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# 1  
Old 11-23-2010
Java Find command in Shell Script
hi

I am a newbee in Shell scripting (hardly 7 days)
I have to execute a shell script which looks like this
Code:
#!/bin/sh
var1=`date +"%Y%m%d"`
echo $var1
find . -name "$var1*" -exec mv {} Delete/ \;

the find command in the script is running independently but when kept in this script it is giving following error
Code:
20101123
find: 0652-018 An expression term lacks a required parameter.

Please help

Sweet
Last edited by Franklin52; 11-23-2010 at 12:56 PM.. Reason: Please use code tags
# 2  
Old 11-23-2010
Code:
[[ -z "${var1}" ]] && echo "var1 is empty, script abort" && exit 1
find . -name "${var1}*" -exec mv {} ./Delete/ \;

Last edited by ctsgnb; 11-23-2010 at 01:51 PM..
# 3  
Old 11-23-2010
Hi

Thanks for the quick reply, your code has not thrown an error but has not moved any files in the /Delete folder either.

It has created a file {} of 0kb

I need to move all files to the folder Delete/ where the name contains todays timestamp

Thanks
Sweet
# 4  
Old 11-23-2010
??
Are you sure they were some file to move ?
Did you check you are granted to manipulate those files ?
make sure you are granted to write in the target directory

if the following command list the file you are looking for
Code:
find . -name "${var1}*"

then give a try to
Code:
find . -name "${var1}*" | xargs -i cp {} ./Delete/

the -i option may depends on your OS

(cp is more secure for testing, if ok, then replace it with the mv command)
Last edited by ctsgnb; 11-23-2010 at 01:56 PM..
# 5  
Old 11-23-2010
Hi

Again this statement is not working inside the script but working in the command prompt

please help

Sweet

---------- Post updated at 02:29 PM ---------- Previous update was at 01:19 PM ----------

Hi
Can anyone tell me if there is a difference in the way a "find" statement is executed inside a shell script and normally on the command prompt

Sweet
# 6  
Old 11-24-2010
the dot in find . means "the current dir you are in" so if your script does some cd <somewhere_else> , then your find command may be launched in a directory that does not contain any files you are looking for.

Please show us the full code of your script, and your operating system version (use command uname -a)

Please provide the full PATH of the directory you want to search in.
Please provide an example of absolute filename you have and want to be found.
Code:
find . -name "*${var1}*" | xargs -i cp {} ./Delete/

If you have error message when running your script, please provide them
# 7  
Old 11-24-2010
Hi

The current script looks like this
Code:
#!/bin/sh
var1=`date +"%Y%m%d"`
echo $var1
find . -name "${var1}*" -exec mv {} ./Delete/ \;

OS: AIX mfkrv259 1 6

Path I want to search in and where the script is currently residing: /var/prodtmse/RIGS

filename looks like 20101124-c9ha430.xml

The code you have provided is throwing following error
Code:
 find . -name "*${var1}*" -i cp {} ./Delete/ \;

find: 0652-086 Specify a decimal integer for -i
Code:
 Usage: find [-H | -L] Path-list [Expression-list]

Last edited by Scott; 11-24-2010 at 06:30 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags
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