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[D Sandmann]

Try this:
# SYNTAX: delete_tar $folderPath $origFolderName $today
 delete_tar()
 {
  echo "Are you sure you want to delete TAR file ""$1/${2}_${3}.tar.gz""? 
 (Y/N Enter = N) "; read isOKDelete
  if [[ "$isOKDelete" = "Y" -o "$isOKDelete" = "y" ]]; then
   rm $1/${2}_${3}.tar.gz
  fi
 }

If that does not work, then let me know and I will come up with something
better.

BTW, the double [[ ... ]] uses the shell built in test command. What you where
trying to use would call the external UNIX test command.

Also instead of using echo, you can use print which is built into the shell
language.

Disclaimer: The above recommendations should work under ksh and I believe most
shells are enhancements to the ksh. (Although I could be wrong since I only
work in ksh anyways)

David

--- Phillip Powell <phillip.powell at adnet-sys.com> wrote:

> I know you know Shell Script, you're all LAMP demigods out there, so I'm 
> not surprised you dream in Shell Script as well.  In any case, I need 
> some help with a very simple function I wrote for a command-line 
> PHP-based application program migrator I wrote:
> 
> # SYNTAX: delete_tar $folderPath $origFolderName $today
> delete_tar()
> {
>  echo "Are you sure you want to delete TAR file ""$1/${2}_${3}.tar.gz""? 
> (Y/N Enter = N) "; read isOKDelete
>  if [ $isOKDelete = "Y" -o $isOKDelete = "y" ]; then
>   rm $1/${2}_${3}.tar.gz
>  fi
> }
> 
> ------------------------------
> --------------------------------------------------
> 
> I  continually get the "too many arguments" error on the "if" line if I 
> do not enter either "Y" or "y".
> 
> [Quote]
> /home/me/scripts/icatalog_unpackager.sh: [: too many arguments
> [me at www me]$
> [/Quote]
> 
> As dumb as this is going to sound, how must I do this correctly?  I have 
> already gone to Linux Shell Script tutorials and apparently am not 
> grasping this.
> 
> Thanx
> Phil
> 
> -- 
>
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=====
David
 
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