[NTLUG:Discuss] bash script help [not homework ;) ]?

[Rob Holland]

I think you want to append (>>) to the file not write (>) to the file.
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From: "Rev. wRy" <slot0k at pogox.org>
To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 11:41 AM
Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] bash script help [not homework ;) ]?


> Hello -
> 
> I'm beating myself senseless trying to figure out how I can get this 
> script to work without clobbering the output file (score.html).  The 
> files can't be sorted, as the data is unique to each user.  The script 
> works fine except for the fact that score.html only ends up including 
> the last iteration's result.  Any suggestions?
> 
> Here's the script:
> 
> #!/bin/bash
> 
> oldIFS=$IFS
> IFS=$'\n'
> declare -a target
> target=(`cut -d '#' -f1 urls`)
> declare -a site
> site=(`cut -d '#' -f2 urls`)
> iter=${#target[@]}
> a=0
> while [ $a -lt $iter ]; do
>     while IFS=# read name desc; do
>     if [ $name = ${target["$a"]} ]; then
>     sed "s#$name#\<a href=\"$site\"\>&\<\/a\>#" elist.txt > score.html
>     fi
>    done < elist.txt
>   let a=a+1
> done
> 
> Here's the layout of the files:
> 
> urls
> ----
> name # http:somethingorother.xxx
> ...
> 
> elist
> -----
> user # user at host # date
> name # description
> ...
> 
> score.html
> ----------
> user # user at host # date
> http:somethingorother.xxx name # desc
> 
> TIA-
> Ry
> (who has already checked google and comp.unix.shell for an example of 
> how to make it work and found nothing)
> 
> 
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