Script to get "last month"

[Coolmar]

Hi,

I am creating a script that requires me to move files from "last month". So when ls -la the files and grep on `date +%b` (Dec)...what I actually want it to show is not this month but last month. Is there a way to get that value? It would be pretty simple if the dates were in numerical (Dec = 12) but with them in alpha it makes it more difficult...but I figure with you guys, not impossible ;0)

Thanks!

[Patrick Wallek · Accepted solution]

Here's a shell script that will do it:

#!/usr/bin/sh

THISMONTH=$(/usr/bin/date +%m)

if (( $THISMONTH == 1 )) ; then
LASTMONTH=12
else
((LASTMONTH=${THISMONTH}-1))
echo "${THISMONTH} ${LASTMONTH}"
fi

case $LASTMONTH in
1|01) LASTMONTHTXT=JAN ;;
2|02) LASTMONTHTXT=FEB ;;
3|03) LASTMONTHTXT=MAR ;;
4|04) LASTMONTHTXT=APR ;;
5|05) LASTMONTHTXT=MAY ;;
6|06) LASTMONTHTXT=JUN ;;
7|07) LASTMONTHTXT=JUL ;;
8|08) LASTMONTHTXT=AUG ;;
9|09) LASTMONTHTXT=SEP ;;
10) LASTMONTHTXT=OCT ;;
11) LASTMONTHTXT=NOV ;;
12) LASTMONTHTXT=DEC ;;
esac

echo "LAST MONTH = ${LASTMONTHTXT}"

[Robert-Jan Goossens_1]

Hi Coolmar,

How about using the find command in combination with some reference files?

# touch -m -t 200611010001 /var/tmp/first
# touch -m -t 200611312359 /var/tmp/last

# find . -type f \( -newer /var/tmp/first -a ! -newer /var/tmp/last \) -print

Best regards,
Robert-Jan

[Kent Ostby]

Create a shell script:

#!/usr/bin/sh
LASTMONTH=`date +%b | awk -f useit.awk`
ls -la | grep $LASTMONTH

Create a file called useit.awk:

BEGIN{damonth[1]="Jan";damonth[2]="Feb";damonth[3]="Mar";damonth[4]="Apr";
damonth[5]="May";damonth[6]="Jun";damonth[7]="Jul";damonth[8]="Aug";damonth[9]="
Sep";damonth[10]="Oct";damonth[11]="Nov";damonth[12]="Dec";}
{for (idx1 in damonth)
{if (damonth[idx1]==$1)
{if (idx1==1){idx=13}
print damonth[idx1-1];}
}
}

NOTE: In the shell script, you'll need to put the full path of the file "useit.awk."

[Geoff Wild]

ARCDIR=/some/place

# get the current month

M=`date +%b`

for FILE in `ls -al |awk '$6ne"$M"{print $9}'`
do
mv $FILE $ARCDIR
done

Rgds...Geoff

[Coolmar]

Knew I could count on you guys! Thanks :0)