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Old 11-29-2013
To find ls of similar pattern files in a directory by passing the variable.
Hi,

I have file in my $datadir as below :-
Code:
SAT_1.txt
SAT_2.txt
BAT_UD.lst
BAT_DD1.lst
DUTT_1.txt
DUTT_la.txt

Expected result :-
should get all the above file in $<Filename>_file.lst


Below is my code :-
Code:
 
for i in SAT BAT DUTT
do
touch a.lst
cd $datadir
ls -1 $i_* >> $i_file.lst
done

problem :-
ls -1 $i_* is getting read as ls -1 *

Am i missing anything ..Plz help me out.


Thanks inn advance.


Regards,
Satish.
Last edited by vbe; 11-29-2013 at 06:14 AM.. Reason: code tags please...
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Old 11-29-2013
Code
try with
Code:
ls -l ${i}_*>> $i_file.lst

Last edited by vbe; 11-29-2013 at 06:15 AM..
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