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# 1  
Old 09-02-2009
Script to run a command on all txt files present in a dir structure
Hi,

I have a directory structure like the one given below

root\a\b1
root\a\b2
root\b\b1
root\b\b2
.
.
.
root\j\b1
root\j\b2

Now, there are a txt files in each dir and subdir, there is a root.txt
I have to write a script where in i have to run a command called "genrb <filename>" on each of these txt files.

Please help me.
# 2  
Old 09-02-2009
windows or unix? (backslash confused me)
Code:
for file in $(find $starting_path -name "root.txt" -type f)
do
 echo $file ## any command you want to run with each txt file
done

# 3  
Old 09-02-2009
Hi

The command that i have to run has to run when the working directory is where the txt is.

So, a script which traverses through a dir structure and runs the command whenever it finds a .txt would help.
# 4  
Old 09-02-2009
try soemthing like :



Code:
for file in $(find $starting_path -name "root.txt" -type f)
do
 FILE=$(basename $file)
 DIR=$(dirname $file)
 cd $DIR
 echo $FILE ## any command you want to run with each txt file
done

# 5  
Old 09-07-2009
Thanks a lot. It is working fine now.
One last query.
How can i pass a windows folder path as a param.

this is my func

for file in $(find c:\\temp\\ -name "root.txt" -type f)
do
genrb.exe $file -d $(dirname $file)
done

and i run it as
C:\temp2>script.sh

now i want to pass the path i.e. c:\temp as a parameter.
# 6  
Old 09-07-2009
since you are using MKS, I am not sure about it as I never worked on it.
but i think the paths will be understood by MKS automatically.( not sure)

other people can help better in this case.
# 7  
Old 09-07-2009
i was thinking of something like this:

proc main{argv argc}
{
set path [lindex $argv 0]
for file in $(find $path -name "root.txt" -type f)
do
genrb.exe $file -d $(dirname $file)
done
}
main $argv $argc

and i run it as
C:\temp2>script.sh C:\temp\

Logicaly this should work
But this is still giving an error
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