UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi, so I have been doing ok making a relatively simple script just processing some data. However I am now at the point where im struggling to find the specific help I need.

I have files in the form of yyyy.ddd.hh.mm.ss.stationnumber.component (they are earthquake events). eg.
2006.162.20.11.27.N60027.e
2006.162.20.11.27.N60027.n
2006.162.20.11.27.N60027.z
2006.165.04.28.18.N60027.e
2006.165.04.28.18.N60027.n
2006.165.04.28.18.N60027.z ....

So each event is split into 3 files, and i have ~ 30 events.
I need to read these all into a program 3 at a time, ie the e, n & z. And this is where i am having the problem.
I can do
read day1time1. and this reads all the n,e,z components at the same time, so do i need to create a loop? to then run the section of the script again but to read in day2time2. ?

The Bash version Im using is 3.2.25(1).


Any help/tips will be greatly appreciated, thanks!

*EDIT for exact filenames*

You can try:

Code:

for i in {1..30}; do
  your_program "day${i}time${i}"*
done

Thanks bartus11

However i think i may have over simplified my file names! and it may be a little more complicated. The files are name in the format yyyy.ddd.hh.mm.ss.stationnumber.component (they are earthquake events). For eg.

2006.162.20.11.27.N60027.e
2006.162.20.11.27.N60027.n
2006.162.20.11.27.N60027.z
2006.165.04.28.18.N60027.e
2006.165.04.28.18.N60027.n
2006.165.04.28.18.N60027.z

Sorry!

Is the order in which those files are processed by your program important? i.e. does it matter if 2006.165.04.28.18* files are processed before 2006.162.20.11.27*?

No. The program just rotates the .e and .n components into radial and tangential components. The date is only for grouping them into an event

Try:

Code:

for i in *.e; do 
  your_program "${i%.e}"*
done

Thanks again, however im not sure why that doesnt work, it still asks me to specify the files.
Here, I have an example script for the program im trying to use but it uses csh and im trying to use bash.

Code:

#/bin/csh
#
# The files should be named:
#    basename[n,e,z]
#     and the event and station coordinates should
#     be in the header of the files.
#
if ($#argv == 0) then
 echo "Usage: equalize basename waterlevel gauss_width tshift"
 exit 1
endif
#
# Set up the input
#
set filename = $1
set outfile = $1
set waterlevel = $2
set gaussian = $3
set time_shift = $4
#
# Run the Program
#
pwaveqn << echo
$filename
y
n
$outfile
$waterlevel
$gaussian
$time_shift
n
echo
# All Done

Really sorry this is turning out to be more of a problem then i originally expected!