UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

#!/usr/bin/ksh
  
batch_count=`ls -tr | wc -w`
   
if [[ $batch_count -gt 1 ]]
 then
   echo "Yep its greater than 1 [ $batch_count ]"
 else
   echo "Nah, didnt work [ $batch_count ]"
fi

#!/usr/bin/ksh

# This script will delete any failed files in the $SSM_IN_DIR

# Set variable to path
cd $SSM_IN_DIR
fail_path=`pwd`

# Count the files in the directory
batch_count=`ls -tr | wc -w`
batch_count2=`expr ${batch_count} - 1`
if [[ ${batch_count2} -gt 1 ]]; then
#	clear
	cd ${fail_path} | ls -lsF
	echo ""
	if [[ ${batch_count} -gt 1 ]]
	 then
		echo "There are" ${batch_count} "files in ${fail_path} directory."
		echo ""
	elif [[ ${batch_count} -lt 2 ]]
	then
		echo "There is" ${batch_count} "file in ${fail_path} directory."
		echo ""
	fi
	echo "Delete files [Y/N]]: \c"
	read cont
	clear
	if [[ ${cont} = "Y" ]] || [[ ${cont} = "y" ]]
	then
		LOGFILE=`ls -tr ${fail_path}`
		for file in ${LOGFILE}
		do
			if [ ! -d $file ]]
			then
				clear
				cd ${fail_path} | rm $file
			fi
		done
		ls -lsF ${fail_path}
	elif [[ ${cont} = "N" ]] || [[ ${cont} = "n" ]]
	then
	elif [[ ${cont} = " " ]]; then
		echo "Sorry, that is an invalid choice!"
		exit
	else 
		echo "Not sure what you wish to do?"
		end
	fi
elif [[ ${batch_count2} -lt 1 ]]
then
	echo "There are no failed files in the ${fail_path} directory. "
	echo ""
	cd ${fail_path} | ls -ls
	echo ""
	read cont
fi