Korn Shell: Unix and Linux Programming Manual, Third Edition, The

Interactive uucp - kuucp

Here is an interactive version of the uucp command. Instead of looking for a system name in the uucp systems file using grep, the remote system name is verified by using file I/O substitution and Korn shell patterns.

					#!/bin/ksh
					#
					#     kuucp - Korn shell interactive uucp
					#
					# Check usage
					if (($# > 0))
					then
					print "Usage: $0"
					exit 1
					fi
					# Set variables
					PUBDIR=${PUBDIR:-/usr/spool/uucpublic}
					# This sets UUSYS to the contents of the HDB-UUCP
					# Systems file. It may be different on your system.
					UUSYS=$(</usr/lib/uucp/Systems)
					# Get source file
					read SOURCE?"Enter source file: "
					# Check source file
					if [[ ! -f $SOURCE ]]
					then
					print "$SOURCE: non-existent or not accessible"
					exit 2
					fi
					# Get remote system name
					read RSYS?"Enter remote ...