stan wrote: > On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:56:04 -0500 > Bill Davidsen<davidsen@xxxxxxx> wrote: > >> stan wrote: > >>> #Fix console loglevel >>> if [ -n "$LOGLEVEL" ]; then >>> /bin/dmesg -n $LOGLEVEL >>> else >>> /bin/dmesg -n 3 >>> fi >> >> /bin/dmesg -n ${LOGLEVEL:-3} > > That's slick. I presume you meant > /bin/dmesg -n ${LOGLEVEL:3} > changing the -3 to a 3? I didn't look up the documentation, just > extrapolating. What I wrote means to use the $LOGLEVEL value if defined, else to use the default value "3". See the bash manual for operators, there are a bunch, of which ":-" is the one I use most often. -- Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines