multiline at command

[nkm]

Hi

I am trying to execute this

at now + 1 minute <<!
echo &quot;hello&quot; >> /home/krishre/testat.out
echo &quot;there&quot; >> /home/krishre/testat.out
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
echo &quot;Its successfull&quot; >> /home/krishre/testat.out
else
echo &quot;It failed&quot; >> /home/krishre/testat.out
fi
!


Some how the if condition is not executing neither if nor else part is printed.

Can someone tell me why,
the other stmts(hello there) are printed fine

thanks

 

[Annihilannic]

Hmm. I just copied and pasted it on to my system, changed the username, and it worked perfectly.

Annihilannic.

 

[nkm]

Hi

If I put the checking stmts into a file and invoke it it works fine. I am wondering the shell that at spawns while executing this stmts is not sh.

How can I check what shell is getting spawned

 

[Annihilannic]

Put ps -fp $$ > somewhere in your at script, then look in the output file somewhere and it should give you an idea.

Annihilannic.

 

[Clairvoyant1332]

When calling the at command, use the -s parameter to force the use of /bin/sh. Similarly, you can use the -c and -k parameters to use /bin/csh and /bin/ksh, respectively.