Try wrapping your command to make a subshell:
LINES=$(ps x| grep mongod | wc -l)
HTH,
Pete
On Oct 17, 2011 1:39 PM, "Mike Wright" <mike.wright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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
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