Subj : bash script and grep
To   : Rick Smith
From : Daniel Path
Date : Thu Feb 02 2023 14:39:49

Hello Rick,

01 Feb 23 07:44, you wrote to All:

 RS> Greetings All!

 RS> I am trying to use a modified bash script from a fellow sysop to
 RS> import msg areas into maximus bbs, I changed the particulars to my
 RS> setup and left the rest alone.  I get a grep error, I was hoping
 RS> someone here could spot the error as grep is not my strong suit.

 RS> here is the error running the script.

 RS> Usage: grep [OPTION]... PATTERNS [FILE]...
 RS> Try 'grep --help' for more information.

 RS> (yes I typed help, did not help me)

 RS> here are the two areas in the script calling grep

 RS> cat /fido/etc/areas_fidonet | grep EchoArea | grep 1:105/81 |sort>
 RS> $TMPFILE while read -r line do
 RS>         TAGLONG=`echo $line|awk {'print $2'}`
 RS>         TAGSHORT=`echo $line|awk {'print $2'}|sed s/FIDO_//`
 RS>         FILE=`echo $line|awk {'print $3'}`
 RS>         DESC=`cat backbone.na | grep $TAGLONG | awk '{$1=""; print
 RS> $0}'|sed 's/\r$//'`

haha. thats my script :)

try: grep "1:105/81" or set it as a variable as in the original script ;)

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