I changed it so awk puts it all on the same line.

I'd use arrays:

#!/bin/ksh
optfile=filename
set -A opts $(awk 'BEGIN {FS="="} { if($0~ / page_size/) { print $2}}' $optfile)
for i in 0 1 2
do
echo ${opts[i]}
done

#!/bin/bash
# we want to copy from path1 to path2
# step 1 make all the subdirectories
find /path1 -type d | \
while read dir
do
mkdir /path2"${dir#/path1}"
done
# step 2 cp the files...

In that case you have to use cp. mv does not mv over mount points.

Your logic doesn't make any sense to me...

You want to get to the "got it" statement - this does it.

#!bin/ksh
a=5
while [[ $a -gt 5 ]]
do
echo "a=5 and not went to else cdn."

Here is a start - you need to read up on shell scripting


#!/bin/ksh

# function gen_data
# record performance data, place in a file with each node's
# information all on one line...