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Learning the bash Shell, 2nd Edition    (ISBN: 1565923472)


 

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 Release Date: January, 1998
 Manufacturer: O'Reilly & Associates (Paperback)
 Sales Rank: 3,708

 Author: Cameron Newham, Bill Rosenblatt









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 Directory Listing 2002-04-17 01:52:08
  sh 
Category: source:sh:files
Description: List files in a directory and display some properities of each.
Platform: unix
Author: mind
Viewed: 4836
Rating: 3.7/5 (19 votes)
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directory.sh
#!/bin/sh
#
# For example - mind [mind@metalshell.com]
#
# This is an example on using the for function to list everything 
# in a directory and print whether a file is a directory and 
# readable or a normal file and readable.
#
#
#   -a file             True if file exists.
#   -b file             True if file is a block special.
#   -c file             True if file is a character special.
#   -d file             True if file is a directory.
#   -e file             True if file exists.
#   -f file             True if file is a regular file.
#   -g file             True if file is setgid.
#   -h file             True if file is a symbolic link.
#   -k file             True if file is sticky.
#   -p file             True if file is a named pipe.
#   -r file             True if file is readable.
#   -s file             True if file's size is greater than zero.
#   -t fd               True if fd is an open file descriptor.
#
#               [ http://www.metalshell.com ]
#

string="This is our string"
Directory="/"
#Directory="/tmp/"      # Make sure you include a '/' after the directory

# Heres a short example on using for to print each word 
# in string containing words..
for str in $string ; do
        echo "$str"
done

# Check to make sure the directory is valid before scanning through it
if [ ! -d $Directory ]; then
        echo "Sorry but $Directory is an invalid directory"
        exit
fi

# Begin our for statement
for FILE in $Directory* ; do
        # Check if $FILE is a directory
        if [ -d $FILE ]; then
                # Check if the directory is readable
                if [ -r $FILE ]; then
                        echo "(Readable Directory): $FILE"
                else
                        echo "(Non-Readable Directory): $FILE"
                fi
        fi

        # Check if $FILE is a regular file
        if [ -f $FILE ]; then
                # Check if the regular file is readable
                if [ -r $FILE ]; then
                        echo "(Readable File): $FILE"
                else
                        echo "(Non-Readable File): $FILE"
                fi
        fi
# End of our for statement
done
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