Your holinesses.

I have a system file with a case statement like this.
I need to check and see if the entry 'bgs' is correct?  This one is no
+t.  Most of them are not.  I have several hundred 
files I need to change. Many don't have it.

So, for this file I need to change: 
/sbin/sh /usr/adm/best1_default/bgs/scripts/best1agent_start>>$LOG 2>>
+$LOG
to: 
'/usr/bin/su - patrol /usr/adm/best1_default/bgs/scripts/best1agent -q
+'

Which is strait forward.

I leave the ones that are ok alone.
Change the ones that are wrong.
Add the 3 lines if they are not there after a trigger of something lik
+e 'cron'.

'bgs')
   '/usr/bin/su - patrol /usr/adm/best1_default/bgs/scripts/best1agent
+ -q'
   ;;

I thought it would be easy.  But, I'm having a hell of a time with it.
+ 
I've tryed several diferent ways.

Logic:  I'm not sure about?

foreach through the files.
open() and while() through each file.
check for $line to see if it needs to be changed.
If it does, Change it.  If not leave it alone.

BUT, what if it doesn't have the $line at all? I was thinking early on
+ in the script to use grep.  But, I can't get that to work.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

FILE TO CHANGE:

case "$process" in
'cron')
   /sbin/sh /etc/rc2.d/S75cron start >>$LOG 2>>$LOG
   ;;
'secmgrd')
   echo "Starting SECMGRD" >>$LOG
   /sbin/sh /etc/init.d/iv stop >>$LOG 2>>$LOG
   /sbin/sh /etc/init.d/iv start >>$LOG 2>>$LOG
   return
   ;;
'bgs')
   /sbin/sh /usr/adm/best1_default/bgs/scripts/best1agent_start>>$LOG 
+2>>$LOG
   ;;
'twagent')
   /sbin/sh /etc/rc2.d/S95twagent start>>$LOG 2>>$LOG
   ;;
'bvcontrold')
   /sbin/sh /etc/init.d/bvunix start>>$LOG 2>>$LOG
   ;;
'dsmcad')
   /sbin/sh /etc/init.d/adsm_sched>>$LOG 2>>$LOG
   ;;
*)
   return
   ;;
esac
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