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# 1  
Old 06-15-2011
test for existence of files with same extension
Hi,

I am checking for existence of files with the same extensions
Code:
#! /usr/bin/ksh

txtfiles = '*.txt'

if [ -f ${dirpath}/${txtfiles ]
then
cp ${dirpath}/${txtfiles} ${dir2path}
fi

I am getting the following error

line 5: [: too many arguments for the if check condition
Last edited by Franklin52; 06-15-2011 at 09:52 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags
# 2  
Old 06-15-2011
Code:
if [ -f ${dirpath}/${txtfiles ]       -->>> }  is missing

try:
Code:
if [ -f ${dirpath}/${txtfiles} ]

Last edited by Franklin52; 06-15-2011 at 09:52 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags, thank you
# 3  
Old 06-15-2011
Code:
if [ -f ${dirpath}/${txtfiles ]
or 
if [ -f ${dirpath}/${txtfiles} ]

Code:
for txtfiles in *.txt
do
   if [[ -f ${dirpath}/${txtfiles} ]] 
   then 
        cp ${dirpath}/${txtfiles} ${dir2path}
   fi
done

# 4  
Old 06-15-2011
Do not leave spaces around equal-to (=) sign while assigning values to variables and always double quote when referencing variables - its a good practice and it has its advantages too.
Code:
#!/usr/bin/ksh
txtfiles="*.txt"

if  [ -f "${dirpath}/${txtfiles}" ]
then
        cp "${dirpath}/${txtfiles}" "${dir2path}"
fi

# 5  
Old 06-15-2011
Code:
#!/bin/bash

txtfiles='*.txt'
dirpath='/home/me'
dir2path='/home/me/test'

echo $txtfiles -- $dirpath -- $dir2path

for f in "$dirpath"/$txtfiles; do

  echo $f

    [ -f "$f" ] && cp "$f" "$dir2path"

  echo "cp $f" "$dir2path"

done

is working fine. i tried in my system. But see, it's #!/bin/bash
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