01-27-2008
Use awk to create new folder in current directory
Alright, I am sure this is a laughable question, but I don't know so I am going to ask anyway.
I have a little script I am writing to take information from one source, recode it in a certain way, and print to files for each subject I have data for. This all works perfectly. I just want to put a little icing on the cake if you will and make is so no matter where I run the script, or on what computer, it will always send all of the output to a new folder in the current directory.
To be more specific. Lets say I am running the script in /home/research/.
Instead of sending the output to the current directory proper, I want to create a new folder to stuff it all in, so it is not intermingled with my other files. I travel a lot, so if I hardcode " > "iat_exp/" et "_" sn ".out", I get an error if the folder iat_exp does not exist yet.
So, I want my awk script to create that folder when it starts running.
I hope this is enough detail... I am an inexperienced scripter and am just using awk in cygwin on my xp laptop, although I am setting up my first Ubuntu box, so I am pretty excited about that.
Thanks all,
Chris
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RMF(1) [nmh-1.5] RMF(1)
NAME
rmf - remove an nmh folder
SYNOPSIS
rmf [+folder] [-interactive | -nointeractive] [-version] [-help]
DESCRIPTION
Rmf removes all of the messages (files) within the specified (or default) folder, and then removes the folder (directory) itself.
If there are any files within the folder which are not a part of nmh, they will not be removed, and an error will be produced. If the
folder is given explicitly or the -nointeractive option is given, then the folder will be removed without confirmation. Otherwise, the
user will be asked for confirmation. If rmf can't find the current folder, for some reason, the folder to be removed defaults to `+inbox'
(unless overridden by user's profile entry "Inbox") with confirmation.
If the folder being removed is a subfolder, the parent folder will become the new current folder, and rmf will produce a message telling
the user this has happened. This provides an easy mechanism for selecting a set of messages, operating on the list, then removing the list
and returning to the current folder from which the list was extracted.
If rmf s used on a read-only folder, it will delete all the (private) sequences (i.e., "atr-seq-folder" entries) for this folder from your
context without affecting the folder itself.
Rmf irreversibly deletes messages that don't have other links, so use it with caution.
FILES
$HOME/.mh_profile The user profile
PROFILE COMPONENTS
Path: To determine the user's nmh directory
Current-Folder: To find the default current folder
Inbox: To find the default inbox
SEE ALSO
rmm(1)
DEFAULTS
`+folder' defaults to the current folder, usually with confirmation
`-interactive' if +folder' not given, `-nointeractive' otherwise
CONTEXT
Rmf will set the current folder to the parent folder if a subfolder is removed; or if the current folder is removed, it will make "inbox"
current. Otherwise, it doesn't change the current folder or message.
BUGS
Although intuitively one would suspect that rmf works recursively, it does not. Hence if you have a sub-folder within a folder, in order
to rmf the parent, you must first rmf each of the children.
MH.6.8 11 June 2012 RMF(1)