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From: "JD Gray" <kahdgarxi@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-server@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-server] Scripting fun
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 19:59:30 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <ac6df3680806091959k45435f27wd871ff7359d7e674@mail.gmail.com> (raw)

I'm running the below script on my gentoo servers to email me whenever
there are GLSA's affecting me. It works like a charm, but I have one
beef with it. Newlines are not preserved, so I get a lovely Wall Of
Text (tm) when ever it sends me the GLSA. I'm guessing this is because
of the way bash handles variables. Anyone have any insight on how to
correct this?

#!/bin/bash

/usr/bin/glsa-check -t all &> /dev/null
CHECK_RESULT="`/usr/bin/glsa-check -t all 2>&1`"

if [ "$CHECK_RESULT" != "" ]; then
  echo $CHECK_RESULT | /bin/mail -s "Frog glsa-check" kahdgarxi@gmail.com;
fi

Thanks in advance

-JD
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             reply	other threads:[~2008-06-10  2:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-06-10  2:59 JD Gray [this message]
2008-06-10  3:21 ` [gentoo-server] Scripting fun RijilV
2008-06-10  3:39 ` W.Kenworthy
2008-06-10  3:52   ` Francisco Ares
2008-06-10  4:15     ` Marius Mauch
2008-07-16 14:13       ` A. Khattri
2008-06-10  3:53   ` W.Kenworthy
2008-07-01  2:10 ` Korthrun

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