what language is this?

hargi · 4 Feb 2009 at 15:57

I have this code

Code:

#!/bin/bash

FRESHCLAMLOG=/var/log/freshclam.log #change as needed

echo `date +%s` >> $FRESHCLAMLOG
echo 'Attempting to start /usr/bin/freshclam...' >> $FRESHCLAMLOG
/usr/bin/freshclam
if [ $? = 0 ] ; then
echo 'No errors returned.' >> $FRESHCLAMLOG
else
echo 'Something may have gone wrong.' >> $FRESHCLAMLOG
fi
echo 'Cron job attempt ending.' >> $FRESHCLAMLOG

Which works but i need to change the date function. but what language is this in, the echo statement to me looks like php but the fi isnt php.
Is bash a new language?

riddlermarc · 4 Feb 2009 at 16:00

Bash

UltimateBadger · 4 Feb 2009 at 17:35

Standard shell script mate. In this case bash, with it could be korn shell also.

Oh and 'man date' will give you the output types for the date command - there's loads of options.

hargi · 12 Feb 2009 at 08:41

Getting in to this bash stuff, wrote a few scripts that do back ups.

Which is the 2nd best language for manipulating linux perl or python?

BigglesPiP · 12 Feb 2009 at 12:08

According to the shebang, it's bash.

Rich43 · 12 Feb 2009 at 12:08

If on windows, you can use cygwin to run it.
On linux, you paste into text file, save and set it as executable.

BigglesPiP · 12 Feb 2009 at 12:26

Note: "date" is not part of bash.

It's a separate program called by bash.

You can see terms for altering the format by firing up your POSIX (linux/cygwin) system's console and doing:

Code:

#man date

Napaim · 13 Feb 2009 at 19:21

hargi said:
Getting in to this bash stuff, wrote a few scripts that do back ups.

Which is the 2nd best language for manipulating linux perl or python?

Depends on the curcumstance.
Personally I use perl because it's less strict and faster to write in.
Also most distros come with Perl installed, not too many come with Python iirc (maybe fedora/rh because yum is python?)