write a shell script to check whether given name exists in that file or not.(Assume there is a file “Names” with some strings.)

# search.sh

# Program :         Assume there is a file “Names” with some strings. write a shell

                             script to check whether given name exists in that file or not

# Author :           141740

# Date :              17/03/2015

echo "Enter the name to search"

read name

flg=0

for s in `cat Names`

do

        if [ $s == $name ]

        then

                flg=1

                break

        fi

done

echo

if [ $flg -eq 1 ]

then

        echo "Name is present in the file"

else

        echo "Name is not present in the file"

fi

Output:

 [141740@localhost ~]$ cat Names

chaithra

Supritha

Neenu

Melody

[141740@localhost ~]$ sh search.sh

Enter the name to search

chaithra

Name is present in the file

[141740@localhost ~]$ sh search.sh

Enter the name to search

dsfcx

Name is not present in the file

[141740@localhost ~]$