Help with file compare and move script Post: 303026412

Sponsored Content

Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Help with file compare and move script Post 303026412 by mattz40 on Tuesday 27th of November 2018 10:30:45 AM

11-27-2018

Registered User

Help with file compare and move script

I'm running debian (the raspbian version of it) and working on a script to compare files in 2 directories, source and target, move files with duplicate names to a 3rd directory, then move remaining files in source to target. I can't get the syntax right, keep getting syntax errors and can't get past the file comparison stage to start figuring out the move portion. I thought I'd print the results to start, to see if it's working.

This isn't intended to be a command line script, it's intended to run automatically on boot so there shouldn't be any user intervention required. I found several scripts that require a user to input directories when they're run, then delete duplicates. I took what looked like the most easy to understand one and am trying to modify it. I was mistaken about the simplicity.

Any advice or hints would be greatly appreciated.

Code:

#!/bin/bash
# Compare file names in source and target directories
# Move duplicates from source to duplicates directory
# Move remaining files in source to target directory
# Only care about files names, not upper lower case, checksum, date, time

dir1="/mnt/nas/source"
dir2="/mnt/nas/target"
dir3="/mnt/nas/Duplicates"

for file in $dir1 ;
  do [ -f $dir2 ${file} ] && echo ${file} ;
done

mattz40

View Public Profile for mattz40

Find all posts by mattz40

10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting

1. Shell Programming and Scripting

File Compare & Move between 2 servers

Greetings - I am a newbie in shell scripts. I have been thru the whole forum but there has been no similar query posed. The objective of my system is to have a unified filebase system. I am using RSync to synchronise files between the location & central server with both of them having the...

2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Compare directories then move similar ones

I would like to know how to compare a listing of directories that begin with the same four numbers ie. /1234cat /1234tree /1234fish and move all these directories into one directory Thanks in advance

3. Shell Programming and Scripting

script to move text in file?

ok i asked around to a few ppl and they said to use sed or awk to do what i want.. but i cant figure out how to use it like that.. anyway i have a text file that is 10k lines long.. i need to move text from the end of a line after the ? and move it to the front of the line then add a | after it....

4. Shell Programming and Scripting

Script to move the first line of a file to the end

I'm rather new to scripting, and despite my attempts at finding/writing a script to do what I need, I have not yet been successful. I have a file named "list.txt" of arbitrary length with contents in the following format: /home/user/Music/file1.mp3 /home/user/Music/file2.mp3...

5. Shell Programming and Scripting

script to move two lines to the end of a file

My input file is multiline file and I am writing a script to search for a pattern and move the line with the pattern and the next line to the end of the file. Since I am trying to learn awk, I thought I would try it. My input looks like the following: D #testpoint 1 510.0 D #testpoint2 ...

6. Shell Programming and Scripting

A script that will move a file to a directory with the same name and then rename that file

Hello all. I am new to this forum (and somewhat new to UNIX / LINUX - I started using ubuntu 1 year ago).:b: I have the following problem that I have not been able to figure out how to take care of and I was wondering if anyone could help me out.:confused: I have all of my music stored in...

7. Shell Programming and Scripting

Script to compare substrings of multiple filenames and move to different directory

Hi there, I am having trouble with a script I have written, which is designed to search through a directory for a header and payload file, retrieve a string from both filenames, compare this string and if it matches make a backup of the two files then move them to a different directory for...

8. Shell Programming and Scripting

Shell script to get the latest file from the file list and move

Hi, Anybody help me to write a Shell Script Get the latest file from the file list based on created and then move to the target directory. Tried with the following script: got error. A=$(ls -1dt $(find "cveit/local_ftp/reflash-parts" -type f -daystart -mtime -$dateoffset) | head...

9. Shell Programming and Scripting

Move file in to directory- script

Hi In directory /mnt/upload I have about 100 000 files (*.png) that have been created during the last six months. Now I need to move them to right folders. eg: file created on 2014-10-10 move to directory /mnt/upload/20141010 file created on 2014-11-11 move to directory /mnt/upload/20141111...

10. Shell Programming and Scripting

Shell script (sh file) logic to compare contents of one file with another file and output to file

Shell script logic Hi I have 2 input files like with file 1 content as (file1) "BRGTEST-242" a.txt "BRGTEST-240" a.txt "BRGTEST-219" e.txt File 2 contents as fle(2) "BRGTEST-244" a.txt "BRGTEST-244" b.txt "BRGTEST-231" c.txt "BRGTEST-231" d.txt "BRGTEST-221" e.txt I want to get...

LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN

git-mv

GIT-MV(1)							    Git Manual								 GIT-MV(1)

NAME

       git-mv - Move or rename a file, a directory, or a symlink

SYNOPSIS

       git mv <options>... <args>...

DESCRIPTION

       This script is used to move or rename a file, directory or symlink.

	   git mv [-v] [-f] [-n] [-k] <source> <destination>
	   git mv [-v] [-f] [-n] [-k] <source> ... <destination directory>

       In the first form, it renames <source>, which must exist and be either a file, symlink or directory, to <destination>. In the second form,
       the last argument has to be an existing directory; the given sources will be moved into this directory.

       The index is updated after successful completion, but the change must still be committed.

OPTIONS

       -f, --force
	   Force renaming or moving of a file even if the target exists

       -k
	   Skip move or rename actions which would lead to an error condition. An error happens when a source is neither existing nor controlled
	   by GIT, or when it would overwrite an existing file unless -f is given.

       -n, --dry-run
	   Do nothing; only show what would happen

       -v, --verbose
	   Report the names of files as they are moved.

GIT

       Part of the git(1) suite

Git 1.7.10.4							    11/24/2012								 GIT-MV(1)

10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting

1. Shell Programming and Scripting

File Compare & Move between 2 servers

Discussion started by: evolve

2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Compare directories then move similar ones

Discussion started by: tgibson2

3. Shell Programming and Scripting

script to move text in file?

Discussion started by: wckdkl0wn

4. Shell Programming and Scripting

Script to move the first line of a file to the end

Discussion started by: Altay_H