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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Check if a file exists with certain prefix Post 302226539 by Franklin52 on Tuesday 19th of August 2008 07:51:16 AM
Old 08-19-2008
You can do something like this:

Code:
for file in *; do
  prefix=echo ${file:0:3}
  if [ "$prefix" = "ABC" ];  then
    # do something
  else
    # do something else
  fi
done

Regards
Last edited by Franklin52; 08-19-2008 at 10:18 AM.. Reason: ${file:1:3} must be ${file:0:3}
 

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wzd-config

WZD-CONFIG(1)						    wzdftpd Client Applications 					     WZD-CONFIG(1)

NAME

       wzd-config - retrieve information about the installed version of wzdftpd

SYNOPSIS

       wzd-config { --prefix | --exec-prefix | --data-dir | --libs | --cflags | --version }...

DESCRIPTION

       The  wzd-config	utility  prints configuration parameters of the currently installed version of wzdftpd. It is intended, for example, to be
       used by software packages that want to interface to wzdftpd to facilitate finding the required header files and libraries.

OPTIONS

       To use wzd-config, supply one or more of the following options:

       --prefix
	      Print the installation prefix, as specified in configure script.

       --exec-prefix
	      Print the installation prefix for executables, usually the same as prefix.  This is where you will find  server  ($eprefix/sbin)	or
	      tools ($eprefix/bin).

       --data-dir
	      Print installation dir for data, modules and backends.

       --libs Print the location of object code libraries (use to develop new extensions).

       --cflags
	      Print the location of include headers (use to develop new extensions).

       --version
	      Print the version of wzdftpd and exit.

       If more than one option (except for --version) is given, the information is printed in that order, one item per line.

NOTES

       In  releases  prior to wzdftpd 0.4, before the wzd-config came to be, a method for finding the equivalent configuration information did not
       exist.

HISTORY

       The wzd-config utility first appeared in wzdftpd 0.4.

Application							    2003-11-02							     WZD-CONFIG(1)
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