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# 1  
Old 12-25-2011
How to get filenames in a directory and write them in to a file?
I need to get the names of files which are starting with a string testfile. Also i want to create a XML file in the same location and write these file names into the XML.
Ex:
Code:
<path>
   <dir>
         <file>testfile1</file>
   </dir>
   <dir>
         <file>testfile2</file>
   </dir>
<path>

# 2  
Old 12-25-2011
bash code:
  1. #! /bin/bash
  2. echo "<path>" >> file.xml
  3. for x in `ls filename*`
  4. do
  5.     echo -e "\t<dir>" >> file.xml
  6.     echo -e "\t\t<file>$x</file>" >> file.xml
  7.     echo -e "\t<dir>" >> file.xml
  8. done
  9. echo "</path>" >> file.xml
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vel4ever
# 3  
Old 12-25-2011
Thanks a lot. It worked perfectly.

---------- Post updated at 08:55 AM ---------- Previous update was at 08:44 AM ----------

How can i append a constant string to the filename?
Code:
<dir>
       <file>location/testfile1</file>
       <date>2004-10-01T18:23:17+00:00<date>
 </dir>

Also please suggest me how can i get current date in the below format and append it as a date in the XML file.
Last edited by vel4ever; 12-25-2011 at 10:05 AM..
# 4  
Old 12-25-2011
bash code:
  1. #! /bin/bash
  2. echo "<path>" >> file.xml
  3. for x in `ls test*`
  4. do
  5.     echo -e "\t<dir>" >> file.xml
  6.     echo -e "\t\t<file>location/$x</file>" >> file.xml
  7.     echo -e "\t\t<date>`date`</date>" >> file.xml
  8.     echo -e "\t<dir>" >> file.xml
  9. done
  10. echo "</path>" >> file.xml
This User Gave Thanks to balajesuri For This Post:
vel4ever
# 5  
Old 01-04-2012
Is there any i can achieve entity escaping, URL escaping & UTF-8 encoded for the xml generated through shell script?
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