05-31-2016
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Originally Posted by
bakunin
I understood that already. Now, such a task breaks down to two parts: first, write a script which takes a certain directory name and then executes the task you described below for that one directory (respectively the files in this directory). The second part is to create a list of these directories and then call the script with each of these directory names as arguments.
You probably have overseen my mentioning of the find-command. It has everything you need to do this second part (creating a list of directory names) and i suggest you follow the link i gave you and find out how it works. Once you get that covered we will find out how to write a script which does what you want for one directory supplied on the commandline.
bakunin
Perhaps there is some misunderstanding on my part. I'm including screenshots to make sure I did not describe something incorrectly. I went ahead and made a list of all the folders in the directory. Please see below if I have done it correctly.
Last edited by azurite; 06-15-2016 at 12:47 AM..
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NAME
list directory - Displays a list of all the directories whose names match the specified directory name
SYNOPSIS
cdscp list directory directory-name [with attribute-name = attribute-value]
ARGUMENTS
The full name of a specific directory. The last simple name can contain wildcard characters. The name of a particular attribute. The
value of a particular attribute.
DESCRIPTION
The list directory command displays a list of all the directories whose names match the specified directory name. The last simple name can
contain wildcards. You can use a with attribute-name = attribute-value clause to limit output only to directories whose attributes have
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