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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Delete lines upto matching path variable Post 302460794 by Bashingaway on Thursday 7th of October 2010 03:37:28 PM
Old 10-07-2010
Delete lines upto matching path variable
I have a script that if it crashes I want it to start again where it stopped.

The way to identify the tasklist is using a find command that list all the files that need the process performed on them

Code:
TASKLIST=`find /path/to/directory -iname *.dummy | sort`

The way to identify the ones that have already been processed is

Code:
FINLIST=`find /path/to/directory -iname *.txt | sort`

So I'm then trying to delete entries in TASKLIST up to the last FINLIST entry.

Code:
LASTDONE=`echo "$FINLIST" | tail -n1 | sed 's/\.txt//'
NEWJOBS=`echo "$TASKLIST" | sed "1,/${LASTDONE}/d"

I've tried syntax ${LASTDONE} and $LASTDONE as well as sed "1,|${LASTDONE}|d" to try a different delimeter.

I keep getting unknown command errors.

Could someone please point out the probably glaringly obvious mistake I'm making so this Frenchman stops tapdancing inside my head.

Thanks
 

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gnome2::wnck::tasklist

Gnome2::Wnck::Tasklist(3pm)				User Contributed Perl Documentation			       Gnome2::Wnck::Tasklist(3pm)

NAME

       Gnome2::Wnck::Tasklist - a tasklist widget, showing the list of windows as a list of buttons

HIERARCHY

	 Glib::Object
	 +----Glib::InitiallyUnowned
	      +----Gtk2::Object
		   +----Gtk2::Widget
			+----Gtk2::Container
			     +----Gnome2::Wnck::Tasklist

INTERFACES

	 Glib::Object::_Unregistered::AtkImplementorIface
	 Gtk2::Buildable

METHODS

   widget = Gnome2::Wnck::Tasklist->new ($screen)
       o   $screen (Gnome2::Wnck::Screen)

   $tasklist->set_button_relief ($relief)
       o   $relief (Gtk2::ReliefStyle)

   $tasklist->set_grouping_limit ($limit)
       o   $limit (integer)

   $tasklist->set_grouping ($grouping)
       o   $grouping (Gnome2::Wnck::TasklistGroupingType)

   $tasklist->set_icon_loader ($func, $data=undef)
       o   $func (scalar)

       o   $data (scalar)

   $tasklist->set_include_all_workspaces ($include_all_workspaces)
       o   $include_all_workspaces (boolean)

   integer = $tasklist->get_minimum_height
   $tasklist->set_minimum_height ($size)
       o   $size (integer)

   integer = $tasklist->get_minimum_width
   $tasklist->set_minimum_width ($size)
       o   $size (integer)

   $tasklist->set_screen ($screen)
       o   $screen (Gnome2::Wnck::Screen)

   list = $tasklist->get_size_hint_list
       Returns a list of integers.

   $tasklist->set_switch_workspace_on_unminimize ($switch_workspace_on_unminimize)
       o   $switch_workspace_on_unminimize (boolean)

ENUMS AND FLAGS

   enum Gnome2::Wnck::TasklistGroupingType
       o   'never-group' / 'WNCK_TASKLIST_NEVER_GROUP'

       o   'auto-group' / 'WNCK_TASKLIST_AUTO_GROUP'

       o   'always-group' / 'WNCK_TASKLIST_ALWAYS_GROUP'

   enum Gtk2::ReliefStyle
       o   'normal' / 'GTK_RELIEF_NORMAL'

       o   'half' / 'GTK_RELIEF_HALF'

       o   'none' / 'GTK_RELIEF_NONE'

SEE ALSO

       Gnome2::Wnck, Glib::Object, Glib::InitiallyUnowned, Gtk2::Object, Gtk2::Widget, Gtk2::Container

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2003-2006 by the gtk2-perl team.

       This software is licensed under the LGPL.  See Gnome2::Wnck for a full notice.

perl v5.14.2							    2011-11-16					       Gnome2::Wnck::Tasklist(3pm)
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