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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting what is the right syntax ?? Post 302120033 by convenientstore on Saturday 2nd of June 2007 10:10:00 PM
Old 06-02-2007
that did not work

[root@rleeserver tmp]# cat yaho11
#! /bin/sh

dir1=$1
dir2=$2
echo $dir1
echo $dir2

find /home/"$dir1" -type d -print |
sed -e "s;/home/$dir1 /;/home/$dir2/;" |
while read newdir
do
mkdir $newdir
done
[root@rleeserver tmp]# sh -x ./yaho11 xmen3 xmen4
+ dir1=xmen3
+ dir2=xmen4
+ echo xmen3
xmen3
+ echo xmen4
xmen4
+ find /home/xmen3 -type d -print
+ sed -e 's;/home/xmen3 /;/home/xmen4/;'
+ read newdir
+ mkdir /home/xmen3
mkdir: cannot create directory `/home/xmen3': File exists
+ read newdir
+ mkdir /home/xmen3/one
mkdir: cannot create directory `/home/xmen3/one': File exists
+ read newdir
+ mkdir /home/xmen3/three
mkdir: cannot create directory `/home/xmen3/three': File exists
+ read newdir
+ mkdir /home/xmen3/two
mkdir: cannot create directory `/home/xmen3/two': File exists
+ read newdir
[root@rleeserver tmp]#
 

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createhomedir(1)					    BSD General Commands Manual 					  createhomedir(1)

NAME
createhomedir -- create and populate home directories on the local computer. SYNOPSIS
createhomedir [-scbalh] [-n directoryDomainName] [-u username] DESCRIPTION
createhomedir provides several options for creating and populating home directories. OPTIONS
-s creates home directories for server home paths only (default). -c creates home directories for local home paths only. -b creates home directories for both server and local home paths. -a creates home directories for users defined in all directory domains of the server's search path. -l creates home directories for users defined in the local directory domain. -n directoryDomainName creates home directories for users defined in a specific directory domain in the server's search path. -u username creates a home directory for a specific user defined in the domain(s) identified in the -a, -l, or -n parameter. If you omit the -a, -l, and -n parameters when you use the -u parameter, -a is assumed. -i reads username list from standard input and creates specified home directories. Each username should be on its own line. -h usage help. FILES
/usr/sbin/createhomedir location of tool CAVEATS
When using the -a option, search limits of various directory servers (such as Open Directory or Active Directory) can prevent all possible home directories from being created. In this case, you may need to specify the usernames explicitly. Mac OS X June 1, 2019 Mac OS X
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