Unix shell script needed

Johnny Volume

Hi,

I need a shell program that will prompt the user to input a dept name to the script.
The script should then check a specific directory called ‘report’ in the home directory of each member of that dept.
If the report directory does not exist, or there are no contents in the directory, that user's name should be stored in a file called ‘logfile’ in the current directory. The first line in logfile should contain a header ‘List of users with no reports on ‘today’s date and time’ ‘
Otherwise the contents of the directory should be copied to a sub directory called ‘reporting’ in the current directory.
The script should repeat the process until all users in the dept have been checked.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Johnny

lynchie

Suggest you read the charter. Nobody is going to do your homework.

If you want help, post up your code and people may try and point you at your errors.

Dingatron

REM shell program that will prompt the user to input a dept name to the script.
REM The script should then check a specific directory called ‘report’ in the 
REM home directory of each member of that dept.
REM If the report directory does not exist, or there are no contents in the 
REM directory, that user's name should be stored in a file called ‘logfile’ in the REM current directory. The first line in logfile should contain a header ‘List of REM users with no reports on ‘today’s date and time’ ‘
REM Otherwise the contents of the directory should be copied to a sub 
REM directory called ‘reporting’ in the current directory.
REM The script should repeat the process until all users in the dept have been REM checked.*************************************************

Here's a start any way. :pac:

FruitLover

Johnny Volume wrote: »

Any ideas?

Yeah: write (or at least attempt) a script that does the things that you outline above.

Creamy Goodness

Dingatron wrote: »

REM shell program that will prompt the user to input a dept name to the script.
REM The script should then check a specific directory called ‘report’ in the 
REM home directory of each member of that dept.
REM If the report directory does not exist, or there are no contents in the 
REM directory, that user's name should be stored in a file called ‘logfile’ in the REM current directory. The first line in logfile should contain a header ‘List of REM users with no reports on ‘today’s date and time’ ‘
REM Otherwise the contents of the directory should be copied to a sub 
REM directory called ‘reporting’ in the current directory.
REM The script should repeat the process until all users in the dept have been REM checked.*************************************************

Here's a start any way. :pac:

you forgot that shells don't use the keyword directory. they use folder instead.

Dingatron

Never said the logic was right. Copy and paste which I think op is looking for.

brianmc

Johnny Volume wrote: »

#Checking if directory reports exists, if it does, copy contents to a folder called reporting in the current dir

if [ -d /$user/reports ]
then >> ./reporting exists

#if it doesn't copy the user's name to a file in the current dir called logfile

else >> ./logfile

fi

Hmmm... I wrote a shell script for another user on here a few months ago that sounds almost identical to that.

Makes me wonder.

Anyhow, do a search, it shouldn't be too hard to find it.

Evil Phil

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