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October 22nd, 2011, 05:05 AM

SANKALP SAX

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Completeing the main script file ...

Hi,

I am new to shell scripting,and i was planning to write a script that will move files which have a datetime >= currentdate-N from a source to destination folder. All configuration should be done through a properties files.

Here the value of N should be taken as 10 days(modification time)and finally the output is files are moved.

I have developed a properties file named tar_config_file1.sh and the content of this file are...

Code:

Code:

10   /home/Administrator/files  /home/Administrator/output

here 10 represents 'N' DAYS , and files is the folder from where files will be picked up and output is the folder where the finally the filles will be moved.

my main script file named main1.sh which will read the properties file(tar_config_file1.sh) contents are...

Code:

#!/bin/sh
while read DAYS INDIR OUTDIR
do
find $INDIR -type f "!" -mtime $DAYS -exec mv {} $OUTDIR \;
done </home/Administrator/scripts/tar_config_file1.sh

Now I want to change the structure of my properties file(archive.config) in the below format...

Code:

Code:
#############################################

#Properties file for moving files

#############################################

#This is the source directoy from where the files will be picked up
SrcDirectory=/home/Administrator/files


#This directory path should end with a slash(/)
DestDirectory=/home/Administrator/output/


#Configurable N days value is assumed here of 10 days
Days=10

Now how I will change my main scipt file...That is how my main script file will read this new properties file ...

Code:

#!/bin/sh
src_dir=$(sed '/^\#/d' archive.config | grep 'SrcDirectory'  | tail -n 1 | cut -d "=" -f2-)
dest_dir=$(sed '/^\#/d' archive.config | grep 'DestDirectory'  | tail -n 1 | cut -d "=" -f2-)
ndays=$(sed '/^\#/d' archive.config | grep 'Days'  | tail -n 1 | cut -d "=" -f2-)

Could you please guide me on this main file How I would write the full script of the main File as I have done earlier...?

October 24th, 2011, 11:20 PM

Bardon

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SANKALP SAX

Code:

10   /home/Administrator/files  /home/Administrator/output

Code:

#!/bin/sh
while read DAYS INDIR OUTDIR
do
find $INDIR -type f "!" -mtime $DAYS -exec mv {} $OUTDIR \;
done </home/Administrator/scripts/tar_config_file1.sh

Now I want to change the structure of my properties file(archive.config) in the below format...

Code:

Code:
#############################################

#Properties file for moving files

#############################################

#This is the source directoy from where the files will be picked up
SrcDirectory=/home/Administrator/files


#This directory path should end with a slash(/)
DestDirectory=/home/Administrator/output/


#Configurable N days value is assumed here of 10 days
Days=10

Now how I will change my main scipt file...That is how my main script file will read this new properties file ...

Code:

#!/bin/sh
src_dir=$(sed '/^\#/d' archive.config | grep 'SrcDirectory'  | tail -n 1 | cut -d "=" -f2-)
dest_dir=$(sed '/^\#/d' archive.config | grep 'DestDirectory'  | tail -n 1 | cut -d "=" -f2-)
ndays=$(sed '/^\#/d' archive.config | grep 'Days'  | tail -n 1 | cut -d "=" -f2-)

Could you please guide me on this main file How I would write the full script of the main File as I have done earlier...?

I may be missing something very basic, but why don't you just source the archive.config file as the first action in your script? IE let's say that archive.config lives in a fictional directory called /myconfigs...

Code:

#!/bin/sh
. /myconfigs/archive.config
find $SrcDirectory -type f "!" -mtime $Days -exec mv {} $DestDirectory \;

This will action archive.config inline in your current script, therefore setting the variable SrcDirectory=/home/Administrator/files etc.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The space between the initial '.' and the filename for archive.config is vital!

Edit: Unless you mean to have multiple sets of Source, Destination and Days processed in one run of the same script, in which case it's more complicated.

Last edited by Bardon : October 24th, 2011 at 11:22 PM.

October 25th, 2011, 07:07 PM

b49P23TIvg

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sourcing

http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html#Bourne-Shell-Builtins

I suspect the original poster didn't use it because the original poster was unaware.

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