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Can someone please let me know if the following commands should work as I am not sure and am getting error?

Just to let you know that I am using this in one of my nagios scripts:

## GET SWAP Warning and Critical values from the Machine
temp=$(swapon -s | tail -n 1 | awk '{print $3}' ) 
SWAP_WARN=$(echo '$(temp)*.20' | bc) 
SWAP_CRIT=$(echo '$(temp)*.40' | bc)
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You did not post the error message but based on your source I figure issues in the way "temp" variable is dereferenced. You need to use braces instead of parentheses and finally wrap up in double quotes.

Try this. 

temp=$(swapon -s | tail -n 1 | awk '{print $3}' )
SWAP_WARN=$(echo "${temp}*.20" | bc)
SWAP_CRIT=$(echo "${temp}*.40" | bc)
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  • Hi Soumen, I have got the below script and now using the same as advised but it is now reporting error for $ in line one .Can you please suggest... ? The script is below:
    – Linux learner
    Jul 17, 2015 at 8:24
  • #!/bin/bash # # Returns the nagios native status codes: # Nagios Status # 0 = OK (SWAP usage below WARNING) # 1 = WARNING (SWAP usage between WARNING AND CRITICAL) # 2 = CRITICAL (SWAP usage higher than CRITICAL) # 3 = UNKNOWN (Wrong usage) PROGNAME=basename $0 PROGPATH=echo $0 | sed -e 's,[\\/][^\\/][^\\/]*$,,' . $PROGPATH/utils.sh SWAP_WARN= SWAP_CRIT= SWAPOUT_ACTIVITY_TEST= ## GET SWAP Warning and Critical values from the Machine temp=$(swapon -s | tail -n 1 | awk '{print $3}' ) SWAP_WARN=$(echo '${temp}*.20' | bc) SWAP_CRIT=$(echo '${temp}*.40' | bc) The error is :
    – Linux learner
    Jul 17, 2015 at 8:29
  • The error is (standard_in) 1: illegal character: $ (standard_in) 1: syntax error (standard_in) 1: illegal character: $ (standard_in) 1: syntax error
    – Linux learner
    Jul 17, 2015 at 8:29
  • I suggest you post the code in your original description. That way it will come out formatted. In its current form, I cannot make out anything. Thanks.
    – soumen
    Jul 17, 2015 at 11:05
  • Well, I see that you have not used double quotes (") around "temp" expression. Please replace '${temp}*.20' with "${temp}*.20" . Also, replace '${temp}*.40' with "${temp}*.40" . Or, you may choose to copy paste the source from my post.
    – soumen
    Jul 17, 2015 at 11:18

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