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From: moore@emily.uvm.edu (Bryan Moore)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Easy(?) problem for shell script writers
Message-ID: <1991May9.151138.21246@uvm.edu>
Date: 9 May 91 15:11:38 GMT
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I am trying to write a shell script (AIX 3.1 ksh) that does the following,
takes the output from an (awk) command, say

STRING1
STRING2
STRING3

and use each of those strings as a parameter to the fgrep of
a system call. 

I want to do a 'ps | fgrep $1' where $1 is each of the above
strings, but obviously the above is incorrect. 

There must be an easy way to do this. I hope my explanation
is understandable.

If I should be posting this to another group, let me know ( I'm
sure someone will!).

Thanks!


BRYAN R. MOORE          	    |   "Last night I had that same old dream
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