Case

wlshell script language is case sensitive.

Comments

wlshell considers a comment anything that goes after the pound sign, # (shell-like comment) or double forward slash, // (java-like comment). For example:

#this is a comment
a = 10 # initialize variable
for $i in 1 to $a   #for loop
  echo $i # print the value
end

//this is the final comment

Variables

Variables in wlshell can be defined by simply initializing them with a value. For example:

address=10.2.3.123

Variables can be referenced using $variable or ${variable} notations. For example:

connect $address:7001
connect ${address}:7001

Defined variables can be displayed with the "set" command. For example:

set
set -v

Redirecting the output

The output of any command can be redirected to a file. When using the > character, the output will be sent to the specified file and if the file already exists the content is overwritten with the new output. When using >>, the output is appended to the end of the file. Examples:

get -rht attr attr >  file.txt
get -rht attr attr >> file.txt
file = /mydir/myfile.txt
ls -l /Server > $file

Concatenating Values and Strings

In general, values can be concatenated just by putting one after another, for example:

wlsh [not connected]> i = 1
variable i set to 1 (java.lang.Integer)

wlsh [not connected]> q = queue$i
variable q set to queue1 (java.lang.String)

...

wlsh domain.com.bea:/> server=AdminServer
variable server set to AdminServer (java.lang.String)
      
wlsh domain.com.bea:/> cd /Server/$server
domain.com.bea:/Server/AdminServer       

Strings, and values in general, can also be concatenated using the "expr" command with the "+" operator. For example:

i = 1
q = expr("queue" + $i)

username = weblogic
props = expr("user=" + $username)

See expr command for more information.