Re: [MLUG] backup via cron

[Stephen Montgomery-Smith <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

My theory was wrong.  I don't know why the semi-colon fixed the script. 
 Maybe it is a bug with bash.


Daniel Nowlin wrote:
> Here is the script:
>
>
> Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote:
>
> > Mike Miller wrote:
> >
> > > On Fri, 3 Feb 2006, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote:
> > >
> > > > Nowlin, Dan wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Can anybody tell me why these two commands will work in BASH but 
> > > > > not in a script?
> > > > > dvd+rw-format -f /dev/dvd
> > > > > growisofs -Z /dev/dvd -J -R /var/ftp/files
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Try:
> > > >
> > > > dvd+rw-format -f /dev/dvd
> > > > growisofs -Z /dev/dvd -J -R /var/ftp/files ;
> > > >
> > > > (see the added semi-colon).
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Very interesting. So, Stephen, where did you come up with that idea?
> > > I'm very impressed.
> > >
> > > Mike
> >
> >
> > I think that the line in question in the script does not end with a 
> > line-feed character (as unix requires) but a carriage-return-line-feed 
> > sequence as DOS requires. The carriage-return becomes part of the file 
> > name. The semi-colon seperates it away.
> >
> > If Dan could send me the script, but as an attachment, I can look and 
> > see.
> >
> >
> > Stephen
> >
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> dvd+rw-format -f /dev/dvd;
> growisofs -Z /dev/dvd -J -r /var/ftp/files;
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