first shell script

sjumma · #1 (**permalink**) 09-25-04, 12:45

I was writing my first script on vi editor

#!/bin/sh
echo hello
echo i am; 'whoami' ----without ';' it give out i am whoami so i put ;
me='whoami'
iam="i am $me"
echo $iam

when i run it
hello
i am
user
i am whoami---- i want this as ' i am user'

can anybody help !!!

thanks

vgersh99 · #2 (**permalink**) 09-25-04, 13:58

Code:

#!/bin/sh
echo hello
echo "i am `whoami`"

sjumma · #3 (**permalink**) 09-25-04, 17:17

echo "i am `whoami`"

does not work

" will make it as one work my main problem as i see it is 'whoami' is a new command

i should say
echo i am 'whoami'

vgersh99 · #4 (**permalink**) 09-25-04, 22:00

be sure to use back-quotes arounf whoami - NOT single quotes:
`whoami`

sjumma · #5 (**permalink**) 09-26-04, 09:23

yes i was using single quotes

thanks

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