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# 8  
Old 08-24-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by ch33ry
Hi Corona688,

You said we can get away without using basename. how do i do that.

Regards,
ch33ry
Depends on what your system and shell is.

For the third time, what are they?
# 9  
Old 08-24-2011
My system linux and shell...kron

---------- Post updated at 02:55 PM ---------- Previous update was at 02:53 PM ----------
Code:
set -vx
BASE=${FILE##*/}
SOURCE_DIR=/apps/informatica/node1/scripts/test
TARGET_DIR=/apps/informatica/node1/scripts/test/archive
DATESTAMP=`date +%Y-%m-%d`
find $SOURCE_DIR  \( -name "*.log" -o -name "*.out" \) |
while IFS="." read FILE
do
        echo $IFS
        echo $FILE
        BASE=`basename "$FILE"`
         echo "$BASE" >/tmp/$$
        IFS="." read BASE EXT < /tmp/$$
          mv "$FILE" "$TARGET_DIR/$BASE.$DATESTAMP.$EXT"
         if [ $? != 0 ]
         then
        echo "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
        echo "!                                            !"
        echo "!  Error - Error archiving log file          !"
        echo "!                                            !"
        echo "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
        exit 11
  fi
done
rm -f /tmp/$$

This is script i am using and its trying mv the files from the archive folder ie TARGET_DIR

---------- Post updated at 03:03 PM ---------- Previous update was at 02:55 PM ----------

........Added to above.......

The FILE is staring the TARGET_DIR Path rather then the SOURCE_DIR path.

why so..........:-(

---------- Post updated at 03:19 PM ---------- Previous update was at 03:03 PM ----------

Sry...My Shell--ksh

Last edited by Scott; 08-24-2011 at 04:29 PM.. Reason: Code tags
# 10  
Old 08-24-2011
Code:
IFS="." read FILE

The IFS is pointless here, leave it off.

Quote:
The FILE is staring the TARGET_DIR Path rather then the SOURCE_DIR path.

why so..........:-(
Because your target dir is inside your source dir! Smilie find finds everything inside your source dir, including your dest.
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