User:Minooz/RepoSyncProj/Bash

Bash Scripting Help

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Tips

• Watch the spaces

if [ -d "$tmpInternal" ]; then
	rm -r $tmpInternal >> $dateError.txt 
elif [ -d "$tmpExternal" ]; then
	rm -r $tmExternal >> $dateError.txt 
fi

• The increment operator in bash

while [ $revTmpInternal -lt $revInternal ]; do
	((revTmpInternal++))
done

• to check if a file exists:

if [ -f m.patch ]; then
	rm *.patch
fi

• To check if multiple files exist:http://www.ducea.com/2009/03/05/bash-tips-if-e-wildcard-file-check-too-many-arguments/

errors=$(ls Error*.txt 2> /dev/null | wc -l)
if [ "$errors" != "0" ]; then
	rm Error*.txt
fi

Also this solution @ http://kenfallon.com/?p=4