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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Copy all the files with time stamp and remove header,trailer from file Post 302129332 by ksrams on Monday 30th of July 2007 01:25:30 PM
Old 07-30-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by Shell_Life
Ksrams,
If you do not display exactly what you are entering, we will not get anywhere.

Display exactly how you are running the shell.
Shell_Life,
Sorry..here is the information..

code for input_cp_output.ksh:

Quote:
$more input_cp_output.ksh
#!/bin/ksh
inDir=$1 #Input Directory
outDir=$2 #output directory
timeStmpExpr='_[0-9]\{8\}.[0-9]\{6\}.txt'
echo 'Just before ls 11111'
ls ${inDir}
echo 'Just before ls-grep 22222'
ls ${inDir} | grep $timeStmpExpr
echo 'Just before ls-grep-while 22222'
ls ${inDir} | grep $timeStmpExpr | \
while read inFile
do
echo "inside loop"
FName=`echo ${inFile} | sed "s/\(.*\)${timeStmpExpr}/\1/"`
outFile=${outDir}${FName}'.txt'
sed '1d;$d' ${inFile} > ${outFile}
rm -f ${inFile}
done
echo "FIle copying COmpleted"
I am executing this script input_cp_output.ksh using the following command
Quote:
$ input_cp_output.ksh /home/dev/input/mhs/iss/cdw_mhs /home/dev/output/mhs/iss/temp
out put is :
Quote:
Just before ls 11111
covmas_20070629_145617.TXT ncamas_20070629_145617.TXT
demfrz_20070629_145617.TXT rcgmas_20070629_145617.TXT
diamas_20070629_145617.TXT rf1mas_20070629_145617.TXT
enbfrz_20070629_145617.TXT rf2mas_20070629_145617.TXT
enpfrz_20070629_145617.TXT rfbmas.txt
mcmmas_20070629_145617.TXT rfbmas_20070629_145617.TXT
mcmmas_20070629_145617.txt rfbmas_20070629_145617.txt
memfrz_20070629_145617.TXT svcmas_20070629_145617.TXT
Just before ls-grep 22222
mcmmas_20070629_145617.txt
rfbmas_20070629_145617.txt
Just before ls-grep-while 22222
inside loop
Can't open mcmmas_20070629_145617.txt
inside loop
Can't open rfbmas_20070629_145617.txt
FIle copying COmpleted
Could you please explain me why its not able open files mcmmas_20070629_145617.txt, rfbmas_20070629_145617.txt
Thanks in advance..
 

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