] ; then
echo "You have chosen not to overwrite. The script will now exit"
exit 0
fi

[jan1024188]

that should work

#!/bin/sh
clear

echo "Script File Name: $0 "
echo "The arguments are: "
for a in $*; do
echo $a
done

if [ $# -lt 2 ] ; then
echo "New filename missing"
fi

clear

echo "Enter name of original file"
read filename
if [ "$filename" = "$1" ]; then
echo "The filename you entered is $filename"
fi

clear

echo "Enter the new name for the file"
read filename2
if [ "$filename2" = "$2" ]; then
echo "The filename you entered is $filename2"
fi

echo "Do you want to overwrite the first filename? (y/n)?"
read verdict
if [ "$verdict" = "y" ]; then
echo "$filename2 >> $filename"
mv $filename2 $filename
elif [ "$verdict" = "n" ]; then
echo "You have chosen not to overwrite. The script will now exit"
exit 0
fi

you are making the same mistakes all the time

if [ $filename = $1 ] ; then

here should be quotas
if [ "$filename" = "$1" ] ; then
and no space between ] and ; would be appriciated
if [ "$filename" = "$1" ]; then

you posted this script ten times!!!!!

[devils casper]

hi krist !!

i dont understand......... we are solving your porblems again n again but you are not studying or understanding these a bit ....whats going on..... ????

i am writing again..... we are not going to solve your problems like this.....
no more help form here now......... and no more silly questions.....
read this thread again, each and every given solution....... buy a good book or study the tutorials i linked in earlier thread.................

<=== { casper } ===>