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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Creating a directory based on date Post 302952659 by wisecracker on Thursday 20th of August 2015 04:19:34 PM

08-20-2015

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Not sure if this is what you want...
OSX 10.7.5, default bash terminal.
Just loop it as required and modify to suit...

Code:

#!/bin/bash
# newdir
YEARPATH="/Users/barrywalker/"
DATE=( $(date) )
if [ -e "$YEARPATH${DATE[3]}" ]
then
	echo "Drawer exists..."
	sleep 1
else
	mkdir "$YEARPATH${DATE[3]}"
fi
exit 0

Results...

Code:

Last login: Thu Aug 20 21:12:56 on ttys000
AMIGA:barrywalker~> cd Desktop/Code/Shell
AMIGA:barrywalker~/Desktop/Code/Shell> chmod 755 newdir
AMIGA:barrywalker~/Desktop/Code/Shell> ls /Users/barrywalker/
03080.sh		AAWG			Movies
03083.sh		AudioScope.sh		Music
03090.sh		AudioScope.sh.txt	Pictures
03100.sh		AudioScope.sh~		Public
03120.sh		AudioScope.txt		Scope
03140.sh		BW_HELP			URL
03180.sh		Desktop			listing.txt
03197.sh		Documents		sox-14.4.0
03220.sh		Downloads
03220.txt		Library
AMIGA:barrywalker~/Desktop/Code/Shell> ./newdir
AMIGA:barrywalker~/Desktop/Code/Shell> ls /Users/barrywalker/
03080.sh		2015			Library
03083.sh		AAWG			Movies
03090.sh		AudioScope.sh		Music
03100.sh		AudioScope.sh.txt	Pictures
03120.sh		AudioScope.sh~		Public
03140.sh		AudioScope.txt		Scope
03180.sh		BW_HELP			URL
03197.sh		Desktop			listing.txt
03220.sh		Documents		sox-14.4.0
03220.txt		Downloads
AMIGA:barrywalker~/Desktop/Code/Shell> ./newdir
Drawer exists...
AMIGA:barrywalker~/Desktop/Code/Shell> ./newdir
Drawer exists...
AMIGA:barrywalker~/Desktop/Code/Shell> ./newdir
Drawer exists...
AMIGA:barrywalker~/Desktop/Code/Shell> _

Notice the 2015 drawer now exists and is ignored until the next year is reached.

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