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Old 07-31-2013
Work on multiple directories, same filename
Can this be done and if yes how?
I have 10 directories that end with the name 'cuff'

eg dir1-cuff , dir2-cuff

All these directories have a file named xyz.gtf


How do I run the same code for each directory and print an output inside the directory

something like
Code:
for dir in *cuff
do
cd $dir
awk '{.......}' xyz.gtf > abc.txt
cd ..
done

# 2  
Old 07-31-2013
Code:
for dir in *cuff
do
        [ -d "$dir" ] && awk '{...}' "${dir}/xyz.gtf"
done

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Old 07-31-2013
..., and apply the same ${dir} to the output file: > "${dir}/abc.txt"
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Old 07-31-2013
Quote:
Originally Posted by Yoda
Code:
for dir in *cuff
do
        [ -d "$dir" ] && awk '{...}' "${dir}/xyz.gtf"
done

You can leverage pathname expansion to further simplify:
Code:
for dir in *cuff/
do
        awk '{...}' "${dir}/xyz.gtf"
done

Regards,
Alister
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