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# 1  
Old 07-24-2009
loop doesnt work
It just does the break...even though the files are not the same...

Code:
 
# Compare extracts
        #==========================================
       
     count=0
     while (( count < 5 ))
     do
         (( count+=1 ))
         echo "Try $count"
         file1=$(ls -l /tmp/psjava.xml| awk '{print $1,$2}')
         file2=$(ls -l /tmp/dbextract.txt| awk '{print $1,$2}') 
         if (( count >= 5 ))
         then
           echo "Too many retries"
           echo "Please check source why the files dont match "
           exit 1
         fi    
            
         if [ "$file1" != "$file2" ]
         then
              echo "File1 and File2 don't match. I will sleep 30 seconds and try again. 5 tries is my limit."
       sleep 30
       else
              echo "File1 and File2 match."
              break 
         fi
 done

# 2  
Old 07-24-2009
Hi.

It works for me (ksh)

Code:
> touch a b
> ls -l
total 16
drwxr-xr-x    2 me     mygroup            256 Jul 24 17:03 .
drwxr-xr-x   29 me     mygroup           4096 Jul 24 17:02 ..
-rwx------    1 me     mygroup            735 Jul 24 17:03 Test
-rw-r--r--    1 me     mygroup              0 Jul 24 17:03 a
-rw-r--r--    1 me     mygroup              0 Jul 24 17:03 b
> ./Test
Try 1
File1 and File2 match.
> ln a c
> ls -l
total 16
drwxr-xr-x    2 me     mygroup            256 Jul 24 17:03 .
drwxr-xr-x   29 me     mygroup           4096 Jul 24 17:02 ..
-rwx------    1 me     mygroup            735 Jul 24 17:03 T
-rw-r--r--    2 me     mygroup              0 Jul 24 17:03 a
-rw-r--r--    1 me     mygroup              0 Jul 24 17:03 b
-rw-r--r--    2 me     mygroup              0 Jul 24 17:03 c
> ./Test
Try 1
File1 and File2 don't match. I will sleep 30 seconds and try again. 5 tries is my limit.
>

# 3  
Old 07-24-2009
This don't give the filenames:

Code:
file1=$(ls -l /tmp/psjava.xml| awk '{print $1,$2}')

Try this instead:

Code:
file1=$(ls -l /tmp/psjava.xml| awk '/^-/{print $8}')

# 4  
Old 07-24-2009
Hi Franklin.

It's not the filenames he's after, I believe.

It's the permissions and link count.

In any case $9 gives the filenames not $8, and why do two ls's on two different files and expect the filename to be t he same? (unless your name's freddie Smilie)

In any case on top of that the script works for me in ksh (not clear which shell he is using).
# 5  
Old 07-24-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by scottn
Hi Franklin.
In any case $9 gives the filenames not $8
Not with every version of ls, probably it's more safe to use $NF assuming the OP doesn't have names with spaces.
With this version:

Code:
ls --version
ls (GNU coreutils) 5.97

I get this output:

Code:
$ ls -l
total 12
-rw-r--r-- 1 users franklin 336 2009-03-24 15:44 az
-rw-r--r-- 1 users franklin 336 2009-03-24 15:44 bz
-rwxr-xr-x 1 users franklin 651 2009-03-24 16:13 inplace.awk

Quote:
Originally Posted by scottn
why do two ls's on two different files and expect the filename to be t he same? (unless your name's freddie) Smilie
Smilie
# 6  
Old 07-24-2009
I try to avoid using GNU stuff Smilie

$NF is always a safe bet (spaces aside) (unless you're freddie, of course!)
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