[SOLVED] problem in shell script for dhcp

priyankgupta1984 · 06-14-2012, 03:52 PM

I am creating a script to configure dhcp and I am just getting one problem. I want to pass Domain name as "myscript.com" but in dhcpd.conf I am only getting myscript.com with out quotes. I am also mentioning my coding for the same

echo "Enter Domain name: "
read $dname

echo " option domain-name "$dname"; >> /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf

Output

option domain-name myscript.com;

However I want this myscript.com in double quotes

Can any one please tell me what I am doing wrong

Kustom42 · 06-14-2012, 03:58 PM

You will need to escape it. Or use echo with -e option and use these: http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Bash-Prompt-HO...sequences.html and specify the octal number for a backslash.

Easier option would be to switch it to this:

"\"$dname\""

Kustom42 · 06-14-2012, 04:00 PM

To explain a bit more... when a special character is preceded by a backslash, \, it is treated literally and not expanded to its special value.

priyankgupta1984 · 06-14-2012, 04:39 PM

Thanks man you rocks it worked thanks for your time and support

Kustom42 · 06-14-2012, 04:40 PM

No worries, this forum keeps me sane during my slow time at work. You can mark the thread as solved under the "thread tools" drop down menu on top.