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# 22  
Old 08-09-2010
You can use the below options to test the files:
Code:
-e file exists
-s file is not zero size

# 23  
Old 08-09-2010
but where to put them in the code

Code:
filecnt=0
for FILE in *_*; 
do
cp "$FILE" ../test3/"${FILE%_*}"
filecnt=$(( $filecnt + 1 ))
done
echo "$filecnt files copied"

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Mod Comment Please use code tags. Thanks.
Last edited by Scott; 08-09-2010 at 05:52 AM.. Reason: Code tags
# 24  
Old 08-09-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by t17
but where to put them in the code
Within the loop. Search for examples with our search function, an example:

https://www.unix.com/shell-programmin...ile-empty.html
# 25  
Old 08-09-2010
I want to check if the file exist in his directory or not
like :

Quote:
Quote:
i want to check if 10_10_2123123sads.txt exist in directory 10_10 then check the size of that file if exist if the size less than zero copy it else do nothing
if the file doesn't exist just copy it that what i want
i want to check if the file exist in the directory i want to copy it on
it i don'[t want to check if the file exist in his directory no i want to check if he exist in the directory i want to copy on it
plzz help me in that Smilie

---------- Post updated at 05:32 AM ---------- Previous update was at 05:17 AM ----------

but where to put them in the code



Code:
Code:
filecnt=0
for FILE in *_*; 
do
cp "$FILE" ../test3/"${FILE%_*}"
filecnt=$(( $filecnt + 1 ))
done
echo "$filecnt files copied"

# 26  
Old 08-09-2010
Something like this:
Code:
filecnt=0

for file in 10_10*
do
  directory=${file%_[a-zA-Z]*}
  if [ -e ../test2/${directory}/"$file" ] && [ -s ../test2/${directory}/"$file" ]; then
    echo ../test2/${directory}/"$file" exists and is not zero
  else
    mkdir -f ../test2/${directory}
    cp "$file" ../test2/${directory}/
    filecnt=$(( $filecnt + 1 ))
  fi
done

echo "$filecnt files copied"

IMHO it's now the time to read a scripting tutorial:

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t17
# 27  
Old 08-09-2010
I am reading it's my second week in Unix

---------- Post updated at 06:13 AM ---------- Previous update was at 06:01 AM ----------

thank you for your time and help
but how if i want to enter the path of the files which i want to copy them
i want to make the path as a paramter ???
# 28  
Old 08-09-2010
Search/Google for shell script parameters.

Regards
 
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