Is it possible to have a for loop nested inside another for loop? I am trying to run a script against specific files inside a child directory but I can't seem to find a solution that is clean and affect to do it. Here is what I am trying do. I have 2 gzip files in each of the Target Directories that I need to run a script against. Then after the report is generated by the script I need to move the report from the Output Target back into the Target Directory. I been looking for way to do the inbedding of the for in another for but I don't really seem to find a way that works. Any help would be appreciated. Thx in Advance.
Starting directory=/mnt
Target Directories=/mnt/TASK-WF001 through 200
Output file Directory=/export/home/files/output_files/
I see one problem. You're changing directory to the target directory at the start of the outer loop but not returning back up afterward so the next time through the loop, you try to go down one more directory level and fail.
Three possible solutions:
1) Add "cd .." before the outer "done".
2) More fool proof as it doesn't depend on all of the directories being on the same level: change the "cd" command to "pushd" and add a "popd" before the outer "done".
3) Less efficient but, IMHO, cleanest: run the contents of the outer loop in a subshell so the working directory is automatically reset:
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