06-30-2010
Archive directory script with tar/compress
Hi all
I need to write a script that archives all files with a certain date in the filename, to another location.
It has to run on a AIX using tar/compress or another
standard AIX tool.
The directory will have
x files, each prefixed with a date like yyyymmdd_desc.csv.
I need all to be able to call the script with 4 parameters:
- Directory to start in (read from)
- Prefixed date (used for file selection)
- Directory to place/write the archive in (write to)
- Archive filename
After the compress the script also needs to delete all files from the directory that was added to the new archive.
I have been trying to use find, grep, do loops - but has not been able to find a solution
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ftpconversions(4) Kernel Interfaces Manual ftpconversions(4)
NAME
ftpconversions - ftpd conversions database
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
The conversions known by and their attributes are stored in an ASCII file that is structured as below. Each line in the file provides a
description for a single conversion. Fields are separated by colons (:).
Field Description
1 strip prefix
2 strip postfix
3 addon prefix
4 addon postfix
5 external command
6 types
7 options
8 description
strip postfix and addon postfix can be the file extensions or or or The file extensions the ftp server supports and the action that the ftp
server performs is summarized in the table below. This feature is supported only when using the command.
| |
True Filename | Specified Filename | Action
--------------+--------------------+---------------------------------------
filename.Z | filename | Decompress file before transmitting
filename | filename.Z | Compress filename before transmitting
filename | filename.tar | Tar filename before transmitting
filename | filename.tar.Z | Tar and compress filename
| | before transmitting
external command field is used to specify the path of the program/script to be used to perform the action specified for the different file
extensions as described in the above table.
types field indicates the flags that must be checked before compressing, decompressing, tarring and untarring the file requested by the
command.
options field specifies the options for the program/script specified in the external command field.
description is a short description of each conversion.
NOTE: The HP-UX command does not support any option to do or If the user wants to perform any such action, he/she must then write his/her
own program/script to do it and specify the pathname of the program/script in the external command field in the file. Also a copy of the
programs/scripts used to perform the conversions and the respective libraries used by the programs/scripts must be copied into the home
directory of each of the and user accounts for the and users to be able to perform on-the-fly conversions.
WARNINGS
The conversions mechanism does not currently support the strip prefix and addon prefix fields.
FILES
AUTHOR
was developed by the Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.
SEE ALSO
ftpd(1M), ftpaccess(4).
ftpconversions(4)