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# 1  
Old 07-14-2005
Error when using if [ find '
I am trying to issue the following command in script:

if [ 'find /tmp/tst_file =mtime -1 grep | wc -l' -eq 1 ]; then

and I am getting the following error:

bad number

Any ideas

Rgds

Joe
# 2  
Old 07-14-2005
Try this.
Code:
NUM=$(find /tmp/tst_file =mtime -1 | wc -l)

if [ $NUM -eq 1 ] ; then
echo " Only 1 file."
fi ;

Another point, what is the grep for in

if [ 'find /tmp/tst_file =mtime -1 grep | wc -l' -eq 1 ]; then.

Is that a typo or what ?

Vino
# 3  
Old 07-14-2005
if [ $( find /tmp/tst_file -mtime -1 grep | wc -l ) -eq 1 ]; then ...
# 4  
Old 07-14-2005
great, that wored, thanks.

ps, grep was a typo, trying lots of different ways to get this to work, only a novice.

How come my method would not work?
# 5  
Old 07-14-2005
I think you gave a ' instead of a `

The difference is ' is a quote and ` is a backtick (found on top of the TAB key)

Vino
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