Hi
Can u please let me know how can i have all the functions in one shell script
and then later call these functions in another script.
for eg i want to create a shell script which will consist of the functions which will 1st function to log the start time , 2nd function to log the completion time 3rd function to log the the total time required for exectuion of the script.
These functions will be called in another script
so can u let me know how can i have all the functions in one script and then how can i call each one of them as required in another script.

regards
Shalini

Put all yours functions in one file 'functions.sh' for example.

--- function.sh ---
start_time() {
. . .
}
completion_time() {
. . .
}
. . .
-------------------

In your main script, source the functions file :

--- Main script ---
# source functions definitions
. functions.sh
# now all functions are available

-------------------

Jean-Pierre.

Hi:

Check out this link:

http://www.computing.net/unix/wwwboard/forum/5877.html

for additional information on declaring functions.

Regards,

Nails

Thanks a lot for ur responses
those have really helped me a newbie in this world of shell scripting
i would like to know after sourcing the functions to the main script can i call the functions just by the name

functions.sh has a function s_interval
eg
main_script.sh is as follows
functions.sh
echo "functions called"
s_interval

will this suffice or do i need to use any other way of calling the s_interval function

i have to also find the total execution time of the script
is it possible to take the start time and the completion time and then subtract the start time from the completion time.
can anyone of u help me in doing this or atleast providing a hint.
can i do it this way, let me know if its correct.
start_time()
{
date+%H%M%S
}
end_time()
{
date+%H%M%S
}

s_interval()
{
arg1=start_time()
arg2=end_time()
arg3=expr arg2-arg1
}

thanks in advance
Shalini