scritping question

[Stevenh]

I can't seem to get the following code to give me anything other than "Data not found". I have the target directories in the same directory as the script that I am running. I know that the error is in the "if" statement, but I can't seem to figure it out. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!


echo "Enter dataset/s to tar and gzip.--> \c"
read dat
totsize=0
mul=0

if [ ! -f $dat -a $# -eq 0 ]
then
echo Data not found, check your entry and resubmit.
exit
else

[Franklin52]

$# gives the number of command line arguments.

Have you pass arguments to your script?

Regards

[Stevenh]

The lines before my if statement are where I input values. It's supposed to be dynamic.

[Franklin52]

The lines before my if statement are where I input values. It's supposed to be dynamic.

OK, but that wasn't the question

Regards

[anomie]

Make life easier with the bash debugger.

bash -x your_script_here

Post the output...

[Stevenh]

I found out that what I needed to use was a "-d" not "-f". It works fine now. To answer your other question, Yes, I had passed the arguments to my script. Thank you Franklin52.

I'll save the debugger for future problems.