How can I loop through a list, ignoring some elements in the list?



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I have two lists, which my script loops through. I want to use only the VMs in the lists and ignore the hosts. The list size and order may very so I can't use indexes. I How might I do this?



Currently I am looping through all elements, which is not desired as HOSTS are not in hosts file as they are in DNS.



production=(VM01 VM02 VM03 HOST01 HOST02)
staging=(VM04 VM05 VM06 HOST03 HOST04)
for host in $production[@] $staging[@]
do
if [[ ! `grep $host /etc/hosts` ]]
then
echo "$host is not in /etc/hosts file. Exiting."
exit
fi
done









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    I have two lists, which my script loops through. I want to use only the VMs in the lists and ignore the hosts. The list size and order may very so I can't use indexes. I How might I do this?



    Currently I am looping through all elements, which is not desired as HOSTS are not in hosts file as they are in DNS.



    production=(VM01 VM02 VM03 HOST01 HOST02)
    staging=(VM04 VM05 VM06 HOST03 HOST04)
    for host in $production[@] $staging[@]
    do
    if [[ ! `grep $host /etc/hosts` ]]
    then
    echo "$host is not in /etc/hosts file. Exiting."
    exit
    fi
    done









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      I have two lists, which my script loops through. I want to use only the VMs in the lists and ignore the hosts. The list size and order may very so I can't use indexes. I How might I do this?



      Currently I am looping through all elements, which is not desired as HOSTS are not in hosts file as they are in DNS.



      production=(VM01 VM02 VM03 HOST01 HOST02)
      staging=(VM04 VM05 VM06 HOST03 HOST04)
      for host in $production[@] $staging[@]
      do
      if [[ ! `grep $host /etc/hosts` ]]
      then
      echo "$host is not in /etc/hosts file. Exiting."
      exit
      fi
      done









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      I have two lists, which my script loops through. I want to use only the VMs in the lists and ignore the hosts. The list size and order may very so I can't use indexes. I How might I do this?



      Currently I am looping through all elements, which is not desired as HOSTS are not in hosts file as they are in DNS.



      production=(VM01 VM02 VM03 HOST01 HOST02)
      staging=(VM04 VM05 VM06 HOST03 HOST04)
      for host in $production[@] $staging[@]
      do
      if [[ ! `grep $host /etc/hosts` ]]
      then
      echo "$host is not in /etc/hosts file. Exiting."
      exit
      fi
      done






      bash shell






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      edited Nov 14 '18 at 7:52







      mickt

















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          Just check for a string match to skip:



          if [[ $host =~ HOST* ]]; then continue; fi


          at the top of the loop.






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          • Such a simple solution. Thanks!

            – mickt
            Nov 14 '18 at 7:59


















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          Testing string whether contains as:



          if [[ $host == *VM* ]]


          Here is your complete test:



          #!/bin/bash

          production=(VM01 VM02 VM03 HOST01 HOST02)
          staging=(VM04 VM05 VM06 HOST03 HOST04)
          for host in $production[@] $staging[@]
          do
          if [[ $host == *VM* ]]; then
          echo "$host contains VM";
          else
          echo "$host doesn't contain VM";
          fi
          done


          output will be:



          VM01 contains VM
          VM02 contains VM
          VM03 contains VM
          HOST01 doesn't contain VM
          HOST02 doesn't contain VM
          VM04 contains VM
          VM05 contains VM
          VM06 contains VM
          HOST03 doesn't contain VM
          HOST04 doesn't contain VM





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            Just check for a string match to skip:



            if [[ $host =~ HOST* ]]; then continue; fi


            at the top of the loop.






            share|improve this answer























            • Such a simple solution. Thanks!

              – mickt
              Nov 14 '18 at 7:59















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            Just check for a string match to skip:



            if [[ $host =~ HOST* ]]; then continue; fi


            at the top of the loop.






            share|improve this answer























            • Such a simple solution. Thanks!

              – mickt
              Nov 14 '18 at 7:59













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            Just check for a string match to skip:



            if [[ $host =~ HOST* ]]; then continue; fi


            at the top of the loop.






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            Just check for a string match to skip:



            if [[ $host =~ HOST* ]]; then continue; fi


            at the top of the loop.







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            answered Nov 14 '18 at 7:56









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            • Such a simple solution. Thanks!

              – mickt
              Nov 14 '18 at 7:59

















            • Such a simple solution. Thanks!

              – mickt
              Nov 14 '18 at 7:59
















            Such a simple solution. Thanks!

            – mickt
            Nov 14 '18 at 7:59





            Such a simple solution. Thanks!

            – mickt
            Nov 14 '18 at 7:59













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            Testing string whether contains as:



            if [[ $host == *VM* ]]


            Here is your complete test:



            #!/bin/bash

            production=(VM01 VM02 VM03 HOST01 HOST02)
            staging=(VM04 VM05 VM06 HOST03 HOST04)
            for host in $production[@] $staging[@]
            do
            if [[ $host == *VM* ]]; then
            echo "$host contains VM";
            else
            echo "$host doesn't contain VM";
            fi
            done


            output will be:



            VM01 contains VM
            VM02 contains VM
            VM03 contains VM
            HOST01 doesn't contain VM
            HOST02 doesn't contain VM
            VM04 contains VM
            VM05 contains VM
            VM06 contains VM
            HOST03 doesn't contain VM
            HOST04 doesn't contain VM





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              0














              Testing string whether contains as:



              if [[ $host == *VM* ]]


              Here is your complete test:



              #!/bin/bash

              production=(VM01 VM02 VM03 HOST01 HOST02)
              staging=(VM04 VM05 VM06 HOST03 HOST04)
              for host in $production[@] $staging[@]
              do
              if [[ $host == *VM* ]]; then
              echo "$host contains VM";
              else
              echo "$host doesn't contain VM";
              fi
              done


              output will be:



              VM01 contains VM
              VM02 contains VM
              VM03 contains VM
              HOST01 doesn't contain VM
              HOST02 doesn't contain VM
              VM04 contains VM
              VM05 contains VM
              VM06 contains VM
              HOST03 doesn't contain VM
              HOST04 doesn't contain VM





              share|improve this answer

























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                Testing string whether contains as:



                if [[ $host == *VM* ]]


                Here is your complete test:



                #!/bin/bash

                production=(VM01 VM02 VM03 HOST01 HOST02)
                staging=(VM04 VM05 VM06 HOST03 HOST04)
                for host in $production[@] $staging[@]
                do
                if [[ $host == *VM* ]]; then
                echo "$host contains VM";
                else
                echo "$host doesn't contain VM";
                fi
                done


                output will be:



                VM01 contains VM
                VM02 contains VM
                VM03 contains VM
                HOST01 doesn't contain VM
                HOST02 doesn't contain VM
                VM04 contains VM
                VM05 contains VM
                VM06 contains VM
                HOST03 doesn't contain VM
                HOST04 doesn't contain VM





                share|improve this answer













                Testing string whether contains as:



                if [[ $host == *VM* ]]


                Here is your complete test:



                #!/bin/bash

                production=(VM01 VM02 VM03 HOST01 HOST02)
                staging=(VM04 VM05 VM06 HOST03 HOST04)
                for host in $production[@] $staging[@]
                do
                if [[ $host == *VM* ]]; then
                echo "$host contains VM";
                else
                echo "$host doesn't contain VM";
                fi
                done


                output will be:



                VM01 contains VM
                VM02 contains VM
                VM03 contains VM
                HOST01 doesn't contain VM
                HOST02 doesn't contain VM
                VM04 contains VM
                VM05 contains VM
                VM06 contains VM
                HOST03 doesn't contain VM
                HOST04 doesn't contain VM






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                answered Nov 14 '18 at 8:03









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