Assuming the file list is in a file already. (You could pipe the ls directly to the rest of the commands, if you were so inclined.)
Now, try out the following command:
You can append to this a head -1 to get the top line.
You can also do a cut -d"|" -f2 to get the filename back for the oldest entry.
If this works, then the rest of the logic will flow much smoother.
Hi:-
I need help with a script I need to modify: - what's the best/easiest way to find out the oldest file in a directory and then move this file to another directory?
Thanks, (5 Replies)
Hi all,
I am a newbie to scripting and I need your help regarding finding the oldest file in a particular directory. My intention is to remove that oldest file.
Are there any options available with the "find" command to do this..
Thanks in advance for your help
Pavan (4 Replies)
I am trying to determine the oldest and most recent files in a huge directory. I am using an ls -tr statement outside my find statement. The directory is too big and I am getting an "arg list too long" error. Is there something I can put in my find statement that doesn't create a list to... (2 Replies)
Hi ,
Please help with the following questions
1) how can i find size of a file ? i have written du -k $flname > s1 . Is this right ?
Any other better suggeastions ?
2) how do I use mv command for moving the file ? I need the syntax with some examples
3) Command for printing the total... (1 Reply)
I'm still up trying to figure this out and it is driving me nuts.
I have a log file which has a basic format of this...
2010-10-10 22:25:42
Init block 'UA Deployment Date': Dynamic refresh of repository scope variables has failed.
The ODBC function has returned an error. The database... (4 Replies)
Hello,
I have lots of sequentially numbered files which make up an image sequence.
I'm trying to do two things with it:
#1: Find gaps in the sequence and move each range of sequencial files into their own subfolder.
#2: Designate a starting point (file) and move every 24th file into... (4 Replies)
Hi
I have some files in directory and the names of files are like
jnhld_15233_2010-11-23
jnhld_15233_2007-10-01
jnhld_15233_2001-05-04
jnhld_15233_2011-11-11
jnhld_15233_2005-06-07
jnhld_15233_2000-04-01
..etc
How can i sort these files based on the date in the file name so that ... (4 Replies)
Hi,
I have two types of file names
filename1_12345 or filename1-12345 at the same time I have second type
filename2-12345 in a txt file.
I am trying to write awk script that will sort these names with below pattern
ALL file names like
filename1_12345 and filename1-12345 will go to... (1 Reply)
Hi
I am want to create a script where the file gets moved from the current folder to a folder transfer based on the oldest first. This script should run one file at a time using a loop. I want it as a loop because I want to do some processing while I have one file. Can anyone guide me on this? (2 Replies)
I have a dilemma, we have users who are copying files to "directory 1." These images have file names which include the year it was taken. I need to put together a script to do the following:
Examine the file naming convention, ensuring it's the proper format (e.g. test-1983_filename-123.tif)... (8 Replies)
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stag-autoschema
STAG-AUTOSCHEMA(1p) User Contributed Perl Documentation STAG-AUTOSCHEMA(1p)NAME
stag-autoschema - writes the implicit stag-schema for a stag file
SYNOPSIS
stag-autoschema -w sxpr sample-data.xml
stag-autoschema -dtd sample-data.xml
DESCRIPTION
Takes a stag compatible file (xml, sxpr, itext), or a file in any format plus a parser, and writes out the implicit underlying stag-schema
stag-schema should look relatively self-explanatory.
Here is an example stag-schema, shown in sxpr syntax:
(db
(person*
(name "s"
(address+
(address_type "s")
(street "s")
(street2? "s")
(city "s")
(zip? "s")))))
The database db contains zero or more persons, each person has a mandatory name and at least one address.
The cardinality mnemonics are as follows:
+ 1 or more
? 0 or one
* 0 or more
The default cardinality is 1
ARGUMENTS
-p|parser FORMAT
FORMAT is one of xml, sxpr or itext, or the name of a perl module
xml assumed as default
-dtd
exports schema as DTD
-w|writer FORMAT
FORMAT is one of xml, sxpr or itext, or the name of a perl module, OR DTD
The default is sxpr
note that stag schemas exported as xml will be invalid xml, due to the use of symbols *, +, ? in the node names
LIMITATIONS
not event based - memory usage becomes exhorbitant on large files; prepare a small sample beforehand
perl v5.10.0 2008-12-23 STAG-AUTOSCHEMA(1p)