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Old 04-19-2013
Shell scripting/working with a file

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1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data:

1. Write a shell script that will work with a file from the command line.

The program should:
a. Check for the existence of a bkup directory in your home directory. If it does not exist create it.

For the file:
b. Verify that the file exists
c. Copy it to the bkup directory in your home directory.
d. Issue messages on the success or failure of each file copy to a log file.
e. Print out a copy of the log file and the bkup directory at the end of the program.

Print out a copy of the program and an example of the output.

2. Relevant commands, code, scripts, algorithms:

shell programming/scripting

3. The attempts at a solution (include all code and scripts):

1.
Code:
#!/bin/bash

if [ -d /var/home/stud3/myname/bkup ]; then
	mkdir /var/home/stud3/myname/bkup
elif [ -f /foo.txt ]
then
	cp foo.txt /var/home/stud3/myname/bkup && echo The file was copied
else
	echo The file was not copied
fi 

-print logfile

I do not think this is right, but it is my best attempt.

P.S. I was not sure how to print the bkup directory Smilie

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Brookdale Community College - Lincroft, New Jersey - United States - Dr. Rick Bournique- COMP 145


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# 2  
Old 04-19-2013
From my understanding ( non anglophone world...), you are not far from succeeding...
But from a) to b) I dont understand "and exit" at the end of a) but as mentionned I may be wrong in understanding, but in my logic to process an existing file, the prerequisite is to have a backup directory and so after check of existence and creation if non existent you continue (and so no else/elif ...) for you would end with not processing a existing file because you had no backup directory...

c) crazy guys like sysadms like to keep files with their timestamp so we would cp with the according arguments...even more we would use the date as a suffix so the file would not be overwritten by mistake, and it would be more in the "spirit" of having backups in such way you could have in your log file e.g. a long with long listing of the new file created...
d) I see no log file created...
e) what comforts me in my understang here is this task, if you were to copy the file "as it is", here you would only have one file with just the timestamp changing (well ok and size...)
Do you agree?
# 3  
Old 04-22-2013
It was exists not exit Smilie I am having a tough time with this, any other advice anyone?
# 4  
Old 04-22-2013
Code:
if [ -d /var/home/stud3/myname/bkup ]; then
	mkdir /var/home/stud3/myname/bkup

Are you sure about the logic here?
Take another look, say out loud what's supposed to happen.
Hint: it ain't correct. Smilie
# 5  
Old 04-22-2013
Also, there is difference betweenfoo.txt and /foo.txt
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