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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting creating multiple sub-/directories using a shell script Post 302563349 by frymor on Tuesday 11th of October 2011 04:03:49 AM
Old 10-11-2011
Network creating multiple sub-/directories using a shell script
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Hi,
I am looking for a way of creating multiple directories using the mkdir -p command in a shell script.
I'm working with an Ubuntu machine and try to do something like that:
#!/bin/sh

# Create required directories to support pipelines (BWAse, BWApe, and others to come...)

Code:
echo ***Creating  Directory Structure***
mkdir -p "temp/{temp1,temp2, temp3}"
mkdir -p temp/down/{struc1,struc2,struc3,struc4}

I would like to have each of the directories in the {} as sub-directories of the directory before.
The problem is that I get only one directory with the complete name inclusive the {}.
It looks like that:

Code:
ll -R temp
temp:
total 16
drwxr-xr-x  4  USER 4096 2011-10-11 09:53 ./
drwxr-xr-x 31  USER 4096 2011-10-11 09:53 ../
drwxr-xr-x  3  USER 4096 2011-10-11 09:53 down/
drwxr-xr-x  2  USER 4096 2011-10-11 09:53 {temp1,temp2, temp3}/

temp/down:
total 12
drwxr-xr-x 3  USER 4096 2011-10-11 09:53 ./
drwxr-xr-x 4  USER 4096 2011-10-11 09:53 ../
drwxr-xr-x 2  USER 4096 2011-10-11 09:53 {struc1,struc2,struc3,struc4}/

temp/down/{struc1,struc2,struc3,struc4}:
total 8
drwxr-xr-x 2  USER 4096 2011-10-11 09:53 ./
drwxr-xr-x 3  USER 4096 2011-10-11 09:53 ../

temp/{temp1,temp2, temp3}:
total 8
drwxr-xr-x 2  USER 4096 2011-10-11 09:53 ./
drwxr-xr-x 4 USER  4096 2011-10-11 09:53 ../

What am doing wrong? Is there a way of automating this procedure?
Thanks
Assa
 

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LEARN ABOUT SUSE

create_user_mapping

CREATE USER 
MAPPING(7)						   SQL Commands 					    CREATE USER MAPPING(7)

NAME

       CREATE USER MAPPING - define a new mapping of a user to a foreign server

SYNOPSIS

       CREATE USER MAPPING FOR { username | USER | CURRENT_USER | PUBLIC }
	   SERVER servername
	   [ OPTIONS ( option 'value' [ , ... ] ) ]

DESCRIPTION

       CREATE  USER  MAPPING  defines a mapping of a user to a foreign server. A user mapping typically encapsulates connection information that a
       foreign-data wrapper uses together with the information encapsulated be a foreign server to access an external data resource.

       The owner of a foreign server can create user mappings for that server for any user. Also, a user can create a user  mapping  for  his  own
       user name if USAGE privilege on the server has been granted to the user.

PARAMETERS

       username
	      The  name of an existing user that is mapped to foreign server.  CURRENT_USER and USER match the name of the current user. When PUB-
	      LIC is specified, a so-called public mapping is created that is used when no user-specific mapping is applicable.

       servername
	      The name of an existing server for which the user mapping is to be created.

       OPTIONS ( option 'value' [, ... ] )
	      This clause specifies the options of the user mapping. The options typically define the actual user name and password  of  the  map-
	      ping. Option names must be unique. The allowed option names and values are specific to the server's foreign-data wrapper.

EXAMPLES

       Create a user mapping for user bob, server foo:

       CREATE USER MAPPING FOR bob SERVER foo OPTIONS (user 'bob', password 'secret');

COMPATIBILITY

       CREATE USER MAPPING conforms to ISO/IEC 9075-9 (SQL/MED).

SEE ALSO

       ALTER   USER  MAPPING  [alter_user_mapping(7)],	DROP  USER  MAPPING  [drop_user_mapping(7)],  CREATE  FOREIGN  DATA  WRAPPER  [create_for-
       eign_data_wrapper(7)], CREATE SERVER [create_server(7)]

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