Simple script question...

[Gene Laoyan]

I assign my variable via...
mylog=`hpvmstatus -P scottk_1 | grep scsi`

A typical output from "hpvmstatus -P scottk_1 | grep scsi" gives me the following...
disk scsi 0 0 0 0 0 disk /dev/rdsk/c6t10d0
dvd scsi 0 0 0 1 0 file /tmp/Win2003Server_Itanium-withSP1-AX2EIVOL_EN.iso
disk scsi 0 0 0 2 0 disk /dev/rdsk/c6t10d1

Why does it look like this...
disk scsi 0 0 0 0 0 disk /dev/rdsk/c6t10d0 dvd scsi 0 0 0 1 0 file /tmp/Win2003Server_Itanium-withSP1-AX2EIVOL_EN.iso disk scsi 0 0 0 2
0 disk /dev/rdsk/c6t10d1
when I assign the output to a variable?

I want to keep the formatting and append it after I make a change to the VM's configuration of the disks.

How do I do that?

[Dennis Handly · Accepted solution]

If you want to keep the formatting, you must put it in a file. You might be able to use sed to change a newline to some other character then change it back just before you print it.

[Gene Laoyan]

Damn....
I was afraid you'd say that......lol
I guess I'll log to a file instead of build the log into a variable then write it to a text file.

Thanks for your help.

[Hemmetter]

Hi Gene

Try setting IFS to newline before e.g. echoing it:
# mylog=`hpvmstatus -P scottk_1 | grep scsi`
# IFS=\
+
# echo $mylog

rgds
HGH

[Dennis Handly]

Hmm, I can't duplicate your problem. The variable in my case has the embedded newlines and everything seems to work fine.

[Peter Nikitka]

Hi,

the assignment to the variable does NOT change the formatting! It is the way you do your output.
Formatting preserved:
print "$mylog"

Formatting ignored:
print $mylog

mfG Peter

[Gene Laoyan]

Peter you're a genius!
Points awarded.
Thanks