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Old 05-01-2006
copy script
I am trying to figure out how to copy a file that changes daily to a new directory with a different name each day. Example : webfile created today copy webfile to /hold/webfile.1
tommorrow copy webfile /hold/webfile.2

Is there a way to do this? I can't seem to figure this out.
This needs to be done on a daily basis.. every day.

Thanks

Scbrown2
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Old 05-01-2006
Its always advisable to apend the timestamp to the file.. its easier.. unless you have specific requirement..
However if you really want a numeric increment.. you can try following:
Code:
#!/bin/ksh
#===================
extn=`ls -l webfile* | sed -e 's/.*[.]//g' | sort -nr | head -1` 
let extn=$extn+1 
cp webfile webfile.$extn
#===================

However this assumes that you a webfile. file to start with..
Last edited by Ambikesh; 05-01-2006 at 04:31 PM..
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Old 05-01-2006
Thank you, it worked great, I just had to make the first copy with a .1 at the end or I got a bad number message.

Thanks again!!!

Scbrown2
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