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# 8  
Old 08-31-2014
Quote:
Originally Posted by junior-helper
You're welcome Smilie
Please check my posting again, so you can remove that second IF statement, it is unnecessary.
Enjoy! Smilie
thank you, so that second if statement is unneccessary only the one if statement is neccessary for the script
# 9  
Old 08-31-2014
Exactly! The first if statement already covers the second one.

---------- Post updated at 01:32 PM ---------- Previous update was at 01:29 PM ----------

First if statement says "no directory OR too many", so the second if statement, which only checks for "too many", never gets tested.
# 10  
Old 09-01-2014
Quote:
Originally Posted by junior-helper
Exactly! The first if statement already covers the second one.

---------- Post updated at 01:32 PM ---------- Previous update was at 01:29 PM ----------

First if statement says "no directory OR too many", so the second if statement, which only checks for "too many", never gets tested.

i'm sorry but i have a question, i tried the script and i have a problem when i give 2 paramters

this is what i have when i type
Code:
./test.sh “Desktop Documents”

Size: du: cannot access ‘Dekstop Documents’: No such file or directory
Files: find: ‘Dekstop Documents’: No such file or directory
0
Directories:find: ‘Desktop Documents’: No such file or directory
0

Last edited by Don Cragun; 09-02-2014 at 06:48 AM.. Reason: Add CODE tags.
# 11  
Old 09-01-2014
The script was built to accept 1 parameter only as that was the initial requirement. "Desktop Documents" is treated as 1 directory containing a whitespace.

Here is the updated script, which will accepts more than one parameter:
Code:
#!/bin/bash

if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
 echo "no directory provided as parameter. minimum 1 directory required."
 exit 1
fi

for dirname in "$@"
do
 echo "CHECKING $dirname..."
 echo -n "SIZE: "
 du -s "$dirname"
 echo -n "FILES: "
 find "$dirname" -type f | wc -l
 echo -n "DIRECTORIES: "
 find "$dirname" -type d | wc -l
 echo
done

Now you can test with ./test.sh Desktop Documents
If you want to check Desktop, Documents and a folder called My Files, then test it with ./test.sh Desktop Documents "My Files"
# 12  
Old 09-02-2014
Quote:
Originally Posted by junior-helper
The script was built to accept 1 parameter only as that was the initial requirement. "Desktop Documents" is treated as 1 directory containing a whitespace.

Here is the updated script, which will accepts more than one parameter:
Code:
#!/bin/bash

if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
 echo "no directory provided as parameter. minimum 1 directory required."
 exit 1
fi

for dirname in "$@"
do
 echo "CHECKING $dirname..."
 echo -n "SIZE: "
 du -s "$dirname"
 echo -n "FILES: "
 find "$dirname" -type f | wc -l
 echo -n "DIRECTORIES: "
 find "$dirname" -type d | wc -l
 echo
done

Now you can test with ./test.sh Desktop Documents
If you want to check Desktop, Documents and a folder called My Files, then test it with ./test.sh Desktop Documents "My Files"

Thank you very much

I'm sorry to bother you but i have also a question
Now i want to implement parameters in my script for example the help function i have this some code for the help function but there is something wrong

Code:
# Check paramaters
if [ -z "$1" ] ; then 
	echo $Help
	exit
fi


# Arguments
while [[ -n "$@" ]]
do
case "$1" in
-h|--help)
		# Help
		echo "This is the help function"
		echo $Help
		exit

then i want also a parameter -d that shows all subfolders of the specified folder (s) it in the list.
can you help me with this parameter ?

Thank you very much to help me Smilie
Last edited by Roggy; 09-02-2014 at 06:53 AM.. Reason: Add CODE tags.
# 13  
Old 09-02-2014
The more I look at this thread, the more it sounds like homework. Are you asking for help solving a homework problem?
# 14  
Old 09-02-2014
Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Cragun
The more I look at this thread, the more it sounds like homework. Are you asking for help solving a homework problem?
No it just for my own , i'm learning bash scripting and i found some exercises i'm not very good i writting a script because i'm just learning it and asking some peoples helps me to write a script , i have already written a script and thats script is that i'm looking for files en this one i want to do is looking for folders and directories
 
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