Shell Script + Write to File a String

Question

I have a string

server.ip=192.168.1.200

And I need to write the above statement completely into the file.

How can this be done?

This is what I'm trying to do...

set client_config = xmlrpc_server.properties
echo 'serverurl=http://'${IP}':8000' >> %${client_config}%
echo 'port=/RPC2' >> %${client_config}%

It doesn't get added to the file.

Noufal Ibrahim · Accepted Answer · 2009-12-29 08:08:28Z

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This worked for me

$ FOO="192.168.1.1"
$ echo "serverurl=http://$FOO:8000" >> x.conf
$ more x.conf
serverurl=http://192.168.1.1:8000

I'm using zsh. I verified it with bash as well. What's the problem you get when you do this?

answered Dec 29, 2009 at 8:08

Noufal Ibrahim

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simpatico Over a year ago

GNU bash, version 4.1.9(3)-release (i686-pc-cygwin)

Noufal Ibrahim Over a year ago

more is not essential. I simply used it to display the contents. Also, what kind of system doesn't have more?

Dmitry Tokarev Over a year ago

Just FYI echo adds newline character to the output file. If you don't want it use printf command it only writes the string to file and will not append newline character

Noufal Ibrahim Over a year ago

@DmitryTokarev Correct. You can also use echo -n.

Pedro Silva · Accepted Answer · 2009-12-29 07:43:32Z

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echo 'server.ip=192.168.1.200' > file in BASH.

answered Dec 29, 2009 at 7:43

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Vivek Over a year ago

When I makle the file name a variable, I get an error when trying to do this "ambiguous redirect"

Rubens Farias · Accepted Answer · 2009-12-29 07:48:38Z

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Or

set filename=yourfile.txt
echo server.ip=192.168.1.200 >> %filename%
type yourfile.txt

If you need that line to be appended into a file. Note that double >>

answered Dec 29, 2009 at 7:48

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Vivek · Accepted Answer · 2009-12-29 14:33:23Z

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client_config = xmlrpc_server.properties
echo "serverurl=http://${IP}:8000" >> $client_config
echo "port=/RPC2" >> $client_config

The above mentioned stuff worked. Thanks for the help folks!!

edited Dec 29, 2009 at 14:33

answered Dec 29, 2009 at 9:10

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Michał Šrajer Over a year ago

What shell are you using? the first line should not work in any Borne Compatible shell. Instead of: client_config = xmlrpc_server.properties you should ommit spaces, and write: client_config=xmlrpc_server.properties. Otherwise, you are trying to execute "client_confi" command with first parameter "=" and second parameter "xmlrpc_server.properties"

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