LDP/LDP/guide/docbook/abs-guide/pb.sh

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#!/bin/bash
# pb.sh: phone book
# Written by Rick Boivie, and used with permission.
# Modifications by document author.
MINARGS=1 # Script needs at least one argument.
DATAFILE=./phonebook
PROGNAME=$0
E_NOARGS=70 # No arguments error.
if [ $# -lt $MINARGS ]; then
echo "Usage: "$PROGNAME" data"
exit $E_NOARGS
fi
if [ $# -eq $MINARGS ]; then
grep $1 "$DATAFILE"
else
( shift; "$PROGNAME" $* ) | grep $1
# Script recursively calls itself.
fi
exit 0 # Script exits here.
# It's o.k. to put non-hashmarked comments
#+ and data after this point.
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Sample "phonebook" datafile:
John Doe 1555 Main St., Baltimore, MD 21228 (410) 222-3333
Mary Moe 9899 Jones Blvd., Warren, NH 03787 (603) 898-3232
Richard Roe 856 E. 7th St., New York, NY 10009 (212) 333-4567
Sam Roe 956 E. 8th St., New York, NY 10009 (212) 444-5678
Zoe Zenobia 4481 N. Baker St., San Francisco, SF 94338 (415) 501-1631
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------
$bash pb.sh Roe
Richard Roe 856 E. 7th St., New York, NY 10009 (212) 333-4567
Sam Roe 956 E. 8th St., New York, NY 10009 (212) 444-5678
$bash pb.sh Roe Sam
Sam Roe 956 E. 8th St., New York, NY 10009 (212) 444-5678
# When more than one argument passed to script,
#+ prints *only* the line(s) containing all the arguments.