-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 On 10/17/2011 02:39 PM, Mike Wright wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm trying to write a bash script and having problems. > > If I execute this: > > ps x | grep mongod | wc -l > > it returns a value. > > OTOH, if I execute this: > > LINES = ps x | grep mongod | wc -l > > it returns "command not found". > > How does one assign the output of a command to an environment variable? > > TIA, > Mike Wright I think you are looking for: LINES=$(ps x | grep mongod | wc -l) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJOnIVZAAoJEF1Xw4ZWTEoJHhoP/ArT7LZCFrjkhGS+ECi47rWK xEelC7IC5oyZ/++LAp7dOimhLT3dV9B5UJxqffdXl4zxTbx+TrxulZhEjPG1vGz+ j1VfH9kPI3TawjQqO5soH0reWONfNDa0YIrl44CTnW+Drt9rqXl4c9tlNDfGilW2 zkj1zDCbegTdlVWlkiYvicWwFNfDx4qO0oh8hTKsCwqEhOMeL+swsnaKRhWn6Qke tIV+zwUXiRTtBOaYvwd0KPJrZb6P8yfHSh2cDWkzpwHSH8t4pPvEgE8Z5rYTgy0M AbSFOuMdotbgWyfHNMQHQNesHHAIipIr7OyYnVQ/rEM5pe4nKMtOknaSxonOkPcM hNFwJNL2gOUL+xf77BO5jqu6YKw31+lkliuR6kiY/UYGOfN5vJFOxfz7R8x6Rde7 A5oo0Ta76BN75q0obNZiS+Rj+fn5cuIZyy657cDccLwK9VSF+vlAfhBZ1qb88nAr ss9FvGwLhJeoxPw+nnFxlPAD0byl78TwbXEoQMDfLzwlPCHFAAqqVARlJcFtEmjG yjEc4d5Jlps7MckD41FNBTkGQLXkyh78zpq82G7x0BRE/yluOAcZ9AZAjWTaToND YD9kfT2kM86NxDzKvYHZPxqRpmzk8z+25j6oHNmwcjTY8Fe6kcWflriPXdSOvyxI xdA/4NJzmb9wwP0OQzIz =AcJ1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
