AIX

If the subdirectory structure is only one deep, you can still use that.

Code:

for i in *.sh */*.sh; do
  : stuff with "$i"
done

hi lakris,

i dont think it will suite to my situation coz,
1. i cannot use fixed values like "/home/training" & "*.sh". i hv to go for variables only.
2. i want files from the sub-dirs too and not alone the current dir(say, /home/training).

It's certainly not impossible to use variables here.

Code:

find "$src" -name "$typ" |
while read i; do
  : ...
done

... nor here:

Code:

for i in $src/$typ $src/*/$typ $src/*/*/$typ; do

(Of course, that doesn't work for arbitrarily deeply nested subdirectories; as indicated before, you have to enumerate each subdirectory level. But if you know e.g. that it always only goes one level deep, this is certainly an option.)

hi era,

i wont be able to predict the depth of sub-dirs. also, i need to go for variable inputs and cannot write *.sh as such. that i had given as an example. it could be different at different times. basically, those two values("/home/training" & "*.sh") i will be reading from an INI file.

and since its given as a variable, all these issues are coming. i am NOT adamant that i want to use "find" itself. any other solution will do for me. only thing is, i want to get all the 'typ' files from 'src' dirs. thats what i can put it in a nutshell.

anybody pls help me as i'm very much required it urgently...

tia

Muthursyamburi

I noticed you used single quotes when you tried the while loop. That's wrong; single quotes prevent variable expansion. Use double quotes (or simply copy/paste what I wrote above).