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Old 10-10-2012
create a zip file
Im fairly new to bash but I wanted to know about an idea I had to stream my file process these days. I modify .html, and .xml files and usually will take the files right click, create .zip, add files, rename, and cut the zip out of the folder and paste into another folder. I KNOW bash should be able to do this but Im still fairly new into HOW and WHAT is going on.

From reading around and searching here I get this idea:
Code:
#!/bin/bash

##Location of files
DIR="/mnt/windows/files"

##Location of files being zipped
PROCESS="/mnt/windows/running"

##completed zipped files
ZIPPED="mnt/windows/zipped"

##original location of files
ORIG="mnt/windows/originals"

cd "$DIR"

## Move files locally
cp -v $DIR/* $PROCESS
mv -v  $DIR/* $ORIG

## check directory being process
cd $PROCESS

for folder in $(ls "$PROCESS"); do
	echo 
	echo ===========================
	echo
	zip -x $PROCESS/$folder
	mv -v $PROCESS/$folder 
	 
done

suggestions, ideas, or direction would be great
# 2  
Old 10-10-2012
Code:
zip file.zip file

try something like this
# 3  
Old 10-10-2012
You can just zip the files and then remove them if the zip process was sucessful, Check out the following example:
Code:
#!/bin/bash
# Location of files to zip
DIR="/mnt/windows/files"

# Location where to create zip files
ZIPPED="/mnt/windows/zipped"


# Zip files
zip $ZIPPED/zipfile $DIR/*

# Remove files zipped
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
  rm $DIR/*
else
  echo "**Error occurred during zip..."
fi

# 4  
Old 10-10-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by spacebar
You can just zip the files and then remove them if the zip process was sucessful, Check out the following example:
Code:
#!/bin/bash
# Location of files to zip
DIR="/mnt/windows/files"

# Location where to create zip files
ZIPPED="/mnt/windows/zipped"


# Zip files
zip $ZIPPED/zipfile $DIR/*

# Remove files zipped
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
  rm $DIR/*
else
  echo "**Error occurred during zip..."
fi

i cant even run that for some reason in ubuntu's terminal. I get all kinds of command not found errors.
# 5  
Old 10-10-2012
What command is not found, exactly? If you don't have zip, install it.
# 6  
Old 10-10-2012
I believe I have zip installed. I get a $'\r': command not found
# 7  
Old 10-10-2012
As Corona688 said, Try each line individually from command line and show us(i.e. post) all the output that goes to the screen.
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