[nv-l] [ksh] searching character string in a variable

["Davis, Donald" <donald.davis@firstcitizens.com>]

Dominic,
Try this:

echo $alert | grep  "rule 11"
if [[ $? = 0 ]] ; then
     do something if found
fi

Don
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Donald Davis
First Citizens Bank
Systems Engineer Consultant
Enterprise Management
100 East Tryon Road
Mail Code: DAC 22
Raleigh, NC.  27603-3526

-----Original Message-----
From: D'Apice, Dominic [mailto:D.D'Apice@SAQ.qc.ca]
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 9:42 AM
To: 'nv-l@lists.tivoli.com'
Subject: [nv-l] searching character string in a variable

Hello all, nv7.1 aix433

i need to do a ksh script who seach a string character in a variable

what is the sentence for that ? i mean like  :

 grep "rule 11" $alert...

i would like to do something like that :

if  ( grep "rule 11" $alert ) = 1 then  # if we found this string then do
instructions
  # instructions
end if

but the variable does'nt work like a file :  grep "rule 11" script.sh

it will be apreciated
> Dominic D'Apice
> Technicien informatique (OGEINF)
> Société des Alcools du Québec
> 2021 des futailles, Montréal Québec H1N 3M7
> * (514) 253-6015
> * D.D'Apice@saq.qc.ca
>
>

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