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nuvox · May 25th, 2008, 7:39 AM

hey all

im trying to write a script, need some help

concept goes like this: i want to grep a file for a word/phrase, and depending on grep's output (basically, any output at all = found, NULL = not found) to do -something-.

basically, in pseudocode:

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if(grep_output == NULL):
    echo "not found";
else:
    echo "found"

could someone point me in the right direction? thanks in advance!

May 25th, 2008, 7:39 AM	#1
nuvox Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	if condition and grep hey all im trying to write a script, need some help concept goes like this: i want to grep a file for a word/phrase, and depending on grep's output (basically, any output at all = found, NULL = not found) to do -something-. basically, in pseudocode: (Toggle Plain Text) if(grep_output == NULL): echo "not found"; else: echo "found" if(grep_output == NULL): echo "not found"; else: echo "found" could someone point me in the right direction? thanks in advance!

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if condition and grep