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# 1  
Old 03-21-2017
Copy files in respective directories
Hi Guys,

I need to copy the files to respective directories based on name of the file. My script is something like below

Code:
con=$1

for file in `cat $con` 
do
file_tmp=$(ls -t1 $path|  grep -i $file | head -n 1)
echo $file_tmp

if [ -f $path$file_tmp ]
then
	cp $path$file_tmp $DIR/ap

	if [ "$?" = "0" ]
	then
		echo "file copied"
				 
               
		
	else
		echo "Failed copy"
			
	fi
else 
	echo "$file_tmp not present "

fi
done

con.txt

Code:
apple
mango
fish

if its apple file then copy to $DIR/ap
if its mango file then copy to $DIR/man
if its fish file then copy to $DIR/fis

I need to copy the file in respctive paths by reading the file naming convention from config file
# 2  
Old 03-21-2017
How to determine the target directory? There doesn't seem to be a rule behind it. Can con.txt be extended to contain it? What be the "file naming convention"?
Your $path is undefined, as is your $DIR.
Last edited by RudiC; 03-21-2017 at 07:11 AM.. Reason: Removed erroneous assumption.
# 3  
Old 03-21-2017
Hi RudiC,

I also though the same way to determine to add in con.txt respective path. for eg. or a better way to achieve
Code:
apple,/dir/ap
mango,/dir/man
fish,/dir/fis

path=input_files/path/
dir=/dir/

# 4  
Old 03-21-2017
Hello Master_Mind,

Could you please try following and let me know if this helps you. Considering that your paths dir/app, dir/man all are already created.
Code:
DIR=/my/directory/path
awk -vdir="$DIR"  'function copy(path){system("cp " $0 "  " path)} {if($0 == "apple"){copy(dir"/ap")};if($0 == "fish"){copy(dir"/fis")};if($0 == "mango"){copy(dir"/man")}}'    Input_file

EDIT: Adding a non-one liner form of solution too now.
Code:
DIR=/my/directory/path
awk -vdir="$DIR"  'function copy(path){
                                        system("cp " $0 "  " path)
                                      }
                                      {
                                        if($0 == "apple"){
                                                                copy(dir"/ap")
                                                         };
                                        if($0 == "fish") {
                                                                copy(dir"/fis")
                                                         };
                                        if($0 == "mango"){
                                                                copy(dir"/man")
                                                         }
                                      }
                  '    Input_file

Thanks,
R. Singh
Last edited by RavinderSingh13; 03-21-2017 at 07:30 AM.. Reason: Adding a non-one liner form of solution successfully too now.
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# 5  
Old 03-21-2017
How about
Code:
path=/path/to
while IFS="," read FN PTH; do echo cp $path/$FN $PTH/$FN; done <con.txt
cp /path/to/apple /dir/ap/apple
cp /path/to/mango /dir/man/mango
cp /path/to/fish /dir/fis/fish

Remove echo when happy with proposals.

And, try to be consistent with trailing slashes when defining paths.
# 6  
Old 03-21-2017
Thanks Ravi,

But i would require to print messages like how i need if successfully copied or not and if the file doesnt present in input directory to print not present
# 7  
Old 03-21-2017
Quote:
Originally Posted by Master_Mind
Thanks Ravi,
But i would require to print messages like how i need if successfully copied or not and if the file doesnt present in input directory to print not present
Hello Master_Mind,

Could you please try following and let me know if this helps you.
Code:
cat copy_files.ksh
DIR=/tmp
awk -vdir="$DIR"  'function copy(path){
                                        system("cp " $0 "  " path";if [[ $? == 0 ]]; then echo " $0 " file copied successfully to " path ".; else echo Please check there is an issue while copying file.; fi")
                                      }
                                      {
                                        if($0 == "apple"){
                                                                copy(dir"/ap")
                                                         };
                                        if($0 == "fish") {
                                                                copy(dir"/fis")
                                                         };
                                        if($0 == "mango"){
                                                                copy(dir"/man")
                                                         }
                                      }
                  '    Input_file

EDIT: If you want to get that a file is NOT present error then following may help you in same too.
Code:
cat copy_files.ksh
DIR=/tmp
awk -vdir="$DIR"  'function copy(path){
                                        system("if [[ -f " $0 " ]]; then cp " $0 "  " path";if [[ $? == 0 ]]; then echo " $0 " file copied successfully to " path ".; else echo Please check there is an issue while copying file.; fi; else echo " $0 " file not present.; fi")
                                      }
                                      {
                                        if($0 == "apple"){
                                                                copy(dir"/ap")
                                                         };
                                        if($0 == "fish") {
                                                                copy(dir"/fis")
                                                         };
                                        if($0 == "mango"){
                                                                copy(dir"/man")
                                                         }
                                      }
                  '    Input_file

Thanks,
R. Singh
Last edited by RavinderSingh13; 03-21-2017 at 07:53 AM..
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