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JohnLF is offline JohnLF
2010-03-16 , 17:05
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Having problems trying to get a bit of scripting to work on the N900

All I want to do is perform a ping test on a site: -

Code:
#!/bin/sh
if `/bin/ping -c 1 www.google.com`; then
   echo 'Online!'
fi
Unfortunately this simple code does not work and I don't know why. It is saved as pingtest.sh and chmod 755'd. If I run it gainrooted, (" ./pingtest.sh ") I get

Code:
./pingtest.sh: line 4: PING: not found
Running
Code:
ping -c 1 www.google.com
from the command line works just fine.

What am I doing wrong?
Last edited by JohnLF; 2010-03-16 at 17:12. Reason: typo
 
Rob1n is offline Rob1n
2010-03-16 , 18:19
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Originally Posted by JohnLF View Post
What am I doing wrong?
You're using backticks - they return the output of the quoted command, not the return value. Try:
Code:
#!/bin/sh
if (/bin/ping -c 1 www.google.com); then
   echo 'Online!'
fi
 

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2010-03-16 , 21:18
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Doh! That was it, thank you!!
 
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