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04-26-2012
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gzip of a file in the same folder
I want gzip of a file in the same folder where it is kept now $filename = '/var/dev/test.txt' /opt/home/>> Code:
gzip -c $filename > test.txt.gz however command creates it in the folder in /opt/home/ How to gzip a file in the same directory where it is now , no matter from where we execute and also the file path and folder is selected from variable and hence cant hardcode in gzip command |
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04-26-2012
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Use regex to extract the path (everything to the left of the last slash) from $filename into $filepath, then use that in your command: Code:
gzip -c $filename > $filepath/test.txt.gz Last edited by Scrutinizer; 04-26-2012 at 09:02 AM.. Reason: code tags |
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04-26-2012
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since the path is already given in the filename, and you are only adding .gz suffix, you shouldn't have to strip the path to add it back again... Code:
gzip -c "$filename" > "$filename.gz" this way /var/dev/test.txt goes to /var/dev/test.txt.gz |
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