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03-19-2009

wabard

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Join Date: Mar 2009

Location: Adelaide, SA & Perth, WA - Australia

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Code:

#!/bin/sh

i=1

while(a=1)
do
     if test -e  "FILE."$i
     then
       let i+=1
     else
       break
     fi
done

cp -f FILE FILE.$i

Last edited by wabard; 03-19-2009 at 08:53 PM.. Reason: FIXED The cp command line argument to -f from -r (I typed the wrong option, r and f are close on the keyboard .. lol )