check file existence in your directory

ust · 07-26-2011, 11:40 PM

In the linux server, there shoud have a file which called abc.txt under each user directory , if I want to check if all user direcory have this file , what can i do ?

Thanks.

Tinkster · 07-26-2011, 11:41 PM

find /home/* -name abc.txt

ust · 07-27-2011, 12:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tinkster

find /home/* -name abc.txt

Thx reply,

it is ok , but if I want to know which user do not have the file , what can i do ?

Thanks.

digsecurity · 07-27-2011, 01:25 AM

find /home/* -name abc.txt -user username

Try "man find" for the detail.

Tinkster · 07-27-2011, 02:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ust

Thx reply,

it is ok , but if I want to know which user do not have the file , what can i do ?

Thanks.

for i in /home/*; do ls $i/abc.txt ; done

Bit ugly, but does the job

crts · 07-27-2011, 02:29 AM

Code:

for FILE in /home/*; do if [[ ! -f "${FILE}/abc.txt" ]];then echo "user '${FILE////}' does not not have file abc.txt" ;fi; done

ust · 07-27-2011, 05:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crts

Code:

for FILE in /home/*; do if [[ ! -f "${FILE}/abc.txt" ]];then echo "user '${FILE////}' does not not have file abc.txt" ;fi; done

it works . thx much.