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How to stop process, exit shell [SOLVED]
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:16 pm
by geo_c
I run a lot of rsync scripts to keep my data in tact across storage media.
This question is not about that script, but about a script I use to drop a date-stamp file on the drive after I sync it.
It works fine, but I noticed when running it from Midnight Commander that the sub shell stays active. I tried adding "done" at the end of the script, but that doesn't change it.
How can I get it to exit the shell?
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#!/bin/bash
MYDIR=$(cd `dirname $0` && pwd)
cd $MYDIR
DATE=$(date +"%m%d.%H%M")
cat > $MYDIR/ALL-$DATE.log
done
Re: How to stop process, exit shell
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 3:30 pm
by Burunduk
geo_c wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:16 pm
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#!/bin/bash
MYDIR=$(cd `dirname $0` && pwd)
cd $MYDIR
DATE=$(date +"%m%d.%H%M")
cat > $MYDIR/ALL-$DATE.log
done
Your cat waits for input. You've provided no arguments to it making it read from the stdin.
If all you need is a flag (an empty file), try:
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#!/bin/bash
touch ALL-$(date +"%m%d.%H%M").log
done is a part of a for/while/until loop: while ... ; do ... ; done It can't be used alone.
Re: How to stop process, exit shell
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 3:56 pm
by geo_c
Burunduk wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 3:30 pm
Your cat waits for input. You've provided no arguments to it making it read from the stdin.
done is a part of a for/while/until loop: while ... ; do ... ; done It can't be used alone.
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