topic Re: Need command or script in Operating System - HP-UX

Need command or script

Shivkumar — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:52:04 GMT

Hi All,

I am looking out for script or commands for below.

I have some instances in a logs directory as follows:
/logs/a/b/c/d/xyz-instance-1/some.log
/logs/a/b/c/d/xyz-instance-2/some.log
/logs/a/b/c/d/xyz-instance-3/some.log
/logs/a/b/c/d/xyz-instance-4/some.log
/logs/a/b/c/d/xyz-instance-5/some.log

I want to copy above in /tmp/ direcotry having below path and names.

/tmp/some.log-xyz-instance-1
/tmp/some.log-xyz-instance-2
/tmp/some.log-xyz-instance-3
/tmp/some.log-xyz-instance-4
/tmp/some.log-xyz-instance-5

Can someone please suggest commands or script ?

Thanks,
Shiv

Re: Need command or script

River Tarnell — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:13:35 GMT

Try this:

for file in /logs/a/b/c/d/*/some.log; do
cp "$file" \
"`echo "$file" | sed 's,/logs/a/b/c/d/$.*$/some.log,/tmp/some.log-\1,'`"
done

Re: Need command or script

Shivkumar — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:41:47 GMT

When i executed after convering to my actual paths it says that some.log are identical.

Re: Need command or script

River Tarnell — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:45:37 GMT

Can you show the actual command you used, with the real paths? I tested the command I gave, and it works for the sample path:

% find logs
logs
logs/a
logs/a/b
logs/a/b/c
logs/a/b/c/d
logs/a/b/c/d/instance-1
logs/a/b/c/d/instance-1/some.log
logs/a/b/c/d/instance-2
logs/a/b/c/d/instance-2/some.log
logs/a/b/c/d/instance-3
logs/a/b/c/d/instance-3/some.log
logs/a/b/c/d/instance-4
logs/a/b/c/d/instance-4/some.log
% ls tmp
% for file in logs/a/b/c/d/*/some.log; do
cp "$file" \
"`echo "$file" | sed 's,logs/a/b/c/d/$.*$/some.log,tmp/some.log-\1,'`"
done
% find tmp
tmp
tmp/some.log-instance-1
tmp/some.log-instance-2
tmp/some.log-instance-3
tmp/some.log-instance-4
%

Re: Need command or script

Steven Schweda — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:21:12 GMT

> When i executed after convering to my
> actual paths [...]

If you can't figure out how to adapt a
suggestion to your actual data, and you
expect someone else to do your _whole_ job
for you, then it might make some sense to
provide the actual data. Or was your goal to
waste everyone's time?

Re: Need command or script

Shivkumar — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:39:02 GMT

Steven,

You have not provided any input then how you have wasted your time ?

I have been posting my questions on this forum for almost 5 years and no one raised concern so far.

If anyone do not have time to answer then it is fine.

If i have been very good in sed and awk then i would have never posted my question here.

Please do not post your answer for my question if you feel i am wasting your time.

Thanks.

Re: Need command or script

Shivkumar — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:44:31 GMT

Thanks River!! It worked. There was a typo as i had put extra "/" before /logs.

Re: Need command or script

Steven Schweda — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:23:24 GMT

> You have not provided any input [...]

Your (second) problem description did not
show what you did, nor the data you fed into
it. This makes it hard for someone with my
weak psychic powers to contribute much.

> [...] how you have wasted your time ?

Did I say that only _my_ time was wasted?

> Can you show the actual command you used,
> with the real paths? [...]

That looks to me like some wasted time.

As I said, "it might make some sense to
provide the actual data." Do you think that
not showing your actual commands and not
showing your actual data were helpful?

Re: Need command or script

Shivkumar — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:41:07 GMT

These are production servers and i can't disclose any actual paths. That was the reason i had to convert the paths.

Re: Need command or script

James R. Ferguson — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:04:54 GMT

Hi Shiv:

> These are production servers and i can't disclose any actual paths

I seriously doubt that this will compromise anything. What does it matter if I know the name of a path on a server if I can't get to the server in the first place?

Providing actual commands and actual filenames together with the actual error or warning message you received would help you solve your objective much faster.

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: Need command or script

Steven E. Protter — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:25:47 GMT

Shalom Shiv,

For nearly 4 years I worked for a security company (Cable TV) and there is always a balance seeking help on ITRC with actual problem data.

I've found that altering ip addresses, and not bringing problems with proprietary products to the forums was sufficient to avoid security conflict.

An actual error message in this case would not have compromised security. I had to pass a lie dectetor test to get my last job, and they were SERIOUS about security.

Interesting little question actually.

SEP

Re: Need command or script

Steven Schweda — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:51:10 GMT

> I've found that altering ip addresses [...]
> was sufficient to avoid security conflict.

And, if the problem involves network
configuration, then altering IP addresses
can be sufficient to obscure the actual
problem, too. Everything's complicated.
Irregardful, hiding all the _useful_ info
remains sub-helpful.