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1. UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers
I need to check whether a file exists and has been changed.
The file should contain a specific string. The file should also have been changed within the last ten seconds.
How do I do that? (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: locoroco
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
I have the below code written. However I am not getting the desired output
I am checking if the particular path has file in it.
#!/bin/bash
ls -l /IRS2/IRS2_ODI/INFILE/*LS* 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null
if
then
echo $?
echo "File Exists"
fi
... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: Shanmugapriya D
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3. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
I want to check if the file exists or not in the directory.
i am trying below code but not working.
File="/home/va59657/Account_20090213*.dat"
echo "$File"
if ]; then
echo "file found"
else
echo "file not found"
fi
However i am getting file not found even if file exits as... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: Vivekit82
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4. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
I need to check if the URL exists.
Below is my OS:
SunOS mymac1 Generic_148888-04 sun4v sparc SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise-T5220
I do not have the curl set in the profile nor am i aware about its path.
But i have wget. Please help me with params for the same.
Can you help me check if... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: mohtashims
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
In a Shell Script what is the most generic way to find in the PID exists or not.
If it does not exist how can I echo the user "PID does not exist" & terminate the unix script ?
If the command can work on most flavors of operating system the more useful I will find it to be.
Current system... (16 Replies)
Discussion started by: mohtashims
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi
#Testing for file existence
if ; then
echo 'SCHOOL data is available for processing'
else
echo 'SCHOOL DATA IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR PROCESSING'
:
i wrote a script, where it begins by checking if file exists or not.
If it exists, it truncates the database... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: rxg
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7. Shell Programming and Scripting
I want to write a script to see if various files exist. What I want to do is have the script search in various directories if a file exist, and if not, then output something like "/path/file does not exist". I don't actually know of how to check and see if a file exists or not. What I have in mind... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: astropi
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8. Shell Programming and Scripting
i writing a program that checks if any .txt files exist in the current directory if it does, then it lists the files...
i have got everything right, except the validation part doesnt work!
....
if
then
ls *.txt
else
echo "file not found"
everytime it tells me file not found!!
by... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: bshell_1214
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9. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi folks!
First off I'm working with a Sybase DB.
I'm using you're basic ISQL command to connect to my Sybase DB...
isql -S$DB_SERVER -D$DB_NAME -U$DB_USR -P$DB_PWD <<!EOF > $log_file
My question is, is there a way to determine if a database exists using shell script?
For example, if... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: Fatbob
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10. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
I need to prompt for a response from a user to enter a path
read dest_dir?"Please Enter Directory :"
How do I do this until a valid directory is entered by the user. I can use
to check the existence of the directory. However when I try the following I cannot get it to work.
while ... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: jerardfjay
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