Les Mikesell wrote: > Mark Haney wrote: >>> count=xx >>> for i in $(ls <something>* | sort) ; do > ^^^^^^^^^^^^ > The |sort isn't necessary since the shell always returns wild-card > expansions in sorted order. In fact the ls isn't necessary either since > the shell has already generated the list. You are correct, it is not be necessary in the example - I put it in as an option if you were not sorting on the entire file name, but on a specific field. You have more options on how you sort by piping the list though sort. In this case, the -k or -M options may be handy. > for i in something* > will do the same thing. > >>> file_num=$(cut --delimiter=_ -f1 $i) >>> while [ $count -lt $file_num ] ; do >>> echo Missing file number $count count++ >>> done >>> done >>> > >> This is great. I think now I have enough pieces to make something >> work. I appreciate all the help. > > The above doesn't help if you lose the 1st or last bunch of files. Do > you always get the same set every day? > It will catch if the first file is missing - the first entry will be greater then count. If you know in advance how many files there should be, you could add a test to see if the last file is xx+number, as well as using that as an exit for the while loop. As I had stated in the comments after the script, it was not intended as a finished solution, but as a starting point for building something that fit data better. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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