Attempt to make the http request work properly.

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/request-trove-account b/request-trove-account
index e4efd96..d62baf6 100755
--- a/request-trove-account
+++ b/request-trove-account
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 # request-trove-account - E-mails codethink with your public key requesting
 #                         an account on the Trove.
 
@@ -21,4 +21,10 @@ else
 	sshkey=$(cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub)
 fi
 
-curl "http://trove-accounts.genivi.baserock.com/?name=$name&email=$email&phone=$phone&pubkey=$sshkey"
+# remove leading/trailing white space (esp. newlines) from user data
+name=$(echo -n $name) 
+email=$(echo -n $email)
+phone=$(echo -n $phone)
+sshkey=$(echo -n $sshkey)
+
+curl "http://trove-accounts.genivi.baserock.com/?name=$name&email=$email&phone=$phone&pubkey=$sshkey" >/dev/null