nixCraft

beginer · #1 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 05:40 AM

I have read three linux scripting tutorials and still cannot find the answer to this... To many of you this may sound too simple, but as a beginner I am having a real hard time finding out how to read a single integer stored in a file, to process its value thereafter. his is what I have:

# user at console types input data file name:

read fname1

# open fname1 and load integer to int1

open $fname1
read $fname1, int1
echo expr $int1 / 2

That's all I need to do, please help me with the syntaxt, I am following the tutorials but would like to know how to open, read a data element so I can do something with it before I go forward.

Thank you

agn · #2 (**permalink**) 05-13-2008, 05:44 PM

Something like this

Code:

read FILE
int1=`cat $FILE`
echo `expr $int1 / 2`

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Read one integer from a file, cannot find info

Read one integer from a file, cannot find info

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