create html file in shell script

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How do we create html file in shell script?

I tried the below code

    echo "<html>"
    echo "<head>"
    echo "<style type=\"text/css\">"
    echo "table{background-color:#DCDCDC}"
    echo "thead {color:#708090}"
    echo "tbody {color:#191970}"
    echo "</style>"
    echo "</head>"
    echo "<body>"
    echo "<table border=\"1\">"
    echo "<thead>"
    echo "<tr width="100" bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><center><td colspan="3"><font color="#000000"><b>CONSOLIDATED RUNBOOK</b></font></center></td>"
    echo "</h4>"
    echo "</tr>"
    echo "<tr>"
    echo "<th><col width="100"><font color="000000">APP NAME</font></th>"
    echo "<th><col width="100"><font color="000000">STATUS</font></th>"
    echo "<th><col width="100"><font color="000000">STATUS AS ON</font></th>"
    echo "</tr>"
 >> text.html

I am trying to create html file with the help of shell script. Can you please help>

If you're using " for your echo statements you can't use " within the string unless you escape each instance with backslash \ Why not use some kind of template system instead of this dizzying pile of echo statements? Using something primitive like sed would be better than this. — tadman
– tadman, Commented May 14, 2018 at 17:34
Possible duplicate of Open and write data on text file by bash/shell scripting — Benjamin W.
– Benjamin W., Commented May 14, 2018 at 17:42

Arpit Rathod · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-14 17:43:18Z

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{
echo "<html>"
echo "<head>"
echo "<style type=\"text/css\">"
echo "table{background-color:#DCDCDC}"
echo "thead {color:#708090}"
echo "tbody {color:#191970}"
echo "</style>"
echo "</head>"
echo "<body>"
echo "<table border=\"1\">"
echo "<thead>"
echo "<tr width="100" bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><center><td colspan="3"><font color="#000000"><b>CONSOLIDATED RUNBOOK</b></font></center></td>"
echo "</h4>"
echo "</tr>"
echo "<tr>"
echo "<th><col width="100"><font color="000000">APP NAME</font></th>"
echo "<th><col width="100"><font color="000000">STATUS</font></th>"
echo "<th><col width="100"><font color="000000">STATUS AS ON</font></th>"
echo "</tr>"
}>> text.html

answered May 14, 2018 at 17:43

Arpit Rathod

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Benjamin W. Over a year ago

That doesn't fix the quoting issue.

bathyscapher · Accepted Answer · 2022-12-01 11:38:09Z

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You could use a heredoc instead:

cat > text.html <<EOF
<html>
<head>
<style type=\"text/css\">
table{background-color:#DCDCDC}
thead {color:#708090}
tbody {color:#191970}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<table border=\"1\">
<thead>
<tr width="100" bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><center><td colspan="3"><font color="#000000"><b>CONSOLIDATED RUNBOOK</b></font></center></td>
</h4>
</tr>
<tr>
<th><col width="100"><font color="000000">APP NAME</font></th>
<th><col width="100"><font color="000000">STATUS</font></th>
<th><col width="100"><font color="000000">STATUS AS ON</font></th>
</tr>
EOF

answered Dec 1, 2022 at 11:38

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