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# 1  
Old 03-01-2010
Empty Directory Check
Hi All,
I have a requirement to check all the files in a directory and mail non empty files
Files are in csv format , i need to skip header while checking
pls help

Thanks
# 2  
Old 03-01-2010
check

Code:
for file in dir/*
do
if [ -s $file ] ; then
  echo "Non empty file"
else
  echo "File has size"
fi
done


cheers,
Devaraj Takhellambam
Last edited by devtakh; 03-01-2010 at 06:47 AM.. Reason: variable name sync
# 3  
Old 03-01-2010
The -s will work for only normal file. It is not suitable for csv files
# 4  
Old 03-01-2010
You can use the following script to do your requirement.

Code:
for file in `ls`
do
if [ "$(grep -c "." $file)" -ge 1 ];
then
echo "Non-Empty File"
echo "File Name:$file" | mail -s "Non-Empty File" <EMail-ID>
else
echo "Empty File"
fi
done

# 5  
Old 03-01-2010
@thillai_selven
The "test -s " statement will work for any file (as distinct from directories, pipes etc.).
Core unix shell does not take into account MSDOS-style filenames and there is no file extension field in a unix inode.
# 6  
Old 03-01-2010
thanks for the response
but again this will send separate mail for each of the non empty files
i need to send one consolidated mail with non empty files as attachment
# 7  
Old 03-01-2010
MySQL
To avoid separate mails for each file ,just store the non empty file's name in an array when you found the non empty file. After the loop execution manipulate the array elements and send as a mail.
Last edited by karthigayan; 03-01-2010 at 07:38 AM..
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