beginfile

[ng1]

Is there a unix equivalent to :beginfile and :endfile

For example, I am doing some editing with qedit. I want everything that is output from the qedit program to end up in a file. We are using HPUX (and this script would be run inside of a batch script and not manually) so it would look something like this:

beginfile SCRIPT

LIVE $ + qedit
qux/TEXT TEST
'Language' is now DATA
6 lines in file
qux/D 1/4
1 _444
2 _555
3 _555
4 _666
4 lines Deleted!
qux/KEEP
/var/summit/spectrum/LIVE/FI/DATA/TEST #Records = 6
Purge existing file [no]? Y
Existing file Purged!
Keep /var/summit/spectrum/LIVE/FI/DATA/TEST
2 lines saved
qux/EXIT

endfile

Therefore, the file SCRIPT would contain

LIVE $ + qedit
qux/TEXT TEST
'Language' is now DATA
6 lines in file
qux/D 1/4
1 _444
2 _555
3 _555
4 _666
4 lines Deleted!
qux/KEEP
/var/summit/spectrum/LIVE/FI/DATA/TEST #Records = 6
Purge existing file [no]? Y
Existing file Purged!
Keep /var/summit/spectrum/LIVE/FI/DATA/TEST
2 lines saved
qux/EXIT

 

[PHV]

In your shell man page have a look at I/O redirection.

Hope This Helps, PH.
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