Hello All,
> > Hello All,
I am executing one script in Solaris 8 and after execution I am getting following error.
> > Usage: grep -hblcnsviw pattern file . . .

It is telling you that your incorrectly using grep. Probably you are trying to use command line flags that are valid with gnu grep.

Hi David

I can understand but can you tell me any workaround for that as my all remaining scripts are working properly.

You could post what you are trying to do and I could tell you a different way or you could download and use the gnu grep from

ftp://ftp.sunfreeware.com/pub/freeware/sparc/8/grep-2.5-sol8-sparc-local.gz

be sure to use the full path name /usr/local/bin/grep in you scripts.

Hi David

I am psoting my script on this site so please adivse me where should I make modification as I have installed GNU Grep and I have assigned proper PATH on in $PATH i.e /usr/local/bin/grep

#!/bin/sh
# $Header: hot_database_backup.sh,v 1.9 2002/02/06 16:48:56 lstrub Stab $

CUSER=`id |cut -d"(" -f2 | cut -d ")" -f1`

RMAN_LOG_FILE=/u08/rmantest/disk1.out

if [ -f "$RMAN_LOG_FILE" ]
then
rm -f "$RMAN_LOG_FILE"
fi

echo >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
chmod 666 $RMAN_LOG_FILE


echo Script $0 >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
echo ==== started on `date` ==== >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
echo >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE

ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.7
export ORACLE_HOME

ORACLE_SID=ATRTEST
export ORACLE_SID

ORACLE_USER=oracle

TARGET_CONNECT_STR=sys/manager@ATRTEST

RMAN=$ORACLE_HOME/bin/rman

echo >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
echo "RMAN: $RMAN" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
echo "ORACLE_SID: $ORACLE_SID" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
echo "ORACLE_USER: $ORACLE_USER" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
echo "ORACLE_HOME: $ORACLE_HOME" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE

echo >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
echo "NB_ORA_FULL: $NB_ORA_FULL" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
echo "NB_ORA_INCR: $NB_ORA_INCR" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
echo "NB_ORA_CINC: $NB_ORA_CINC" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
echo "NB_ORA_SERV: $NB_ORA_SERV" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
echo "NB_ORA_POLICY: $NB_ORA_POLICY" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE

echo >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE

if [ "$NB_ORA_FULL" = "1" ]
then
echo "Full backup requested" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
BACKUP_TYPE="INCREMENTAL LEVEL=0"

elif [ "$NB_ORA_INCR" = "1" ]
then
echo "Differential incremental backup requested" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
BACKUP_TYPE="INCREMENTAL LEVEL=1"

elif [ "$NB_ORA_CINC" = "1" ]
then
echo "Cumulative incremental backup requested" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
BACKUP_TYPE="INCREMENTAL LEVEL=1 CUMULATIVE"

elif [ "$BACKUP_TYPE" = "" ]
then
echo "Default - Full backup requested" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
BACKUP_TYPE="INCREMENTAL LEVEL=0"
fi

CMD_STR="
ORACLE_HOME=$ORACLE_HOME
export ORACLE_HOME
ORACLE_SID=ATRTEST
export ORACLE_SID
$RMAN target $TARGET_CONNECT_STR rcvcat rman/rmanager@$ORACLE_SID msglog $RMAN_LOG_FILE append > $RMAN_LOG_FILE
RSTAT=$?
else
/usr/bin/sh -c "$CMD_STR" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
RSTAT=$?
fi

if [ "$RSTAT" = "0" ]
then
LOGMSG="ended successfully"
else
LOGMSG="ended in error"
fi

echo >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
echo Script $0 >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
echo ==== $LOGMSG on `date` ==== >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
echo >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE

exit
$RSTAT