11-19-2009
Delete all files if another files in the same directory has a matching occurence of a specific word
Hello,
I have several files in a specific directory.
A specific string in one file can occur in another files.
If this string is in other files. Then all the files in which this string occured should be deleted and only 1 file should remain with the string.
Example.
file1
ShortName "Blue Jeans"
price 89.47
cur EURO
file2
ShortName "Blue Jeans"
Price 59.47
CUR USD
file3
ShortName "Blue Jeans"
Price 99.47
CUR GBP
Since the value of ShortName "Blue Jeans" is occuring in file2 & file3. Both this file should be deleted. Similarly files with other ShortName
Could any one please help me how can it done via script (ksh, SED, AWK). I am on solaris.
Thank you
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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
cryptdir
CRYPTDIR(1) General Commands Manual CRYPTDIR(1)
NAME
cryptdir - encrypt/decrypt all files in a directory
SYNOPSIS
cryptdir [ dir ]
decryptdir [ dir ]
INTRODUCTION
cryptdir encrypts all files in the current directory (or the given directory if one is provided as an argument). When called as decryptdir
(i.e., same program, different name), all files are decrypted.
NOTES
When encrypting, you are prompted twice for the password as a precautionary measure. It would be a disaster to encrypt files with a pass-
word that wasn't what you intended.
In contrast, when decrypting, you are only prompted once. If it's the wrong password, no harm done.
Encrypted files have the suffix .crypt appended. This prevents files from being encrypted twice. The suffix is removed upon decryption.
Thus, you can easily add files to an encrypted directory and run cryptdir on it without worrying about the already encrypted files.
BUGS
The man page is longer than the program.
SEE ALSO
"Exploring Expect: A Tcl-Based Toolkit for Automating Interactive Programs" by Don Libes, O'Reilly and Associates, January 1995.
AUTHOR
Don Libes, National Institute of Standards and Technology
1 January 1993 CRYPTDIR(1)