Sorry to send to Darac, here forwards to list. Begin forwarded message:
> From: lina <lina.lastn...@gmail.com> > Date: 19 January, 2012 1:29:14 GMT+08:00 > To: Darac Marjal <mailingl...@darac.org.uk> > Subject: Re: how to check 400 files exist > > On 19 Jan, 2012, at 1:09, Darac Marjal <mailingl...@darac.org.uk> wrote: > >> On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 12:34:50AM +0800, lina wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> Thanks ahead for reading this email. >>> >>> I am choked by how to check more than 400 files exist or not, if not, >>> sleep, but once it's all generated, continue do something. >>> >>> for i in $(seq 5); do if [ -e sys_em_$i.txt ] ; then echo done ; fi ; >>> done not work. >> >> The problem you have here is that you don't know when a file isn't >> there. Try: >> >> Missing=0 >> for i in $(seq 5); do >> if [ ! -e sys_em_$i.txt ]; then >> Missing=1 >> fi >> done >> if [ $Missing -eq 1 ]; then >> print "One or more files is missing! Thanks, how can I return to check after sleep 10 seconds ? >> > > Yes, I don't know when it will generate. But know it may generate in 6 hours. >> Curses!" >> else >> print "All files exist! Top notch!" >> fi >> >>> >>> those files have a common feature: >>> >>> sys_em_$i.txt >>> >>> Thanks for any advice, >>> >>> Best wishes, >>> >>> >>> -- >>> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org >>> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact >>> listmas...@lists.debian.org >>> Archive: >>> http://lists.debian.org/CAG9cJm=vb2sttucgnojpxd5bkbmaotqsq0zvrbfh030adqp...@mail.gmail.com >>> >> >> -- >> Darac Marjal >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org >> Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120118170948.ga3...@darac.org.uk >>
