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Old 03-28-2006
help with script...

hi, i am in college and taking a unix class. i have a project due next week and just wanted some help with it. i figured thsi would be a good place to ask. so here goes...

i'm going to post my pseudocode right now, and ill put up my codes right after...so

Code:
#! /usr/bin/sh

#---------------------------------------#
#                                       #
# Project 1                             #
#                                       #
# Lists all files from the              #
#       current directory that          #
#       match a specified pattern &     #
#       are newer, older, or the same   #
#       as a given date                 #
#                                       #
#---------------------------------------#

#---------------------------------------#
#                                       #
# Get the search pattern                #
#                                       #
#---------------------------------------#

#---------------------------------------#
#                                       #
# Get the date in the form mm dd yyyy   #
#                                       #
#---------------------------------------#

#---------------------------------------#
#                                       #
# Get the flag    1 = newer than        #
#                 2 = older than        #
#                 3 = same as           #
#                                       #
#---------------------------------------#

#---------------------------------------#
#                                       #
# Send the pattern output to a file     #
#                                       #
#---------------------------------------#

ls -ld etc ...

#---------------------------------------#
#                                       #
# Write a marker at the end of file     #
#                                       #
#---------------------------------------#

THIS PART IS OPTIONAL, AS SHOWN BY EXAMPLES IN CLASS

#---------------------------------------#
#                                       #
# Remaining input comes from the file   #
#                                       #
#---------------------------------------#

#---------------------------------------#
#                                       #
# Display proper heading                #
#                                       #
#---------------------------------------#

#---------------------------------------#
#                                       #
# Loop to process file lines            #
#                                       #
#---------------------------------------#

read 9 things

while [  ]
do
        #---------------------------------------#
        #                                       #
        # Determine time (1) or year (2)        #
        #                                       #
        #---------------------------------------#

        case 

              Need to test for colon

        esac

        #---------------------------------------#
        #                                       #
        # Translate character month to integer  #
        #                                       #
        #---------------------------------------#

        12-part if

        #---------------------------------------#
        #                                       #
        # Compute correct year                  #
        #                                       #
        #---------------------------------------#

        if [ no colon in YearOrTime ]
             then
                 Year=$YearOrTime
        else
                 CurrentYear=`date '+%Y'`
                 CurrentMonth=`date '+%m'`
      
                 if [ $CurrentMonth between 1 and 6 ]
                      then 
                          if [ $Month between 7 and 12 ]
                               then
                                   Year=$CurrentYear
                                   Year=`expr $Year - 1`
                          else
                                   Year=$CurrentYear
                          fi

                 else
                                   Year=$CurrentYear
                 fi
        fi

        #---------------------------------------#
        #                                       #
        # Identify files newer (1) or older (2) # 
        #          for processing               #
        #                                       #
        #---------------------------------------#

        if [ looking for newer than ]
             then

        elif [ looking for older than ]
             then
                     
        else (this is the 'same as' part)

        fi

        read 9 new things

        #---------------------------------------#
        #                                       #
        # Existence test                        #
        #                                       #
        #---------------------------------------#

        THIS PART IS OPTIONAL, AS SHOWN BY EXAMPLES IN CLASS

done

#---------------------------------------#
#                                       #
# Remove the output file                #
#                                       #
#---------------------------------------#

....give me 15mins and ill show you what i have. anyone who can help i'd greatly apperciat your help !! thanks again -- justin
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