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Old 04-15-2008
CSH - finding files with the same file extension
Hey,

I'm having a problem finding out if a directory holds any files with a certain file extension, for example .txt.

I have tried:
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if (! -e "*.txt")
and I've tried:
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set FILES=`ls *`

        echo "Found $FILES"

        foreach FILE ($FILES)
		
if($FILE == "*.txt")
And neither of these work... any ideas? Your help is much appreciated!!
# 2  
Old 04-15-2008
Are you looking for the file names, or just want to know if there is at least one file with the .txt extension?

Maybe there's a better way, and mind you I'm using KSH, but here's what I'd do:

count=`ls /path/*.txt | grep -c txt`
# 3  
Old 04-15-2008
I am trying to check if there is a txt file within a directory, and if ther is I need to do one thing, and if there isn't I need to do something else.

I have tried the code sample and it works I can now use the returning value within a variable and compare this in an if statement.

Thank you for your help!
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