Using mpsched -s in scripts

[paul_221]

I am using mpsched in a script to figure out the number of cpus per partition. Everytime I use mpsched -s it displays on the screen.

I am trying to use:

mpsched -s | grep -w Processor | awk '{print $4}'

But I can not capture the output because it is only displaying on the screen. Any thoughts??

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

If you want to capture the output into a variable (e.g. 'X') do this:

# X=`mpsched -s|grep -w Processor|awk '{print $4}'`

Regards!

...JRF...

[paul_221]

If the following code is run the variable is not initialized and the results are displayed on the screen.

X=`mpsched -s|grep -w Processor|awk '{print $4}'`

[Unix Systems Admin · Accepted solution]

Its redirecting the output to stderr not stdout.

Try

mpsched -s 2>&1 | grep -w 'Processor' | awk '{print $4}'

Adam