Thanks to all who replied, I have seen where my error is and have numerous alternatives, the task is now underway properly.
Cheers SImon > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sonia Hamilton > Sent: Wed, 11. May 2005 3:19 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [SLUG] Script Help > > > * On Wed, May 11, 2005 at 01:48:35PM +1000, Simon wrote: > > Hi all, > > Why is the following script ripping out every directory rather than > > just those in 'studentfile' > > > > #!/bin/bash > > while read name; do > > cd $name > > Fails here if directory $name doesnt exist; next line deletes > everything. > > > rm -fvr * > > cd .. > > rmdir $name > > done < studentlist > > -- > Sonia Hamilton. GPG key A8B77238. > . > Type cat vmlinuz > /dev/audio to hear the voice of $DEITY. > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
