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    Unhappy 'if' condition to add new PPA always produces a one sided result

    Greetings,

    I trying to write a bash script to add ppas and then run apt-get update .
    How ever I'd like the new ppa to added only after a list of existing ppa's has been made.
    In oder to check if the new ppas are not already installed.

    This first part of code I found a while ago on a ubuntu forum I believe,
    and it was very instructional and works properly.
    The first part is:
    Code:
    ExistingPPAs=$(tempfile)
    for APT in `find /etc/apt/ -name *.list`; do
        grep -o "^deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/[a-z0-9\-]\+/[a-z0-9\-]\+" $APT | while read ENTRY ; do
            USER=`echo $ENTRY | cut -d/ -f4`
            PPA=`echo $ENTRY | cut -d/ -f5`
            PPAlink="ppa:$USER/$PPA"
            echo "$PPAlink" >> $ExistingPPAs
        done
    done
    cat $ExistingPPAs  ## For my own testing purposes to verify content
    The next part however is the somewhat confusing and a bit frustrating.
    Here I am trying to add the new PPA from a list in $MyPPAs, but only if $?, the result from grep is not 0.
    The problem is the that if condition finds all results to be 0 even the echo above shows them to be 1.
    So basically whether PPAx exists in the tempfile or not all are found to be existing.
    Code:
    for PPAx in $MyPPAs; do
        echo
        echo "Current ppa to be added is: $PPAx"
        sleep 0.5
        #GrepResult=$(grep -oqs $PPAx $ExistingPPAs)  ## I considered using a variable but the produced even more problems.
        grep -oqs $PPAx $ExistingPPAs
        echo "grep sais: $?"           #check the correct respons is given, and it always is correct.
        if [ "$?" == "0" ]; then
                echo "*** $PPAx has been FOUND and will be skipped."
        else 
                echo "*** $PPAx does currently NOT exist."
                add-apt-repository -y $PPAx
        fi
    done
    apt-get update
    PLEASE HELP. I have searched for help with if condition inside for do loops but I can't find any solution after hours of trying.
    Last edited by octius4u; April 29th, 2014 at 01:17 AM. Reason: apt-get update should have been at the end

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    Re: 'if' condition to add new PPA always produces a one sided result

    Are you not testing the exit status of the echo command, rather than the grep?

    Code:
        grep -oqs $PPAx $ExistingPPAs
        echo "grep sais: $?"           #check the correct respons is given, and it always is correct.
        if [ "$?" == "0" ]; then

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    Re: 'if' condition to add new PPA always produces a one sided result

    Yes indeed! I can't believe I didn't see that for hours. A second set of eyes is great! THANKS A LOT.
    I works great now and does what it is supposed to. Thanks again.

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    Re: 'if' condition to add new PPA always produces a one sided result

    ... it *might* be better to do an integer comparison (rather than a string comparison)

    Code:
        if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
    I don't really know for sure, just something to consider. You could also consider just testing the grep directly

    Code:
        if grep -oqs $PPAx $ExistingPPAs; then
          .
          .
          .
        fi

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    Re: 'if' condition to add new PPA always produces a one sided result

    You're right. Checking grep directly seems to be a more direct approach. I tested it and it does work properly.

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    Re: 'if' condition to add new PPA always produces a one sided result

    If I may ask. What do you think of the following approach I have considered?

    Code:
    ExistingPPAs=$(tempfile)
    for APT in `find /etc/apt/ -name *.list`; do
        grep -o "^deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/[a-z0-9\-]\+/[a-z0-9\-]\+" $APT | while read ENTRY ; do
            USER=`echo $ENTRY | cut -d/ -f4`
            PPA=`echo $ENTRY | cut -d/ -f5`
            PPAlink="ppa:$USER/$PPA"
            echo "$PPAlink" >> $ExistingPPAs
        done
    done
    
    function addit {
    for PPAx in $1; do
        if ! grep -oqs $PPAx $ExistingPPAs; then echo "add-apt-repository $PPAx"; fi
        sleep 0.5
    done
    }
    addit "ppa:noobslab/themes"
    addit "ppa:noobslab/icons"
    addit "ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8"
    addit "ppa:webupd8team/y-ppa-manager"
    addit "ppa:webupd8team/themes"
    addit "ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa"
    addit "ppa:libreoffice/ppa"
    addit "ppa:ehoover/compholio"
    addit "ppa:skunk/pepper-flash"
    These PPA's are just some quick picks a an example.

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    Re: 'if' condition to add new PPA always produces a one sided result

    Code:
    USER=`echo $ENTRY | cut -d/ -f4`
    this line is extremely bad. You've just overwritten a shell variable that is supposed to point to your username. Don't use all caps names for your user variables.

    either way, first part done in cleaner way

    Code:
    #!/bin/bash
    
    shopt -s globstar
    
    pattern='^deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/[a-z0-9-]+/[a-z0-9-]+'
    ExistingPPAs=$( tempfile )
    
    while IFS='/' read _ _ _ user ppa
    do 
        echo "ppa:$user/$ppa"
    done < <( grep -Eho "$pattern" /etc/apt/**/*.list ) > $ExistingPPAs
    and your addit function should loop over "$@" not $1 so it's possible to feed more ppas to it at once. Looping over 1 elem doesn't even make sense.
    Last edited by Vaphell; April 29th, 2014 at 01:21 PM.
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    Re: 'if' condition to add new PPA always produces a one sided result

    First, I'm sorry for the delayed response, so THANK YOU for your answer.
    Second, since I'm not familiar with the "shopt -s globstar" line, I will try to understand and use your suggestion to improve my script.
    Thirdly, the reason for the one liners were the comments I would add next to each ppa such as version (13.10, 14.04, etc) and purpose for adding them. Previously I had all ppas in a single variable.
    What I am trying to do is write the script in a way that allows me to easily update ppas and packages to adapt the script to a new version say 14.10, by maybe just exchanging the some variable values.
    Vaphell, Thanks again.

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    Re: 'if' condition to add new PPA always produces a one sided result

    shopt -s globstar enables **. It is a bash feature that matches any sequence of directories, including 0

    /etc/apt/**/*.list is equivalent to
    /etc/apt/*.list +
    /etc/apt/*/*.list +
    /etc/apt/*/*/*.list +
    ...
    in other words it's a native bash equivalent of recursive find.

    Either way, if i remember correctly, these PPA list files are stored at most 1 level below, so /etc/apt/*.list /etc/apt/*/*.list would be enough, assuming no globstar. I would even risk saying that PPAs are exactly 1 level below. Using find is a bit of an overkill in such a predictable situation.

    Thirdly, the reason for the one liners were the comments I would add next to each ppa such as version (13.10, 14.04, etc) and purpose for adding them.
    No problem with that, but the code didn't indicate that intent and i saw no problem adding support of multiple params in kosher way
    Code:
    addit ppa:something/something ppa:something_else/something_else
    Looping over "$@" is how the support for multiple params is done.


    so you want something that supports both
    Code:
    addit ppa:x/y
    addit ppa:x/y "this is a comment"
    ?
    Last edited by Vaphell; April 30th, 2014 at 10:28 AM.
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    Re: 'if' condition to add new PPA always produces a one sided result

    Then this would be the first part, but cleared up.
    Code:
    #!/bin/bash
    
    shopt -s globstar
    
    pattern='^deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/[a-z0-9-]+/[a-z0-9-]+'
    ExistingPPAs=$( tempfile )
    
    while IFS='/' read _ _ _ user ppa
    do 
        echo "ppa:$user/$ppa"
    done < <( grep -Eho "$pattern" /etc/apt/**/*.list ) > $ExistingPPAs
    At the moment this would have been the old way:
    Code:
    function addit {                          # Adds ppa if it doesn't exist.
        for PPAx in $1; do if ! grep -oqs $PPAx $ExistingPPAs; then add-apt-repository -y $PPAx; fi; done
    }
    
    addit "ppa:nvbn-rm/ppa"                       # Everpad | 13.10 14.04
    addit "ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa"                   # Wine Team | 13.10 14.04
    addit "ppa:libreoffice/ppa"                    # Libreoffice | 13.10 14.04
    Updated this way. Correct?
    Code:
    function addit {                          # Adds ppa if it doesn't exist.
        for PPAx in "$@"; do if ! grep -oqs $PPAx $ExistingPPAs; then add-apt-repository -y $PPAx; fi; done
    }
    
    addit "ppa:something/something ppa:something_else/something_else ppa:etc_app/etc_app"

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