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Old 04-27-2010
'Is a directory' error
Greetings,

I'm trying to throw a script together that will search for filenames located in a text file.

Code:
#!/bin/bash

f=/home/ruhltodd/Desktop/test.txt;
exec<$f;
while read line
do
x=find /home/ruhltodd/Desktop/12345/ -name $line;
echo $x;
done


My outcome is this:
Code:
[ruhltodd@localhost Desktop]$ ./testscript.sh
./testscript.sh: line 7: /home/ruhltodd/Desktop/12345/: is a directory

./testscript.sh: line 7: /home/ruhltodd/Desktop/12345/: is a directory

./testscript.sh: line 7: /home/ruhltodd/Desktop/12345/: is a directory


If I run my find by itself I get:
Code:
[ruhltodd@localhost Desktop]$ find /home/ruhltodd/Desktop/12345/ -name test1.txt
/home/ruhltodd/Desktop/12345/test1.txt


If anyone could shed some light on why I'm receiving this error, it would be greatly appreciated! Thanks again!
# 2  
Old 04-28-2010
Your are trying to execute a directory.

See the below output:

Code:
% bash -x test.sh
+ f=/home/ruhltodd/Desktop/test.txt
+ exec
+ read line
+ x=find
+ /home/ruhltodd/Desktop/12345/ -name test
test.sh: line 7: /home/ruhltodd/Desktop/12345/: is a directory
+ echo



Try instead:

Code:
x=`find /home/ruhltodd/Desktop/12345/ -name $line`

# 3  
Old 04-28-2010
Thank you! That was it!
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