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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Comparison of two file using bash scripting Post 302837223 by gacanepa on Thursday 25th of July 2013 11:19:34 AM
Old 07-25-2013
Quote:
Originally Posted by kashif.live
I need following code in linux bash:


Step 1:


run a command and create file1

run a command and create file2


compare file1 and 2

if any difference go to step 1 (keep trying 4 times, if no success, abort program)

else do nothing and continue program.


now I'm stuck with this comparison and then if loop and iterations. i know diff and comm can be used but unable to understand, How as i dont want any particular output and then how to manage these 4 iterations. can anyone please let me know?
What are the possible contents of file1 and file2?
Does the comparison need to be performed line by line between file1 and file2, or what kind of comparison do you need? File size?
Why would you need to perform the comparison 4 times? If it fails once, it will fail 4 times. If you're considering to perform the comparison WHILE you are adding contents to any of those files, the execution of the script can fail as you are trying to access a file that is being currently used by another process.
Please provide more details and we'll be more than glad to help.
 

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RBASH(1)						      General Commands Manual							  RBASH(1)

NAME
rbash - restricted bash, see bash(1) RESTRICTED SHELL
If bash is started with the name rbash, or the -r option is supplied at invocation, the shell becomes restricted. A restricted shell is used to set up an environment more controlled than the standard shell. It behaves identically to bash with the exception that the follow- ing are disallowed or not performed: o changing directories with cd o setting or unsetting the values of SHELL, PATH, ENV, or BASH_ENV o specifying command names containing / o specifying a filename containing a / as an argument to the . builtin command o specifying a filename containing a slash as an argument to the -p option to the hash builtin command o importing function definitions from the shell environment at startup o parsing the value of SHELLOPTS from the shell environment at startup o redirecting output using the >, >|, <>, >&, &>, and >> redirection operators o using the exec builtin command to replace the shell with another command o adding or deleting builtin commands with the -f and -d options to the enable builtin command o using the enable builtin command to enable disabled shell builtins o specifying the -p option to the command builtin command o turning off restricted mode with set +r or set +o restricted. These restrictions are enforced after any startup files are read. When a command that is found to be a shell script is executed, rbash turns off any restrictions in the shell spawned to execute the script. SEE ALSO
bash(1) GNU Bash-4.0 2004 Apr 20 RBASH(1)
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