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# 1  
Old 10-26-2011
Question Script which removes files from the first directory if there is a file in the second directory
Script must removes files from the first directory if there is a file with same name in the second directory

Script passed to the two directories, it lies with them in one directory:
sh script_name dir1 dir2

This is my version, but it does not work Smilie
Code:
set - $2/*
for i
do
  set - $1/*
    for j
    do
      if [ "$i" = "$j" ]
        then rm $j
      fi
    done
done

Please, write your versions of this script

P.S.
Sorry for my bad English
# 2  
Old 10-26-2011
Code:
d1=$1
d2=$2

cd "$d1"
for file in *
do
  if [ -f "$d2/$file" ]
  then
    printf "%s exists in both\n" "$file"
  fi
done

This User Gave Thanks to cfajohnson For This Post:
SLAMUL
# 3  
Old 10-26-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by cfajohnson
Code:
d1=$1
d2=$2

cd "$d1"
for file in *
do
  if [ -f "$d2/$file" ]
  then
    printf "%s exists in both\n" "$file"
  fi
done

$ sh scrdel dir1 dir2
$ sh scrdel dir1 dir2
$ sh scrdel dir1 dir2

Thanks, but the console does not show this message "%s exists in both\n", and the file should be removed (in first directory). I have change it
Code:
printf "%s exists in both\n" "$file"

to
Code:
 rm "$file"

and it also don't work. Smilie Please, help me.
# 4  
Old 10-26-2011
Pass the full path to the directories (or at least to the second one), e.g.:
Code:
scrdel dir1 "$PWD/dir2"

This User Gave Thanks to cfajohnson For This Post:
SLAMUL
# 5  
Old 10-26-2011
MySQL
Quote:
Originally Posted by cfajohnson
Pass the full path to the directories (or at least to the second one), e.g.:
Code:
scrdel dir1 "$PWD/dir2"

Thank you very much, you really helped me!!!Smilie Is it impossible to write this script and it will work sh scrdel dir1 dir2 without passing the full path?Smilie
# 6  
Old 10-26-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by SLAMUL
Thank you very much, you really helped me!!!Smilie Is it impossible to write this script and it will work sh scrdel dir1 dir2 without passing the full path?Smilie
Code:
d1=$1
d2=$2

for file in "$d1"/*
do
  file2=$d2/${file##*/}
  if [ -f "$file2" ]
  then
    printf "%s exists as %s\n" "$file" "$file2"
  fi
done

This User Gave Thanks to cfajohnson For This Post:
SLAMUL
# 7  
Old 10-26-2011
MySQL
Quote:
Originally Posted by cfajohnson
Code:
d1=$1
d2=$2

for file in "$d1"/*
do
  file2=$d2/${file##*/}
  if [ -f "$file2" ]
  then
    printf "%s exists as %s\n" "$file" "$file2"
  fi
done

Thank you, you are the best!!!Smilie
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