syntax error at line

[NDO]

Hi!

I am trying to create a script tha copies files from one directory to the other on the same system, like this:

for JOB in `ls -lrt | awk '{if ($6 == "Aug" && $8 != 2010)print $9}'`
cp -p /data/xxxx/yyyy/zzzz/processed/$JOB /data/xxxx/yyyy/zzzz/processed/Ago11/
done

But I am having the following error:

 Syntax error at line 2 : `cp' is not expected

Please can you help

FR

[James R. Ferguson · Accepted solution]

Hi:

The problem is that 'do ... done' needs to define the loop.  You are missing the 'do'.

for JOB in `ls -lrt | awk '{if ($6 == "Aug" && $8 != 2010)print $9}'`
do
cp -p /data/xxxx/yyyy/zzzz/processed/$JOB /data/xxxx/yyyy/zzzz/processed/Ago11/
done

Regards!

...JRF...

[NDO]

Hi

Sorry, my stupid mistake...

its now working

thanks a lot

[Dennis Handly]

Or if you like, you can put the do on the for line:

for JOB in $(ls -lrt | awk '{if ($6 == "Aug" && $8 != 2010) print $9}'); do
   cp -p /data/xxxx/yyyy/zzzz/processed/$JOB /data/xxxx/yyyy/zzzz/processed/Ago11/
done