On Mon, Nov 13, 2000 at 11:22:03AM +1100, DaZZa ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Folks.
>
> I know this is a little off topic, but I need some help.
>
> I need a script which will basically run through a directory, and copy all
> files which start with the same letter of the alphabet to a destination
> directory.
>
> For example, soemthing like this
>
> cp a*.doc /home/ftp/pub/doc/a/
>
> except I need it for the entire possible alphabet - AaBbCc etc.
>
> I also know stuff all about writing shell scripts - something I've got to
> find time to read up on. Oh - I'm using bash as my shell.
Well, there's always the first line in a script which can point to
a different tool:
#!/bin/tcsh
foreach f (*)
echo -------------------------------
echo Working with $f
set char = `echo $f | cut -c1`
# gotta make it first:
echo mkdir -p /home/ftp/pub/doc/$char
# copy ...
echo cp -p $f /home/ftp/pub/doc/$char
end
jhs
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