How to figure out a if insensitive file path exists or not?


 
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# 1  
Old 11-30-2019
How to figure out a if insensitive file path exists or not?

I use the below command with echo $? to determine if a file path exists.
Code:
ls  /app/weblogic/myserver4/logs/`hostname`/data/proc.pid

Output:
Code:
 /app/weblogic/myserver4/logs/myhostseven/data/proc.pid

The problem is that I have both AIX and Linux systems.

On some servers hostname is either Uppercase or Lowercase.

Thus, I need a posix solution that works on AiX and non-AiX L/Unix based system where i should be able to determine if the file exists irrespective of whether than server has hostname in UPPER or lower case.

A different approach / solution will also be appreciated.

Last edited by vbe; 11-30-2019 at 01:24 PM.. Reason: code tags please
# 2  
Old 11-30-2019
Instead of
Code:
hostname

you could try:
Code:
hostname|tr '[[:upper:]]' '[[:lower:]]'

# 3  
Old 11-30-2019
Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrutinizer
Instead of
Code:
hostname

you could try:
Code:
hostname|tr '[[:upper:]]' '[[:lower:]]'

I understand the above solution would work on any AiX or non-Aix L/Unix system.

The blow PATH exists on my SYSTEM
Code:
 /app/weblogic/myserver4/logs/MYHOSTTSTAPP1Cell044Data/data/proc.pid

i tried the following but it does not work on AiX:

Code:
cd  /app/weblogic/myserver4/logs/`MYHOSTTSTAPP1 | tr '[[:upper:]]' '[[:lower:]]'`*
ksh: MYHOSTTSTAPP1:  not found

cd  /app/weblogic/myserver4/logs/`MYHOSTTSTAPP1* | tr '[[:upper:]]' '[[:lower:]]'`
ksh: MYHOSTTSTAPP1*:  not found

cd  /app/weblogic/myserver4/logs/`MYHOSTTSTAPP1 | tr '[[:upper:]]' '[[:lower:]]'`*
ksh: MYHOSTTSTAPP1*:  not found

The below does not throw any error but it does not take me inside the desired folder.

Code:
cd  /app/weblogic/myserver4/logs/MYHOSTTSTAPP1* | tr '[[:upper:]]' '[[:lower:]]'

Note: I'm using wildcard "*"

Can you please suggest ?
# 4  
Old 11-30-2019
Ah so it is the other way around? The hostname is always lowercase, but the path may be uppercase?

Try something like:
Code:
cd $(ls -d "$(hostname)"* "$(hostname | tr '[[:lower:]]' '[[:upper:]]')"* 2>/dev/null)

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# 5  
Old 11-30-2019
Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrutinizer
Ah so it is the other way around? The hostname is always lowercase, but the path may be uppercase?

Try something like:
Code:
cd $(ls -d "$(hostname)"* "$(hostname | tr '[[:lower:]]' '[[:upper:]]')"* 2>/dev/null)

The path and the hostname both may be either upper or lower and we are not certain of that

In such a case how will my ls command to the file still work whether a lower or upper case is encountered ?

--- Post updated at 04:31 PM ---

Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrutinizer
Ah so it is the other way around? The hostname is always lowercase, but the path may be uppercase?

Try something like:
Code:
cd $(ls -d "$(hostname)"* "$(hostname | tr '[[:lower:]]' '[[:upper:]]')"* 2>/dev/null)

Will back-ticks work instead of "$(" ?

--- Post updated at 04:52 PM ---

Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrutinizer
Ah so it is the other way around? The hostname is always lowercase, but the path may be uppercase?

Try something like:
Code:
cd $(ls -d "$(hostname)"* "$(hostname | tr '[[:lower:]]' '[[:upper:]]')"* 2>/dev/null)

Works !! Thank you Scrutinizer for precise answer !!
# 6  
Old 12-01-2019
In ksh, as an alternative to tr, you can define lower case and upper case variables:
Code:
typeset -l lhostname
typeset -u uhostname
hostname=$(hostname)
lhostname=$hostname
uhostname=$hostname
echo "$hostname $lhostname $uhostname"

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# 7  
Old 12-02-2019
Maybe try greping the directory name with the case insensitive switch (-i):
Code:
(
    cd /app/weblogic/myserver4/logs/ || exit 1
    d=$(ls | grep -i `hostname -s`)  || exit 1
    [[ -e "$d/data/proc.pid" ]]
)

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