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# 1  
Old 12-27-2011
Group files and zip
Hi I have 4 files in a folder and I am supposed to group and zip them via a mapping file as such:

Group. Filename
1. A.txt
1. B.txt
2. C.txt
2. D.txt

Result should be 2 zip files - 1.zip and 2.zip created with the contents being the text file.

How can this be done via a script?
# 2  
Old 12-27-2011
Why do you want to do this via script and not manually?
# 3  
Old 12-27-2011
I am using 4 files as an illustration of what I am trying to achieve. In actual fact I have ard 5000 files
# 4  
Old 12-27-2011
By what do you need to group them ? A number of files, or another "mapping" files ?
# 5  
Old 12-28-2011
Hi,

By a mapping file I would need to group them.
# 6  
Old 12-28-2011
I am confused mate!... Need more clarity!
Are the files names like 1.A.txt 2.A.txt or how is it? And on what basis do you need to do the grouping?...

--ahamed
# 7  
Old 12-28-2011
Hello!

The files do not follow any convention. It's from the mapping file that the unix script should find the physical file and group .

In my head, I would reckon the pseudo code will go like this:
1. Read the mapping file
2. For group 1, get filepath and find the physical files and bunch them together via zip
3. For group 2, get filepath and find the physical files and bunch them tog via zip
4. Rinse and repeat until EOF encountered in mapping file
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