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# 1  
Old 07-15-2010
cannot stat error
I'm trying to find .tif files in a directory tree and rename them prior to zipping them and moving them to another dir. this is my code:

Code:
   cd $TMPPATH
   pwd
   ctr=0
   for i in 'find . -name "*.tif"'
   do
      let "ctr+=1"
      newtifname=$DATEDIR"_"$SEQ"_"$ctr".tif"
      mv "$i" "$newtifname" | zip -j $output_zip_file -@ >> $LOG
   done

When I execute this, I get the following error:

Quote:
/tmp/image/LKOFAX/04
mv: cannot stat `find . -name "*.tif"': No such file or directory
But when I cd to this directory (outside my script) and execute the same find command, I see a *.tif images.

Quote:
[apache@fpu0a corr]$ cd /tmp/image/LKOFAX/04
[apache@fpu0a 04]$ find . -name "*.tif"
./245678/20100709/outputs/i4/corr/1.tif
Anyone see what I'm doing wrong?
# 2  
Old 07-15-2010
Code:
for i in `find . -name "*.tif"`

# 3  
Old 07-15-2010
Yes,
it appears that you want a command substitution in the for loop list of items:

Code:
$(find . -name "*.tif")

This is not the right way to do such a thing though, if any of the file names found contains white spaces or other pathological characters your script will fail.

This should be better implemented with a while loop, modifying the current IFS.
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# 4  
Old 07-15-2010
So just remove single quotes? I tried this, and got this result:

Quote:
/tmp/image/LKOFAX/04
mv: cannot stat `find': No such file or directory

zip error: Nothing to do! (LKOFAX_04_20100709.zip)
mv: cannot move `.' to `20100709_04_2.tif': Device or resource busy

zip error: Nothing to do! (LKOFAX_04_20100709.zip)
mv: invalid option -- n
Try `mv --help' for more information.

zip error: Nothing to do! (LKOFAX_04_20100709.zip)
mv: cannot stat `*.tif': No such file or directory

zip error: Nothing to do! (LKOFAX_04_20100709.zip)
# 5  
Old 07-15-2010
NO. You need a child process for find that the parent waits for:
Code:
for i in $find . -name "*.tif" )

backtics ` ` or the $( ) construct mean the same thing. You just found out why the backtic thing has problems - it is hard to see and easy to mess up. I used the $( ) thing because it is hard to mistake for something else.
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# 6  
Old 07-15-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by rss0213
Code:
for i in 'find . -name "*.tif"'

These backticks look like ordinary quotes to me Smilie
# 7  
Old 07-15-2010
Thank you radoulov and jim (for the explanation). It's working now.
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