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# 8  
Old 08-12-2008
I use the below code, but
as I said before log.txt is like
aaa.htmlbbb.htmlcccc.html
How can I modify my code?

#!/bin/sh
days=10
find /home -type f -atime $days | \
while read file
do
basename $file >>log.txt
done
# 9  
Old 08-12-2008
#!/bin/sh
days=1
while read file
do
ls -lrt | find /orange/dirA -type f -atime -$days -name '*.*'|sed -e 's_.*/__' > log.txt
if [ $? -eq 0 ]
then
break
else
echo "files not exist in that directory"
fi
done


Thanks
Sha
# 10  
Old 08-12-2008
I dont wanna change the entire code, is there any other way?
When my script runs the output of my log.txt is:
aaa.htmlbbb.htmlcccc.html......

However after every write to log.txt, I must insert a new line.
like:
aaa.html
bbb.html
ccc.html


days=10
find /home/Tun -type f -atime $days | \
while read file
do
basename $file >>log.txt
done
Last edited by tjay83; 08-12-2008 at 08:05 AM..
# 11  
Old 08-12-2008
Quote:
basename $file >>log.txt
maybe replace with
Code:
echo ${file##*/} >> log.txt

But the extra while loop is silly
because it only slows things down.
pipe the find output as suggested by Shahul to some sed substitute pattern.
But he used bad separators with "_",
a) because bad to read
b) what if underscore is part of a file name?
# 12  
Old 08-12-2008
actually this is my original code.

days=10
find /home/Tun -type f -atime $days | \
while read file
do
basename $file >>log.txt
cp $file /tmp/old
done


I tried your first suggestion, but again doesnt work


days=10
find /home/Tun -type f -atime $days | \
while read file
do
basename $file >>log.txt
echo ${file##*/} >> log.txt
cp $file /tmp/old
done
# 13  
Old 08-12-2008
Quote:
do
basename $file >>log.txt
echo ${file##*/} >> log.txt
cp $file /tmp/old
done
I wrote, replace the basename line.
Why does it still appear as if you wanted to take the basename twice.
The shell expansion ${file##*/} should do that for you.
Ok, it shouldn't change the string but now you will have every record appear twice in log.txt
# 14  
Old 08-12-2008
ohh,I see

#!/bin/sh
days=10
find /home/Tun -type f -atime $days | \
while read file
do
echo ${file##*/} >> log.txt
cp $file /tmp/old
done

Again the logfile is like:

aa.htmlbbb.htmlccc.html
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