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# 15  
Old 03-15-2007
still the same error :-(
# 16  
Old 03-15-2007
bourne shell?
# 17  
Old 03-15-2007
Are you able to read extension?
If not use this
Code:
read extension <&1

What shell are you using?
# 18  
Old 03-15-2007
In general in unix filenames dot really have much meaning, although the various compression programs do tend to be more fussy than most.

I would be more inclined to go along a route like this:

Code:
#!/bin/sh

FILE=/usr/bin/file
CUT=/usr/bin/cut

while [ $# -gt 0 ] ; do
        type=`$FILE "$1" | $CUT -d ' ' -f2`
        case $type in
                compressed)
                        echo compressed
                        shift
                        ;;
                gzip)
                        echo gz
                        shift
                        ;;
                ZIP)
                        echo zip
                        shift
                        ;;
                bzip*)
                        echo bzip
                        shift
                        ;;
                *)
                        echo unknown
                        shift
                        ;;
        esac

done

# 19  
Old 03-16-2007
Yes the bourne shell
#!/bin/sh
# 20  
Old 03-16-2007
try this
Code:
if [ `ls -l *"$extension" | wc -l ` -gt 0 ] ; then

# 21  
Old 03-16-2007
Still dosnt work.
This is what happens with no zipped files in directory:

Code:
root@infocentre> ls
0               archive_backup  results.sh      test.log
root@infocentre>
root@infocentre>
root@infocentre> ./results.sh

Are the files zipped? (y/n)
y

What is the zip file extension? (tgz, zip, etc...)
tgz

There are no files to unzip in this directory!


root@infocentre>


And with zipped files in directory:

Code:
root@infocentre> ls
apache_live_2007_01_01_1.tgz  apache_live_2007_01_08_1.tgz  apache_live_2007_01_15_1.tgz  apache_live_2007_01_22_1.tgz  apache_live_2007_01_29_1.tgz
apache_live_2007_01_02_1.tgz  apache_live_2007_01_09_1.tgz  apache_live_2007_01_16_1.tgz  apache_live_2007_01_23_1.tgz  apache_live_2007_01_30_1.tgz
apache_live_2007_01_03_1.tgz  apache_live_2007_01_10_1.tgz  apache_live_2007_01_17_1.tgz  apache_live_2007_01_24_1.tgz  apache_live_2007_01_31_1.tgz
apache_live_2007_01_04_1.tgz  apache_live_2007_01_11_1.tgz  apache_live_2007_01_18_1.tgz  apache_live_2007_01_25_1.tgz  archive_backup
apache_live_2007_01_05_1.tgz  apache_live_2007_01_12_1.tgz  apache_live_2007_01_19_1.tgz  apache_live_2007_01_26_1.tgz  results.sh
apache_live_2007_01_06_1.tgz  apache_live_2007_01_13_1.tgz  apache_live_2007_01_20_1.tgz  apache_live_2007_01_27_1.tgz  test.log
apache_live_2007_01_07_1.tgz  apache_live_2007_01_14_1.tgz  apache_live_2007_01_21_1.tgz  apache_live_2007_01_28_1.tgz
root@infocentre>
root@infocentre>
root@infocentre>
root@infocentre> ./results.sh

Are the files zipped? (y/n)
y

What is the zip file extension? (tgz, zip, etc...)
tgz

There are no files to unzip in this directory!


root@infocentre>

 
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