topic Re: write if state for file size in Operating System - HP-UX

write if state for file size

Ratzie — Wed, 01 Dec 2004 12:32:37 GMT

Is there a way to write an if state if file size is greater than 99?

if [ file size > 99 ]
then
blah...

Re: write if state for file size

Pete Randall — Wed, 01 Dec 2004 12:50:00 GMT

How about using awk and ll?

if `ll FILE | awk '{print $5}' -gt "99"`

Pete

Re: write if state for file size

Shannon Petry — Wed, 01 Dec 2004 12:51:48 GMT

Yes, and no.

No meaning that test options will not handle this. I.E.
if [ -x myfile ] ; then
echo "it's executable"
elif [ -w myfile ] ; then
echo "it's writable"
fi
Man test for more information on built in testing.

yes, you can make it work by grabbing the file size.

_size=`ls -l myfile|awk '{print $5}'`
if [ "${_size}" -gt "1" ] ; then
# do something
else
# do something else
fi

Similarly, this would work

if [ `ls -l myfile | awk '{print $5}'` -gt 1 ] ; then
# do something
fi

If you do not like "-gt", then ">" does the same thing.

Regards,
Shannon

Re: write if state for file size

Pete Randall — Wed, 01 Dec 2004 12:54:28 GMT

Oops!

if [ `ll FILE | awk '{print $5}'` -gt "99" ]

Pete

Re: write if state for file size

Victor Fridyev — Wed, 01 Dec 2004 13:36:28 GMT

Hi

if [ $(cat $FILE| wc -c ) - gt 99 ] ; then
.......

Re: write if state for file size

Ratzie — Wed, 01 Dec 2004 14:09:30 GMT

Answered works