1. Shell Programming and Scripting

hi all, i'm looking for a bash or tcsh script that will clone an empty dir tree 'over' another tree ... specifically, i'd like to: (1) specify a src directory (2) list the directory tree/hiearchy beneath that src dir, w/o files -- just the dirs (3) clone that same, empty dir hierarchy to... (2 Replies)

2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

I have to read a complete folder and if it is a file older that 7 days I have to copy it elsewhere and if it is a folder nothing to make. The way I do it: for I in `find /home/. -name "*" -mtime +7` do cp -Rf $I /home/elsewhere/. done Am I okay with the way I want to do it? Help... (3 Replies)

3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Assume, I created one file three years back and I like to move the file to some other directory with the old date (Creation date)? Is it possible? Explain? (1 Reply)

4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi all, if I have a dir with a mixture of files and directories in it and one of the directories *only* has read permission for the owner and I am not the owner - will I see it with an 'ls -la'. I do not have access to a unix box at present to try this out. Any thoughts gratefully received (1 Reply)

5. Shell Programming and Scripting

This might just be one command. Any1 having the solution? Thanks, Rahul. (25 Replies)

6. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hello!! I have directories from 2008, with files in them. I want to create a script that will find the directoried from 2008 (example directory: drwxr-xr-x 2 isplan users 1024 Nov 21 2008 FILES_112108), delete the files within those directories and then delete the directories... (3 Replies)

7. Shell Programming and Scripting

Just i want to ask How to search and display name of zero byte file I have used find command but it is showing complete file path Thanks find . -size 0 giving me zero byte file with location 1)/home/user/a (4 Replies)

8. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

Hi there, finally i'm installed Sco Foxbase 2.1.2d over my Sco Open Server 5.0.7v server. Well at this point almost is working fine, but, when i Run mi application i receive the next error: "sh: the_name_of_file": does not exist". I checked it over the Hard Disk and the file exist, the... (1 Reply)

9. Shell Programming and Scripting

Dear Members, I have a list of xml files like abc.xml.table prq.xml.table ... .. . in a txt file. Now I have to search the file(s) in all directories and sub-directories and print the full path of file in a output txt file. Please help me with the script or command to do so. ... (11 Replies)

10. UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers

Hi all, At the moment, I am doing the following to exclude some exception strings. The more I need to exclude, the longer the string becomes and it has become error prone as I edit the list manually. $ cat output.txt host=192.168.1.99 user=mickey host=192.168.1.99 user=mickey... (4 Replies)