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# 1  
Old 10-19-2011
Wrench script set up required
Hi,

I have a configuration file name (tar_config2.sh)which has the following enteries ....

Quote:
10 /home/admin/files /home/admin/output
here
10 represents days(mofification time),
/home/admin/files represents source folder from where the files will be picked up
/home/admin/output represents whwre the files will be kept so it is a sort of destination


I was planning to move files as per the modification time (10 days) from the source folder(files) location to the destination (output),I want my main script file should read my this configuration file(tar_config2.sh) and take parameters from that...could you please suggest me what will be the command inside my main script file..?
Last edited by suchitasinha123; 10-19-2011 at 01:48 PM.. Reason: just little bit logic was revised
# 2  
Old 10-19-2011
read that config file with a while loop and have it do the things inside, that you need. Maybe combine it with a find and the -mtime switch to check the date. To move files, you can use the mv command. That should be sufficient to get some tries going.
# 3  
Old 10-20-2011
wrtitng that main script file to read the contents from the configuration file
Quote:
Hi,

I have a configuration file name (tar_config2.sh)which has the following enteries ....

Quote:
10 /home/admin/files /home/admin/output
here
10 represents days(mofification time),
/home/admin/files represents source folder from where the files will be picked up
/home/admin/output represents whwre the files will be kept so it is a sort of destination


I was planning to move files as per the modification time (10 days) from the source folder(files) location to the destination (output),I want my main script file should read my this configuration file(tar_config2.sh) and take parameters from that...could you please suggest me what will be the command inside my main script file..?




Quote:
Originally Posted by zaxxon
read that config file with a while loop and have it do the things inside, that you need. Maybe combine it with a find and the -mtime switch to check the date. To move files, you can use the mv command. That should be sufficient to get some tries going.
Hi,

Thanks a lot for the explnation but still not able to grasp that much , I request you if you can you show by writing that script that will read the configuration files as discussed above...it will help me in clearing my understanding..!!
# 4  
Old 10-20-2011
We are ready to help Smilie .. Please come up with the code what you have tried .. We will assist you further with that..
# 5  
Old 10-20-2011
But when I write it, you will have no more work to do?! Smilie

Code:
while read A B C; do
     # ... do something with A
     # ... do something with B
     # ... do something with C
done < configfile

Try it out yourself. Making errors and doing corrections will make you learn. There is also plenty of shell scripting tutorials. Googling for "shell while read" will show you tons of sites with examples like this. Don't be lazy! Smilie Smilie
I mean if you get really stuck don't hesitate to ask, but a little bit of work on your side should be ok. Agreed?
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# 6  
Old 10-20-2011
please guide on this script
I have written main script file name main1.sh which will read this configuration file ...

Quote:
#!/bin/sh

while read line
do
configurabledays=`awk '{print $1}' tar_config2`
input_dir=`awk '{print $2}' tar_config2`
out_dir=`awk '{print $3}' tar_config2

find $inp_dir -type f "!" -mtime $configurabledays -exec mv '{}' $out_dir
done </home/499633/scripts/tar_config_file.sh
Well any changes perhaps need to be made plz guide me on that..!!Smilie

---------- Post updated at 03:02 AM ---------- Previous update was at 02:58 AM ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by jayan_jay
We are ready to help Smilie .. Please come up with the code what you have tried .. We will assist you further with that..
Hi ,

Thanks Jayan ,I have written the main script file (main1.sh) below are the contents of it...


Quote:
#!/bin/sh

while read line
do
configurabledays=`awk '{print $1}' tar_config2`
input_dir=`awk '{print $2}' tar_config2`
out_dir=`awk '{print $3}' tar_config2`

find $inp_dir -type f "!" -mtime $configurabledays -exec mv '{}' $out_dir
done </home/499633/scripts/tar_config_file.sh
Well any changes perhaps need to be made plz guide me on that..!!
Last edited by zaxxon; 10-20-2011 at 05:07 AM.. Reason: cutting out the quote of all the posts before, was messy
# 7  
Old 10-20-2011
Should be more like this:
Code:
#!/bin/sh

while read DAYS INDIR OUTDIR
do
     find $INDIR -type f "!" -mtime $DAYS -exec mv {} $OUTDIR \;
done < tar_config2

readCan take parameters itself which are separated by blank(s) (Defined through IFS in the shell). So awk is not needed here to fill the variables.
I am not sure what is the difference between those 2 files tar_config2 and /home/499633/scripts/tar_config_file.sh though.

To make a dry run you could add a echo in front of the find command (maybe add some escapes to avoid errors).
Last edited by zaxxon; 10-20-2011 at 05:43 AM.. Reason: spelling
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