Greetings All!

I am trying to use a modified bash script from a fellow sysop to import msg areas into maximus bbs, I changed the particulars to my setup and left the rest alone. I get a grep error, I was hoping someone here could spot the error as grep is not my strong suit.

here is the error running the script.

Usage: grep [OPTION]... PATTERNS [FILE]...
Try 'grep --help' for more information.

(yes I typed help, did not help me)

here are the two areas in the script calling grep

cat /fido/etc/areas_fidonet | grep EchoArea | grep 1:105/81 |sort> $TMPFILE while read -r line
do
TAGLONG=`echo $line|awk {'print $2'}`
TAGSHORT=`echo $line|awk {'print $2'}|sed s/FIDO_//`
FILE=`echo $line|awk {'print $3'}`
DESC=`cat backbone.na | grep $TAGLONG | awk '{$1=""; print $0}'|sed 's/\r$//'`



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Regards,


Rick Smith (Nitro)

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Hi Rick,

On 2023-02-01 07:44:02, you wrote to All:

here is the error running the script.

Usage: grep [OPTION]... PATTERNS [FILE]...
Try 'grep --help' for more information.

(yes I typed help, did not help me)

here are the two areas in the script calling grep

cat /fido/etc/areas_fidonet | grep EchoArea | grep 1:105/81 |sort> $TMPFILE
while read -r line
do
TAGLONG=`echo $line|awk {'print $2'}`
TAGSHORT=`echo $line|awk {'print $2'}|sed s/FIDO_//`
FILE=`echo $line|awk {'print $3'}`
DESC=`cat backbone.na | grep $TAGLONG | awk '{$1=""; print $0}'|sed
's/\r$//'`

I would place $TAGLONG inside double quotes here, just incase it's an empty string.

Bye, Wilfred.

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Hello Rick,

01 Feb 23 07:44, you wrote to All:

Greetings All!

I am trying to use a modified bash script from a fellow sysop to
import msg areas into maximus bbs, I changed the particulars to my
setup and left the rest alone. I get a grep error, I was hoping
someone here could spot the error as grep is not my strong suit.

here is the error running the script.

Usage: grep [OPTION]... PATTERNS [FILE]...
Try 'grep --help' for more information.

(yes I typed help, did not help me)

here are the two areas in the script calling grep

cat /fido/etc/areas_fidonet | grep EchoArea | grep 1:105/81 |sort> $TMPFILE while read -r line do
TAGLONG=`echo $line|awk {'print $2'}`
TAGSHORT=`echo $line|awk {'print $2'}|sed s/FIDO_//`
FILE=`echo $line|awk {'print $3'}`
DESC=`cat backbone.na | grep $TAGLONG | awk '{$1=""; print $0}'|sed 's/\r$//'`

haha. thats my script :)

try: grep "1:105/81" or set it as a variable as in the original script ;)

Regards,
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Greetings Daniel!

Thursday February 02 2023 14:39, you wrote to me about an urgent matter!:

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Hello Rick,

01 Feb 23 07:44, you wrote to All:

Greetings All!

I am trying to use a modified bash script from a fellow sysop to
import msg areas into maximus bbs, I changed the particulars to
my setup and left the rest alone. I get a grep error, I was
hoping someone here could spot the error as grep is not my strong
suit.

haha. thats my script :)

try: grep "1:105/81" or set it as a variable as in the original script
;)

It worked thankyou! Is there a way to have maxmimus number the echo's instead of fidonet.echoname, or perhaps some way to scroll and select with arrow keys?


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Regards,


Rick Smith (Nitro)

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Hi Daniel,

On 2023-02-02 14:39:49, you wrote to Rick Smith:

cat /fido/etc/areas_fidonet | grep EchoArea | grep 1:105/81 |sort>
$TMPFILE while read -r line do
TAGLONG=`echo $line|awk {'print $2'}`
TAGSHORT=`echo $line|awk {'print $2'}|sed s/FIDO_//`
FILE=`echo $line|awk {'print $3'}`
DESC=`cat backbone.na | grep $TAGLONG | awk '{$1=""; print
$0}'|sed 's/\r$//'`

try: grep "1:105/81" or set it as a variable as in the original script

Strange... On my linux in bash these give the same result:

# echo 1:1/1 | grep 1:1/1
1:1/1

# echo 1:1/1 | grep "1:1/1"
1:1/1

There is an alias for grep:
alias grep='grep --color=auto'

But that shouldn't make a difference. Maybe on ubuntu it's different?


Bye, Wilfred.

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Hello Rick,

02 Feb 23 07:59, you wrote to me:

Greetings Daniel!

Thursday February 02 2023 14:39, you wrote to me about an urgent
matter!:

* Forwarded from area 'LINUX-UBUNTU'
Hello Rick,

01 Feb 23 07:44, you wrote to All:

Greetings All!

I am trying to use a modified bash script from a fellow sysop to
import msg areas into maximus bbs, I changed the particulars to
my setup and left the rest alone. I get a grep error, I was
hoping someone here could spot the error as grep is not my
strong suit.

haha. thats my script :)

try: grep "1:105/81" or set it as a variable as in the original
script ;)

It worked thankyou! Is there a way to have maxmimus number the echo's instead of fidonet.echoname,

it's up to you what you do with the script. if you want you can create numbers. in msgarea.ctl this line tells the name of the area: MsgArea <BLA>

or perhaps some way to scroll and select
with arrow keys?

there is TORDO099.ZIP for example, but it is really unreliable on my config:

"_Tordo_! The revolutionary
File and Message area Changer
for Maximus 3.xx!! Tree-like
area listing, with lightbars for
area selections!! Works Great!!
MailWare! by Andrea Brancatelli
(2:335/354 - Rage BBS)"


Regards,
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Hello Wilfred,

02 Feb 23 17:30, you wrote to me:

Hi Daniel,

On 2023-02-02 14:39:49, you wrote to Rick Smith:

cat /fido/etc/areas_fidonet | grep EchoArea | grep 1:105/81

|sort>> $TMPFILE while read -r line do TAGLONG=`echo

$line|awk {'print $2'}` TAGSHORT=`echo $line|awk {'print
$2'}|sed s/FIDO_//` FILE=`echo $line|awk {'print $3'}`
DESC=`cat backbone.na | grep $TAGLONG | awk '{$1="";
print $0}'|sed 's/\r$//'`

try: grep "1:105/81" or set it as a variable as in the original
script

Strange... On my linux in bash these give the same result:

# echo 1:1/1 | grep 1:1/1
1:1/1

# echo 1:1/1 | grep "1:1/1"
1:1/1

yes, macos confirmed.

There is an alias for grep:
alias grep='grep --color=auto'

But that shouldn't make a difference. Maybe on ubuntu it's different?

dunno, i don't have ubuntu here (because of these simple shitty things )
:)

Regards,
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