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# 1  
Old 03-12-2011
multiple echo statements in if condition
Hi ,
I have a peculiar problem.

i have an if block like this

Code:
if [ -f $ff ];
then
echo " todays date is " ${date} >> log_file
echo " file count is  " $ count >> log_file
mv filename1 filename 2
else 
echo "no files available ">> log_file
fi

the echo statement "no files available " is not written to the log file if no files are retrieved by the if loop.
Can someone help resolve this and really fast?

Thanks in advance
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# 2  
Old 03-12-2011
Code:
if [ -f $ff ];
then
echo " todays date is " ${date} >> log_file
echo " file count is  " $count >> log_file
mv filename1 filename2
else 
echo "no files available " >> log_file
fi

You have "space" problems Smilie
And maybe you want to replace ${date} by $(date)
# 3  
Old 03-12-2011
hi,
what space problems would you be referring to?

thanks
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