1. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi guys, Probably an easy one, but how do you sort a directory so that the files come first, then subdirectories? ie ./dir1 contains file 1 subdir 1 file 2 i need it to become file 1 file 2 subdir 1 as i'm using it in a script to pass each one through a for loop, and would... (2 Replies)

2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi guys, Probably an easy one, but how do you sort a directory so that the files come first, then subdirectories? ie ./dir1 has file 1 subdir 1 file 2 i need it to become file 1 file 2 subdir 1 as i'm using it in a script to pass each one through a for loop, and would like all... (3 Replies)

3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

If I do an ls -l on a directory I get this: -rw-r--r-- 1 root other 5248094 Jun 24 03:56 monitor.log.7 -rw-r--r-- 1 root other 5248303 Jul 11 11:19 ct.log.1 -rw-r--r-- 1 root other 5248907 Jun 29 06:01 ct_monitor.log.5 -rw-r--r-- 1 root other 5249042 Jun 19... (1 Reply)

4. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi Guys, I am very new to Unix.Can anyone tell me how to sort a file based on fields. For example, I am having a file whose contents are mentioned below: 2233|charles harris |g.m. |sales |12/12/52| 90000 9876|bill johnson |director... (3 Replies)

5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi, I have a file which has data as path/1.xml path/2.xml,...(each in separate lines) I want to sort this file in order. It is not working when I give "sort filename" The number of "/" in path can vary. Thanks, Floyd (1 Reply)

6. Shell Programming and Scripting

I have a text file with full list of files with their full path. I wanted to sort it by directory then files then subdirectory by alphabetically. When I used the sort command it doesn't give like what I want. Could somebody help me on this. Here is the ex: This is what I'm getting... (2 Replies)

7. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hello forum members, I am writing a script to two tasks. 1: displaying the list of the files in the current directory. 2: removing the specifed file from the list. I have written a sample script ,so can u please verfiy and correct. echo Enter list of files ls *.txt read textfile rm -f... (3 Replies)

8. Shell Programming and Scripting

I have files with the name myfile_YYMMDD.txt I need to sort them by their date stamp. I know this will work. ls -lrt * | awk '{print $9}' | cut -d "_" -f3 | sort However, it just returns YYMMDD.txt I can then append the myfile_ to it. However, that myfile_ may change. How do... (1 Reply)

9. Homework & Coursework Questions

1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data: I'm trying to use a directory path to enter a new directory and sort the files there. I'm using the language C with a system call in Unix to sort the files from smallest to largest. 2. Relevant commands, code, scripts, algorithms:... (1 Reply)

10. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi All, I am working on a huge pile of data. Its about a service initiating a call and and finishing it. The columns that I have is: Date Time URL Call Type ServiceName 5/11/2015 15:00:00 http-/0.0.0.0:8091-9 going to... (3 Replies)