Why do I get the message set no match when I run this script?












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#! /usr/bin/tcsh -f

set ps_output = "`ps -u $user`"
@ i = 2

echo "$ps_output"

set ps_test

while ( $i <= $#ps_output )
set line = ( $ps_output[$i] )
if ( $line[4] != "ps" && $line[4] != "tcsh" && $line[4] != "zap" ) then
set ps_test = ( $ps_test $i )
endif
@ i ++
end

foreach i ( $ps_test )
set line = ( $ps_output[$i] )
set process_no = $line[1]
if ( $line[4] == "HAL9000" || $line[4] == "HALos" || $line[4] == "HALshell" || $line[4] == "HALkeyboardDriv" || $line[4] == "HALdisplayDrive" || $line[4] == "HALdiskDriver" ) then
kill -9 $process_no
endif
end


exit 0


So I keep getting the set no match error in my script, but i couldn't find which set is responsible for that , I mean even when I commented out
set ps_test , I still get a no set match, is there a way to fix this










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    Quite frankly, your first error is scripting in tcsh :). Even the tcsh FAQ itself links to the famous essay on why the csh family of shells shouldn't be used for scripting. That said, the way to debug this sort of thing is to add echo statements everywhere and see what values your variables are taking. In my case, it choked on ps lines containing ? which, I think, was treated as a glob and changed the value I was setting.

    – terdon
    Jan 22 '16 at 10:40






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    What @terdon said. I suspect you're running into a case of accidental globbing, though. Try adding set noglob to the top of the script.

    – Martin Tournoij
    Jan 22 '16 at 16:21
















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#! /usr/bin/tcsh -f

set ps_output = "`ps -u $user`"
@ i = 2

echo "$ps_output"

set ps_test

while ( $i <= $#ps_output )
set line = ( $ps_output[$i] )
if ( $line[4] != "ps" && $line[4] != "tcsh" && $line[4] != "zap" ) then
set ps_test = ( $ps_test $i )
endif
@ i ++
end

foreach i ( $ps_test )
set line = ( $ps_output[$i] )
set process_no = $line[1]
if ( $line[4] == "HAL9000" || $line[4] == "HALos" || $line[4] == "HALshell" || $line[4] == "HALkeyboardDriv" || $line[4] == "HALdisplayDrive" || $line[4] == "HALdiskDriver" ) then
kill -9 $process_no
endif
end


exit 0


So I keep getting the set no match error in my script, but i couldn't find which set is responsible for that , I mean even when I commented out
set ps_test , I still get a no set match, is there a way to fix this










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  • 3





    Quite frankly, your first error is scripting in tcsh :). Even the tcsh FAQ itself links to the famous essay on why the csh family of shells shouldn't be used for scripting. That said, the way to debug this sort of thing is to add echo statements everywhere and see what values your variables are taking. In my case, it choked on ps lines containing ? which, I think, was treated as a glob and changed the value I was setting.

    – terdon
    Jan 22 '16 at 10:40






  • 1





    What @terdon said. I suspect you're running into a case of accidental globbing, though. Try adding set noglob to the top of the script.

    – Martin Tournoij
    Jan 22 '16 at 16:21














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#! /usr/bin/tcsh -f

set ps_output = "`ps -u $user`"
@ i = 2

echo "$ps_output"

set ps_test

while ( $i <= $#ps_output )
set line = ( $ps_output[$i] )
if ( $line[4] != "ps" && $line[4] != "tcsh" && $line[4] != "zap" ) then
set ps_test = ( $ps_test $i )
endif
@ i ++
end

foreach i ( $ps_test )
set line = ( $ps_output[$i] )
set process_no = $line[1]
if ( $line[4] == "HAL9000" || $line[4] == "HALos" || $line[4] == "HALshell" || $line[4] == "HALkeyboardDriv" || $line[4] == "HALdisplayDrive" || $line[4] == "HALdiskDriver" ) then
kill -9 $process_no
endif
end


exit 0


So I keep getting the set no match error in my script, but i couldn't find which set is responsible for that , I mean even when I commented out
set ps_test , I still get a no set match, is there a way to fix this










share|improve this question
















#! /usr/bin/tcsh -f

set ps_output = "`ps -u $user`"
@ i = 2

echo "$ps_output"

set ps_test

while ( $i <= $#ps_output )
set line = ( $ps_output[$i] )
if ( $line[4] != "ps" && $line[4] != "tcsh" && $line[4] != "zap" ) then
set ps_test = ( $ps_test $i )
endif
@ i ++
end

foreach i ( $ps_test )
set line = ( $ps_output[$i] )
set process_no = $line[1]
if ( $line[4] == "HAL9000" || $line[4] == "HALos" || $line[4] == "HALshell" || $line[4] == "HALkeyboardDriv" || $line[4] == "HALdisplayDrive" || $line[4] == "HALdiskDriver" ) then
kill -9 $process_no
endif
end


exit 0


So I keep getting the set no match error in my script, but i couldn't find which set is responsible for that , I mean even when I commented out
set ps_test , I still get a no set match, is there a way to fix this







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  • 3





    Quite frankly, your first error is scripting in tcsh :). Even the tcsh FAQ itself links to the famous essay on why the csh family of shells shouldn't be used for scripting. That said, the way to debug this sort of thing is to add echo statements everywhere and see what values your variables are taking. In my case, it choked on ps lines containing ? which, I think, was treated as a glob and changed the value I was setting.

    – terdon
    Jan 22 '16 at 10:40






  • 1





    What @terdon said. I suspect you're running into a case of accidental globbing, though. Try adding set noglob to the top of the script.

    – Martin Tournoij
    Jan 22 '16 at 16:21














  • 3





    Quite frankly, your first error is scripting in tcsh :). Even the tcsh FAQ itself links to the famous essay on why the csh family of shells shouldn't be used for scripting. That said, the way to debug this sort of thing is to add echo statements everywhere and see what values your variables are taking. In my case, it choked on ps lines containing ? which, I think, was treated as a glob and changed the value I was setting.

    – terdon
    Jan 22 '16 at 10:40






  • 1





    What @terdon said. I suspect you're running into a case of accidental globbing, though. Try adding set noglob to the top of the script.

    – Martin Tournoij
    Jan 22 '16 at 16:21








3




3





Quite frankly, your first error is scripting in tcsh :). Even the tcsh FAQ itself links to the famous essay on why the csh family of shells shouldn't be used for scripting. That said, the way to debug this sort of thing is to add echo statements everywhere and see what values your variables are taking. In my case, it choked on ps lines containing ? which, I think, was treated as a glob and changed the value I was setting.

– terdon
Jan 22 '16 at 10:40





Quite frankly, your first error is scripting in tcsh :). Even the tcsh FAQ itself links to the famous essay on why the csh family of shells shouldn't be used for scripting. That said, the way to debug this sort of thing is to add echo statements everywhere and see what values your variables are taking. In my case, it choked on ps lines containing ? which, I think, was treated as a glob and changed the value I was setting.

– terdon
Jan 22 '16 at 10:40




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1





What @terdon said. I suspect you're running into a case of accidental globbing, though. Try adding set noglob to the top of the script.

– Martin Tournoij
Jan 22 '16 at 16:21





What @terdon said. I suspect you're running into a case of accidental globbing, though. Try adding set noglob to the top of the script.

– Martin Tournoij
Jan 22 '16 at 16:21










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An alternative is to use pkill on one line either on the command line or in a script.



pkill -9 -u $USER '(HAL9000|HALos|HALshell|HALkeyboardDrv||HALdisplayDrive|HALdiskDriver)'





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    An alternative is to use pkill on one line either on the command line or in a script.



    pkill -9 -u $USER '(HAL9000|HALos|HALshell|HALkeyboardDrv||HALdisplayDrive|HALdiskDriver)'





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      An alternative is to use pkill on one line either on the command line or in a script.



      pkill -9 -u $USER '(HAL9000|HALos|HALshell|HALkeyboardDrv||HALdisplayDrive|HALdiskDriver)'





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        pkill -9 -u $USER '(HAL9000|HALos|HALshell|HALkeyboardDrv||HALdisplayDrive|HALdiskDriver)'





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        An alternative is to use pkill on one line either on the command line or in a script.



        pkill -9 -u $USER '(HAL9000|HALos|HALshell|HALkeyboardDrv||HALdisplayDrive|HALdiskDriver)'






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