On Jun 28, 2006, at 11:30 AM, Curt Duncan Taylor wrote:

>
>
> Shouldn't someone be able to say - "OK, because you don't specify  
> otherwise in your script, you are using this scripting language  
> version x.xxxx and you can get up-to-date documentation at this web  
> site?"
>

OK, how bout this: make this the first line in the script

	#!/bin/bash

And then you know it will use bash.

(who-what-how launches your script? there might be some clue there  
what shell it is using)

Documentation

	http://www.google.com/search?q=shell+scripting+bash


> AllIwanando is write a working "if" statement.
>
> Sorry, if this sounds a little rantish.

Sorry, this is a University, an Institution of Higher Learning. You  
must learn something (more than you asked for) from this experience.