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Need help with a Bash shell script
Post 302512400 by thrasher210 on Sunday 10th of April 2011 12:14:47 AM
04-10-2011
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You've got a LONG way to go my friend!
The variable '$#' returns how many positional parameters the function has (a numerical value).
You-re setting the variable 'files' to the output of ls -a $HOME, and then resetting it inside the function to '$#'
for hidden in $#, will NEVER return a value of "." it's numerical! So your [ test ] will not produce a TRUE result.
Do you want regular files that are not hidden?
Directories are still regular files.
What about hidden directories?
Even after correcting the above,
Is wrong, because hidden_files are also files, so it should be $files - $hidden
The variable '$#' returns how many positional parameters the function has (a numerical value).
You-re setting the variable 'files' to the output of ls -a $HOME, and then resetting it inside the function to '$#'
for hidden in $#, will NEVER return a value of "." it's numerical! So your [ test ] will not produce a TRUE result.
Do you want regular files that are not hidden?
Directories are still regular files.
What about hidden directories?
Even after correcting the above,
Is wrong, because hidden_files are also files, so it should be $files - $hidden
yah i am still pretty fresh to linux scripting. thanks for your help tho i really appreciated it
the output that i want is all the files in home and then all that are hidden
so regular files is basicly total files and the hidden are just the hidden files from the total
Last edited by thrasher210; 04-10-2011 at 01:28 AM..
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