11-02-2010
find + printf help
Hi, I have a scripting assignment for an intro to linux class and I'm really confused about how to do something seemingly simple.
I am supposed to Print the name of each file in the /data/dir16/subdir1 directory in the following format: "My name is: bin"
The desired output example looks like:
My name is: /data/dir16/dir1/testfile1
My name is: /data/dir16/dir1/testfile2
so on...
So first question is, am I on the right track in thinking I am supposed to use the find and printf combination?
Right now, all I've tried is various combinations of find /data/dir16/dir1 printf "My name is:" which just produces 13 instances of "My name is:".
How do I append the filenames to the end of the "My name is" string?
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NAME
FATSort - FAT filesystem sorting utility
SYNOPSIS
fatsort [options] device
DESCRIPTION
FATsort sorts directory structures of FAT filesystems. Many MP3 hardware players don't sort files automatically but play them in the order
they were transmitted to the device. FATSort can help here.
OPTIONS
-c This option causes FATSort to ignore the case of filenames (e.g. 'example.mp3' is equal to 'EXAMPLE.MP3').
-f Force sorting even if the device is mounted or if FATSort cannot determine if the device is mounted.
-h Shows some help information.
-i Prints some file system information of the specified device.
-l FATSort will not sort directory structures, but just print the current order.
-o type
This options specifies how FATSort will sort files and directories. type can be 'd' for directories before files (which is the
default), 'f' for files before directories, or 'a' for no differentiation between files and directories.
-n Uses natural order to sort directory structures instead of alphanumeric order. For example, an alphanumeric order would be
file123.mp3
file21.mp3
file3.mp3
and the corresponding natural order would be
file3.mp3
file21.mp3
file123.mp3.
-q FATSort will work quietly without printing additional information messages.
-r Sorts the directories in reverse order (Z-A).
-R Sorts the directories in random order.
-v Shows version information only.
The following options can be specified multiple times:
-d directory
Sort directory only
-D directory
Sort directory and all subdirectories
-x directory
Don't sort directory
-X directory
Don't sort directory and all subdirectories
-I prefix
Ignore filename prefix prefix during sorting. For example, passing option -I "the " tells FATSort to sort 'The Beatles.mp3' like
'Beatles.mp3'.
EXAMPLES
Sort FAT filesystem on an USB stick:
fatsort /dev/sda1
Sort FAT filesystem in a file:
fatsort /home/user/fat16_fs.img
Sort directory /dir1 and all subdirectories except /dir1/dirA:
fatsort /dev/sda1 -D /dir1 -x /dir1/dirA
Ignore prefixes 'a ' and 'the ' during sorting:
fatsort /dev/sda1 -I "a " -I "the "
AUTHOR
Boris Leidner <fatsort(at)formenos.de>
SEE ALSO
mount(8) fsck(8)
NOTES
FAT12 is not supported yet.
REPORT BUGS
Please report bugs to fatsort(at)formenos.de. Thanks.
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