On Jul 26, 2012, at 5:14 AM, Rob Coops wrote: > On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 12:05 PM, Jack Vo <jacksvo2...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I need to compress many files in a directory on server. I use "awk" and >> "zip" command to compress these files. >> >> By "awk" command, I filter theses file : >> >>> *# ls -latr | grep iMAP.med0 | awk '{print $9}'* >>> iMAP.med0101_agent.trace.**20120726153046.tar.gz >>> iMAP.med0101_agent.trace.**20120726152942.tar.gz >>> iMAP.med0107_agent.trace.**20120726154526.tar.gz >>> iMAP.med0101_agent.trace.**20120726154741.tar.gz >>> iMAP.med0101_agent.trace.**20120726154616.tar.gz >>> iMAP.med0101_agent.trace.**20120726154436.tar.gz >>> iMAP.med0105_agent.trace.**20120726154555.tar.gz >>> iMAP.med0101_agent.trace.**20120726154532.tar.gz >>> iMAP.med0101_agent.trace.**20120726154700.tar.gz >>> iMAP.med0101_agent.trace.**20120726154720.tar.gz >>> >> I want to compress them to trace_file.zip, and I use the command, but can >> not zip these files. Which parameters or syntax did I wrong ? >> >>> *# ls -latr | grep iMAP.med0 | awk '{ system("zip /tmp/trace_file" $9)}'* >>> # ls -latr /tmp/ | grep trace_file >>> # >>> >> >> -- >> Thank and best regards, >> Jack Vo >> >> Hi Jack, > > Sorry but how is this related to perl? This is a linux/unix question that > most on this list might be able to answer but that does not mean it belongs > on this list. > > Rob.
Well, this can be done in perl, so if the OP wants a perl solution we can offer help with that. Bill (sorry about sending this to you personally Rob, I clicked the wrong "reply" button :( -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/