Help can't get script to work how I need it to...

llsmr777 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-13-2008

Hi thank you for anyone who responds.

Here is my script:

Code:

for i in `ls -1 | grep $1 | grep  $2`
do
x=`echo $i | sed 's/\.Sent/\.Done/g'`
echo mv $i DONE/$x
echo "Is this OK?"
read user_response

case $user_response in

"y"|"Y")
        mv $i DONE/$x
        echo mv $i DONE/$x;;
*)
        echo "No changes made ...";;

esac

done

The list it grabs is more than one file.
When i run this it asks me if "Is this OK?" for each file. I want it to just spit out the list then ask me, if I say yes, then i want it to move all the files it lists.

Thank you!!

cfajohnson · #2 (**permalink**) 10-13-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by llsmr777

Hi thank you for anyone who responds.

Here is my script:

Please enclose code in [code] tags. (Edit your original post.)

Quote:

Code:

for i in `ls -1 | grep $1 | grep  $2`

You don't need -1 when the output is not going to a terminal.

You don't need two instances of grep; use grep -e "$1" -e "$2".

You probably don't need ls, either, and it will break you script if any filenames contain spaces.

If you are trying to get files with a certain pattern, use wildcards, e.g.:
Code:
for i in *$1*$2*

Quote:

Code:

do
x=`echo $i | sed 's/\.Sent/\.Done/g'`

You don't need sed:

x=${i%%.Sent*}.Done${i#*.Sent}

Quote:

Code:

echo mv $i DONE/$x
echo "Is this OK?"
read user_response

case $user_response in

"y"|"Y")
        mv $i DONE/$x
        echo mv $i DONE/$x;;
*)
        echo "No changes made ...";;

esac

done

The list it grabs is more than one file.
When i run this it asks me if "Is this OK?" for each file. I want it to just spit out the list then ask me, if I say yes, then i want it to move all the files it lists.

If you don't want to be asked for every file, don't put the question inside the loop. Build a list and present that outside the loop.

llsmr777 · #3 (**permalink**) 10-13-2008

Thank you for your reply.

I thought my case statement was outside the loop?

cfajohnson · #4 (**permalink**) 10-13-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by llsmr777

I thought my case statement was outside the loop?

The loop is everything between do and done. That's where you are asking.

llsmr777 · #5 (**permalink**) 10-13-2008

Ok so I changed it but after it asks me it only moved one file?
Should I not be using a case statement to perform the move?
I am using it to ask the user if the list is correct.

I thought that inside the case statement I should put what shoudl be carried out if the user says no.
Sounds like maybe I shouldn't be using case or put that somewhere else in the script?

I've very new so please bear with me. Thank you!

cfajohnson · #6 (**permalink**) 10-13-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by llsmr777

Ok so I changed it but after it asks me it only moved one file?

What did you change it to?

Quote:

Should I not be using a case statement to perform the move?

A case statement cannot move anything. You use mv to do the move.

Quote:

I am using it to ask the user if the list is correct.

How are you using it? We're not mind readers.

Quote:

I thought that inside the case statement I should put what shoudl be carried out if the user says no.

...and what should be carried out when the use says yes.

Quote:

Sounds like maybe I shouldn't be using case

Yes, you should use case.

Quote:

or put that somewhere else in the script?

Isn't that what I suggested?

llsmr777 · #7 (**permalink**) 10-13-2008

Oh I'm sorry. I'm obviously clueless I know that!

here is my code

Code:

for i in `ls -1 | grep $1 | grep  $2`
do
x=`echo $i | sed 's/\.Sent/\.Done/g'`
echo mv $i DONE/$x
done
echo "Is this OK?"
read user_response

case $user_response in

"y"|"Y")
        mv $i DONE/$x
        echo moved $i to DONE/$x;;
*)
        echo "No changes made ...";;

esac

Code:

for i in `ls -1 | grep $1 | grep  $2`
do
x=`echo $i | sed 's/\.Sent/\.Done/g'`
echo mv $i DONE/$x
done

Here i am compliing my list that I want to rename from .Sent to .Done
And then outputing it to the screen

Code:

echo "Is this OK?"
read user_response

Here I ask if what outputed was what the user wants to move

Code:

case $user_response in

"y"|"Y")

        for i in `ls -1 | grep $1 | grep  $2`
        do
        x=`echo $i | sed 's/\.Sent/\.Done/g'`
        mv $i DONE/$x;;
*)
        echo "No changes made ...";;

esac

Here I want the files to be moved from .Sent to .Done and then if the user says Y
and to print to screen "No changes made" if the user says no

When I run the script it lists all the files
then asks me if it's ok
when I hit Y
And I do a listing only 1 of the files listed were moved not all.

Thanks again.

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