Problem with script

Hello there

Hello, try this:

:
# Test the arguments number
[ $# -eq 1 ] || {
echo "$0: call: $0 string_to_search" >&2
exit 1
}

# Test the argument against the file directory
if grep $1 directory
then echo there is a match
else echo no such department found
fi

# Decide whether "grep -i" is not a better possibility


I have tested it under AIX and under ksh. I would recommend to test in each script the total number of given arguments. It is done in the first part of my script. Then you can test argument number 1 only, but you can use your $* , too.
The grep -i would ignore the case of the argument.

Another possible construction of the if statement could be

grep ...
if [ $? -eq 0 ]
then
.....
else
....
fi

Have a fun!