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# 1  
Old 10-09-2009
Deleting particular lines.

hi all,

i have got a scenario in which i need to delete all the lines that ends with file names.

e.g.
input can be

Code:
cms/images/services_icons/callback.png 
cms/cms/images/services_icons/sync.php
cms/cms/images/services_icons

and output should be

Code:
cms/cms/images/services_icons

folder name can be any like

Code:
cms/cms/images/services_icon_version_2.1

in this case input can be

Code:
cms/images/services_icon_version_2.1/callback.png 
cms/cms/images/services_icon_version_2.1/sync.png 
cms/cms/images/services_icon_version_2.1


and output should be

Code:
cms/cms/images/services_icon_version_2.1/


Thanks in advance.
# 2  
Old 10-09-2009
And a find . -type d can't do the job?
# 3  
Old 10-09-2009
Code:
$ cat a
cms/images/services_icon_version_2.1/callback.png
cms/cms/images/services_icon_version_2.1/sync.png
cms/cms/images/services_icon_version_2.1

$ sed  '/\/[^\/]*\..../d' a
cms/cms/images/services_icon_version_2.1

# 4  
Old 10-09-2009
ripat, Please complete syntax.

let me tell you what i am doing right now.

at the moment i have in put in a file named temp. and i check from another file name key ( this file has all extensions ). and then delete those lines.

Code:
for ext in `cat key`; 
do sed -i '/[.]'$ext'$/d' temp ;
done

temp file is

Code:
cp   cms/images/services_icons/callback.png 
cp   cms/cms/images/services_icons/sync.png 
cp   cms/cms/images/services_icons/

key file is
Code:
"php pdf png"

but issue is when there is new extension then i have to add it in key file otherwise it will not delete that line and creates problem.

so i just want to avoid from this key type thing.

---------- Post updated at 07:14 AM ---------- Previous update was at 06:59 AM ----------

sorry skmdu , its not working properly. when i change folder name then it fails

input

Code:
cp   cms/images/services_icons/callback.png 
cp   cms/cms/images/services_icons/sync.png 
cp   cms/cms/images/services_icons/
cp   cms/cms/images/icons.version_2/
cp   cms/cms/images/services_icons.cc_folder

and script gives me output

Code:
cp   cms/cms/images/services_icons/

deleting 2 more lines, which is wrong.

script using

Code:
sed  '/\/[^\/]*\..../d'

# 5  
Old 10-09-2009
Assumed that all the files has 3 character extensions like .php, .png, .exe ,etc.

Try this,

Code:
$ sed  -e '/\/[^\/]\+\....$/d' a



---------- Post updated at 07:26 AM ---------- Previous update was at 07:23 AM ----------

This solution wont work if your folder name is like
cp cms/cms/images/services_icons.cce ( 3 characters after dot )
# 6  
Old 10-09-2009
skmdu sorry you were wrong, coz extension can be "mpeg".

i think its not possible to check either its a file or folder without having a list of extensions. so the way ,which i am currently doing, is right, although it creates problems.


but if you have any solution then please let me know. Thanks.
# 7  
Old 10-09-2009
Code:
cp   cms/images/services_icons/callback.png 
cp   cms/cms/images/services_icons/sync.png 
cp   cms/cms/images/services_icons/

Does all these paths ( folders and files ) exist in a file system?
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