Space characters! I thought I would do IFACE = "eth0" CLASS_A = "10......" for readability. Results in IFACE thinking it is a command. Thanks Larry Nobs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Greshko" <Ed.Greshko@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <Redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 10:22 PM Subject: Re: Script treats variable as command > On Sat, 2003-10-18 at 10:56, lrnobs wrote: > > I found a script for setting iptables on the internet that I like so far. > > > > The author declares some variables and then uses them later on in the script > > ie IFACE="eth0" > > > > When I try to run the script with ./iptables.rules I get a message that > > IFACE is not a command. I tried $IFACE with the same result. > > > > Please tell me what I am missing here. > > Sounds like your default shell is something like csh or tcsh. > > You should make sure the first line of your script is something like... > > #!/bin/sh > > -- > "An opinion is like an asshole - everybody has one." > - Clint Eastwood as Harry Callahan, The Dead Pool - 1988. > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
