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Old 03-18-2015
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Need assistance in automate a process.

directory has list of files that needs to be copied based on the paths listed in another file . Need to automate this process. Your inputs are highly appreciated


Directory that has list of files.
Code:
abc.sh
def.sh
demo.sh
foo.sh
bar.sh

File which has all the paths
Code:
/home/demo/script/abc.sh
/home/demo/fc/scripts/hello.sh
/home/gear/scripts/test.sh
/home/scripts/demo.sh

Last edited by ajayram_arya; 03-18-2015 at 02:53 PM.. Reason: formating
# 2  
Old 03-18-2015
Quote:
Originally Posted by ajayram_arya
Need assistance in automate a process.

directory has list of files that needs to be copied based on the paths listed in another file . Need to automate this process. Your inputs are highly appreciated

Directory has list of files.
Code:
abc.sh
def.sh
demo.sh
foo.sh
bar.sh

File which has all the paths
Code:
/home/demo/script/abc.sh
/home/demo/fc/scripts/hello.sh
/home/gear/scripts/test.sh
/home/scripts/demo.sh


is this wat you are try to do

Code:
for i in *.sh
do
path=`grep $i <pathtofilecontaingthepaths>`
cp $i $path
done

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# 3  
Old 03-18-2015
Zozoo thank you for nailing down the answer . Really appreciate your quick response.

Quote:
Originally Posted by zozoo
is this wat you are try to do

Code:
for i in *.sh
do
path=`grep $i <pathtofilecontaingthepaths>`
cp $i $path
done

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