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# 1  
Old 09-06-2009
No such file or directory

When I tried to execute the following line at the command prompt, It is working properly..

grep flux file1.out > file1.csv

But when I supply this line in a 'other.txt' file, it is giving me the error :

No such file or directory

The file contents are :

grep flux file1.out > file1.csv
grep flux file2.out > file2.csv
grep flux file3.out > file3.csv
grep flux file4.out > file4.csv
# 2  
Old 09-06-2009
Not clear to me.
What did you type at the command prompt which gave the error message "No such file or directory" ? Please post the full message because that usually contains the name of the file which cannot be found.
Please post which Operating System you have and which shell?

Quote:
The file contents are
Which file?
# 3  
Old 09-06-2009
Try specifying the directory that the file is located in. If you are executing this from a different directory then the one that the file is located in then you would get this message.
# 4  
Old 09-06-2009
Is it possible you typed something like
Code:
. /.other.txt

?

when maybe you meant to type
Code:
. ./other.txt

?
# 5  
Old 09-07-2009
Keep the script file and file*.out file in same directory or give the full path of file*.out in the script file.
 
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