Network Shell Scripting Cheat Sheet

Syntax Description Examples / Comments

#! / bi n/ nsh Identifies script as NSH script This should be the first line of a NSH script when run on a UNIX/Linux host to identify it
as NSH.
# Comment # My NSH scr i pt
# Out put s syst emi nf or mat i on
echo Prints output (from the command line)
host %echo `host name`
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/ / @ Shortcut to name of current host (from the command line)
host %cp / / @/ c/ t est f i l e / / host / c/ t est f i l e

$NSH_RUNCMD_HOST Contains the name of the name of the
current host when used with NSH scripts run
via runscript
HOST=$NSH_RUNCMD_HOST
echo Host i s $HOST
$NSH_RUNCMD_DI R Contains the current NSH Path PATH=$NSH_RUNCMD_PATH
echo Pat h i s $PATH
$? Returns output code of previous command (from the command line)
host %cp t est . x t est 2. x
cp: Unabl e t o access f i l e t est . x: No such f i l e or di r ect or y
host %echo $?
2

(in a script)
cp t est . x t est 2. x
i f $? ne 0
t hen
echo Copy f ai l ed
exi t 1
Fi

$1 First parameter passed to the script
Following example sets FILE equal to first
parameter

FI LE = $1
$2 Second parameter passed to the script
Following example sets PATH to second
PATH = $2
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$* Reference to every parameter passed to the
script (often used when a list of hosts is
passed to the script).

Ex: Reports Collect Agent Logs script.
echo $*
host 1 host 2 host 3
[ ! f <f i l e> ] Checks to see if a file exists
(Use [! f <file>] to see if a file doesnt
exist)
(from the command line)
host %[ - f / / @/ c/ WI NNT/ wi n. i ni ]
host %echo $?
0
host %[ - f / / @/ c/ WI NNT/ wi nx. i ni ]
host %echo $?
1
[ - d <di r ect or y> ] Checks to see if a directory exists
(Use [! d <directory>] to see if a directory
doesnt exist)
(from the command line)
host %[ - d / / @/ c/ WI NNT ]
host %echo $?
0
host %[ - d / / @/ c/ WI N ]
host %echo $?
1
f or X i n
$X. . do. . done
Used to loop through a list, performing the
same actions on each item.
f or HOST i n $*
do
echo $HOST
done
f or each X i n
$X. . {. . }
Similar to example above f or each HOST i n `cat $HOST_LI ST`
{
echo HOST
}
i f . . t hen. . el se. . f i Used to check conditions, and perform
actions depending on results.
i f [ ! d / t mp/ bl ade]
t hen
mkdi r / t mp/ bl ade
el se
echo Di r ect or y al r eady exi st s.
f i
> Redirect output to a file echo $HOST_LI ST > / c/ out put f i l e. l og
>> Append output to a file echo $RESULT >> / c/ r esul t s. t xt
uname Prints OS Version (from the command line)
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host %uname
Wi ndowsNT
exi t Exits a script (see example below) exi t 1
aut ol i c Licenses a server aut ol i c <user name> <passwor d> host 1 [ host 2 . . . host n]
bl quer y Used to query BladeLogic objects from the
command line, such as the registry, local
users & groups, software installations, and
more
(from the command line)
host %bl quer y h wi n1 e r eg_val ue_exi st s
( " HKEY_LOCAL_MACHI NE\ \ SOFTWARE\ \ I NTEL\ \ Cur r ent Language" ) '