Shell Programming and Scripting

Everyday I receive 2 files into the above directory /giris/feed/ before 07:00AM. Now I need to write the script in such a way to check whether the files are received in time or not.
If files received in time then message "files received in time" should sent to some log file.
If not received in time(received after 7am) then "files not received in time.Please process the files manually" to the same log time


for e.g.,

Code:

$ pwd 
$ /giris/feed/
$ ls -ltr
  -rw-rw-r-- 1 fold ora 2560 Dec 8 07:00 file_108122011.csv
  -rw-rw-r-- 1 fold ora 2560 Dec 8 07:00 file2_08122011.csv
  -rw-rw-r-- 1 fold ora 2560 Dec 9 07:00 file1_09122011.csv
  -rw-rw-r-- 1 fold ora 2560 Dec 9 07:00 file2_09122011.csv
  -rw-rw-r-- 1 fold ora 2560 Dec 10 07:00 file1_10122011.csv
  -rw-rw-r-- 1 fold ora 2560 Dec 10 07:00 file2_10122011.csv
  -rw-rw-r-- 1 fold ora 2560 Dec 11 07:14 file1_11122011.csv
  -rw-rw-r-- 1 fold ora 2560 Dec 11 07:14 file2_11122011.csv

Till yesterday(from above list), I have received the files in time and for todays date the files received were late. So if I run the script today , since the files received were late, message should sent to log file stating "files received late"

I am trying to automate the daily monitoring process instead of going to unix terminal everyday, I want the above information in log time to check whether the files were received or not.

Request all to share your thoughts on the above?
This will help me alot....

Thanks in advance...!!

Reagards,
Giris

You want to monitor only todays files?... Will the files be moved after today?...

--ahamed

Yes ahmed.
I would like to monitor only todays files. through another batch process the files will be moved to another location after 1 day.

Once the script the script at any time, I would like to know the status of files whether received in time or not.

touch is good for this sort of thing:

i.e.

Code:

$ touch -t $(date '+%m%d0700') .reference
$ find . -name "file[12]*.csv" -newer .reference
./file1_11122011.csv
./file2_11122011.csv

or try this...

Code:

#!/bin/bash

today="$(date '+%b %d') 07:00"
for file in $( ls -ltr * )
do
        cmp=$( awk '{print $6,$7,$8}' <<<$line )
        file=$(awk '{print $NF}' <<<$line)
        test "$today" == "$cmp" && val="File $file is on time" || val="file $file delayed!"
        echo $val | mail you@you.com
done

HTH
--ahamed