It's really not that hard to get help. Ask someone at school CQU. Not here. Your not anonymous here. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=%22Damien+Clark%22+bash&btnG=Google+Search On Sun, 2004-08-15 at 18:01, Mr. Oberoi wrote: > 1:#!/bin/bash > > > 2:# Merge symlink files > 3:# Author: Damien Clark > 4:# Date: 8/Oct/2000 > 5:# Purpose: > 6:# > 7:# Merge files from multiple directories into one directory by > linking > 8:# This script will create links to files from all of the filename > arguments > 9:# provided on commandline into the current directory, or from the > filename > 10:# arguments provided on stdin if no filenames provided on command > line. > 11:# > 12:# The script will check the following properties of the file, > before linking it: > 13:# > 14:# : make sure that each filename provided is actually a regular > file (not a > 15:# directory or symlink or device file) > 16:# : make sure that each file is readable > 17:# : make sure that the effective user running the script owns the > file, > 18:# or the effective group is the group owner ofthe file > 19:# > 20:# The script will also work properly on filenames with spaces. For > example: > 21:# > 22:# /home/clarkd/My Resume.doc > 23:# > 24:# Usage: $0 [-s] [-c] [ ...] > 25:# > 26:# -c option -> continue processing even if an error is detected on > a file. > 27:# Without this option, the script will stop if an error is > 28:# detected with a file. > 29:# > 30:# -s option -> create symbolic links instead of hard links (does > not check > 31:# if on same filesystem) > 32:# > 33:# If the script is provided file names as standard input, it can be > expressed > 34:# as shown in the example below: > 35:# > 36:# find ~ -type f -print| generatelinks.sh -s > 37:# > 38:# The command above will create symbolic links to the files found > within the > 39:# user's home directory, if the file properties match as above. > 40:# > 41:# If the script is run with filenames provided as command line > argument, as > 42:# shown in the example below: > 43:# > 44:# generatelinks.sh /home/clarkd/*.doc /home/clarkd/documents/*.doc > 45:# > 46:# without the ! -c option, then the script will ask to confirm > whether to continue > 47:# not to continue, or to continue for all. > > > 48:#Process each file and link it if it is okay. > 49:processfile > 50:{ > 51: lnopts="$1" > 52: filename="$2" > > > 53: #file must be "normal file" > 54: if [ ! -f "$filename" ] > 55: then > 56: echo Not a normal file: $filename > 57: retval=1 > 58: #must have "read perms" > 59: elif [ ! -r "$filename" ] > 60: then > 61: echo "No read permissions: $filename" > 62: retval=1 > 63: #user must either effective owner the file or effective group > owner of the file > 64: elif [ ! -O "$filename" -o ! -G "$filename" ] > 65: then > 66: echo "No effective ownership or effective group ownership of file: > $filename" > 67: retval=1 > 68: #Otherwise all is well, link the file to current directory using > existing name > 69: else > 70: ln $lnopts $filename > 71: retval=$? > 72: fi > > > 73: #Return the exit status code > 0 if a problem occured > 74: return $retval > 75:} > > > 76:# Initialise variables > 77:cont='N' > 78:lnopts='' > > > 79:# Process switches > 80:while test "$1" = '-c' '-o' "$1" = '-s' > 81:do > 82: if [ "$1" = '-c' ] > 83: then > 84: cont='Y' > 85: shift > 86: fi > 87: if [ "$1" = '-s' ] > 88: then > 89: lnopts='-s' > 90: shift > 91: fi > 92:done > > > 93:echo "Commencing generation of files > > > 94:if [$# -lt 1] > > > 95: while read filename > 96: do > 97: processfile "$lnopts" "$filename" > 98: result=$? > > > 99: test $result -ne 0 -a "$cont" != 'Y' -a "$cont" != 'y' || exit 1 > 100: done > > > 101:else > > > 102: for filename in $* > 103: do > 104: processfile "$lnopts" "$filename" > 105: result=$? > > > 106: if [ $result -ne 0 -a "$cont" != 'Y' ] > 107: then > 108: echo -n "Error occurred. Continue (y/n/a)? " > 109: read $cont > > > 110: test "$cont" = 'n' -o "$cont" = 'N' && exit 1 > 111: [ "$cont" = 'a' || "$cont" = 'A' ] && cont='Y' > 112: fi > 113: done > > > 114:fi > > > 115:echo "All files processed" > > > > Hints/Tips > There is only one mistake per line. > ALWAYS include the line number, the description of the problem and > your solution. > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Y! Messenger - Communicate in real time. Download now. > > ______________________________________________________________________ > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
