For loop exit

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1

Below for loop not exiting. Can someone help?

JBOSS_INST_ARGS=01 02

if [ "$JBOSS_CMD_TYPE" = "start" ]; then
	for i in $JBOSS_INST_ARGS; do
			
		/u/jboss-6.1.0.Final/bin/jboss_init_wise$i.sh start;
	done
2

Sound silly - but have you remembered to add a final fi to close the if statement.

Also, try using braces for $i:

/u/jboss-6.1.0.Final/bin/jboss_init_wise${i}.sh start;

3 
JBOSS_INST_ARGS=01 02

if [ "$JBOSS_CMD_TYPE" = "start" ]; then
for i in $JBOSS_INST_ARGS; do

/u/jboss-6.1.0.Final/bin/jboss_init_wise$i.sh start;
done
fi

i missed to add fi in the post, but it contains in actual script.

4

Also, JBOSS_INST_ARGS="01 02"

5

Have you tried putting diagnostic echo statements in the script to see if the script gets as far as the second iteration?

What's in this script?
If it's a daemon, perhaps it needs starting as:

nohup /u/jboss-6.1.0.Final/bin/jboss_init_wise$i.sh start &
6

No. Its doesn't exit the loop even after the changes.

7

Test the loop by just calling a pwd and make sure the loop exits:

if [ "$JBOSS_CMD_TYPE" = "start" ]; then
  for i in $JBOSS_INST_ARGS; do
     pwd
  done
fi

If this succeeds, then you need to investigate the script that it is calling - is it exiting? Try running it outside the for loop and see if it hangs.

8

Yes, the issue with the

it hangs. But I tried

, still no luck.

9

If /u/jboss-6.1.0.Final/bin/jboss_init_wise$i.sh start hangs, then that is where the problem lies. You have to examine that script to see why. Try running it with a debug flag - e.g. if it's a korn shell script try

ksh -x /u/jboss-6.1.0.Final/bin/jboss_init_wise$i.sh start

then you should be able to see where it's hanging