05-18-2009
bash scripting help!!
Hi,
can anyone help me with my scrip please. I wanted do following tasks:
1. List all the directory
2. A STDIN to ask user to enter a directory name from listed directories
3. command to check if the directory exists( or a command to validate if the user entered a valid directory name)
4. if it is a valid directory name, exit with a text message: your directory is found".
5. if it is not found, display error message" directory not foun, please enter a valid directory name". also keep prompting user until he/she enters a valid dir name
Thanks in advance.
Last edited by eminjan; 05-19-2009 at 01:48 AM..
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NAME
list directory - Displays a list of all the directories whose names match the specified directory name
SYNOPSIS
cdscp list directory directory-name [with attribute-name = attribute-value]
ARGUMENTS
The full name of a specific directory. The last simple name can contain wildcard characters. The name of a particular attribute. The
value of a particular attribute.
DESCRIPTION
The list directory command displays a list of all the directories whose names match the specified directory name. The last simple name can
contain wildcards. You can use a with attribute-name = attribute-value clause to limit output only to directories whose attributes have
values equal to the specified values. A space must precede and follow the = (equals sign).
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NOTE
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