Re^2: Call perl script and capture values in bash.

Thank you for your fast reply! The perl script generates yesterdays date, saves it in $day $month and $year and prints these 3 variables. I can use this date as one string, that is no problem. But the perl script also has the variable $counter which is also printed. The final output looks like this:

print "Backup date: $day\.$month\.$year\n";
print "$counter files have been successfully saved.\n";
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I need to use the date and the $counter value in bash.

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Re^3: Call perl script and capture values in bash. by choroba (Cardinal) on Sep 18, 2012 at 08:13 UTC
You can save the output to a bash array to easily access the values: `out=($(script.pl)) date=${out[2]} counter=${out[3]}` [download] لսႽ† ᥲᥒ⚪⟊Ⴙᘓᖇ Ꮅᘓᖇ⎱ Ⴙᥲ𝇋ƙᘓᖇ	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Call perl script and capture values in bash. by MacScissor (Acolyte) on Sep 18, 2012 at 09:02 UTC
Thank you both, finally it works! :)	[reply]
Re^3: Call perl script and capture values in bash. by prashantktyagi (Scribe) on Sep 18, 2012 at 08:10 UTC
Parse output like ... `print "counter=$counter files have been successfully saved.\n";` [download] In bash capture value assign after "counter=" string..	[reply] [d/l]