1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Dear All, I want to write the Unix command that searches through all subdirectories, finds the files named ''core'' and deletes them. I will very much appreciate your help. David (4 Replies)

2. Solaris

Hello: Could someone please explain to me how to create a subdirectory in the /home directory. I have tried creating a new user but the default path for a new user is /export/home. I am running Unix 5.8 on a Sun Blade 100. Thanks. (8 Replies)

3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Suppose I have two directories a and b. Each directory has a few subdirectories, a1 a2 a3 and b1, b2, b3 respectively. Using ls, I can see a and b. Then I need cd a, ls, cd ../b, ls to see all the subdirectories. How to see all the directories and subdirectories easily, say using just one... (2 Replies)

4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi, How to loop through all the subdirectories in a directory, merge the files present in it to a single file in that subdirectory itself and remove the original files? Please advise. (5 Replies)

5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Here is my question in bash for f in f1 f2 do cd $f cd ??? # i need to enter the two layers of sub folders then find the folder named "abcde" ? cd .. # how to get out two layers subdirectories? cd .. done (2 Replies)

6. Shell Programming and Scripting

Here is my question in bash for f in f1 f2 do cd $f cd ??? # i need to enter the two layers of sub folders then find the folder named "abcde" ? cd .. # how to get out two layers subdirectories? cd .. done (3 Replies)

7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hello, Can anyone help me figure out how to test if the item in the directory is a subdirectory? I'm writing a code to copy all the contents of directory1 to directory2, but I want to skip all the subdirectories. Thanks! (4 Replies)

8. Shell Programming and Scripting

I have 2 directories a/ and b/, they have different subdirectories, how to diff with missing file, or missing subdirectory and if i have in a/ directory "a/ACD/DEF" DEF is a file, but in b/ directory "b/ACD/DEF is a SUBDIRECTORY, how to diff it, thanks my solution for directories, ... (7 Replies)

9. Linux

Please help me with a shell script to get the stats on many subdirectories (sub1), (sub2) etc under a mother directory (big) /big | |_______sub1 |_______sub2 |_______sub3 --------- I want to know 1. What is the last file accessed in each subdirectory with date and by whom 2.... (2 Replies)