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# 1  
Old 02-07-2011
Help with backup script in C-shell

Hi I am trying to back up files with cshell script .And I have to pass the size of the files,the backup directory and the file
Could you help me with advises ,and am I useing find right
thanks

Code:
#!/bin/csh
if( $2 =="") then
echo "Please provide correct parameters"
echo "corect call is:  $0 <size> <target_directory> <filename list>"
exit
endif
if (!(find ./-name "$2")) 
then
echo "File with the same name exist allready"
exit
endif

# 2  
Old 02-07-2011
What are your requirements?
# 3  
Old 02-07-2011
Why not just use tar command, that would make life much easier
Code:
tar -cvf <filename.tar> * or some path name


Last edited by Scott; 02-07-2011 at 03:15 PM.. Reason: Code tags
# 4  
Old 02-07-2011
Thanks ,because I have to check if the tar directory exist or not
# 5  
Old 02-07-2011
tar does that of course, since it's hardly possible to create a file in a nonexistent directory. Even if you write it in csh it'd make sense to use tar somehow.

Why are you using csh, anyway? Any other shell would be better. If you absolutely insist on it, here's how you check for a directory in csh:

Code:
#!/bin/csh

set DIR="asdf"
if ( -d "$DIR" ) then
        echo exists
endif


Last edited by Corona688; 02-07-2011 at 04:32 PM..
# 6  
Old 02-08-2011
Thanks ,but it doesn work
prints Empty if
Code:
 
#!/bin/csh
if( $2 =="") then
echo "Please provide correct parameters"
echo "corect call is:  $0 <size> <target_directory> <filename list>"
exit
endif
if ( -d "$2 ")
then
echo "File with the same name exist allready"
exit
endif

# 7  
Old 02-09-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by lio123
Thanks ,but it doesn work
prints Empty if
You are beginning to discover for yourself just what's wrong with the C-shell. I think you missed some spaces, but the ad-hoc parser throws a wobbly and returns an error that has nothing to do with the problem.
Code:
 
#!/bin/csh
if ( $2 == "" )
then
echo "Please provide correct parameters"
echo "corect call is:  $0 <size> <target_directory> <filename list>"
exit
endif
if ( -d "$2" )
then
echo "File with the same name exist allready"
exit
endif


Last edited by Corona688; 02-09-2011 at 01:44 PM..
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