[SOLVED] Searching a directory and pulling out filenames with a certain pattern

LadyAnne · 05-17-2010, 07:28 AM

Hi

I would like to search a specific directory and pull out filenames that have this pattern:
"_bsc_"
Then I want to do some processing and move the file to another directory

Thank you

grail · 05-17-2010, 07:32 AM

Man find should help.

serafean · 05-17-2010, 07:33 AM

find ./ -iname *_bsc_* -exec command ';'

yes, I am proud I finally manage to do some easy find commands and love to share it. But reading the manpage is highly recommended none the less...

nuwen52 · 05-17-2010, 07:34 AM

Would this not work:

Code:

for file_name in `ls *_bsc_*`
do
    <do processing here>
done

MTK358 · 05-17-2010, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nuwen52

Would this not work:

Code:

for file_name in `ls *_bsc_*`
do
    <do processing here>
done

Bad, bad, BAD!

ls is designed to be read by humans, not programs!

Use this instead:

Code:

for file in *_bsc_*
do
    # do stuff here. The variable "$file" contains the filename
done

It will only search the current dir, not go into child dirs recursively.

onebuck · 05-17-2010, 09:30 AM

Hi,

Welcome to LQ!

Quote:

Originally Posted by LadyAnne

Hi

I would like to search a specific directory and pull out filenames that have this pattern:
"_bsc_"
Then I want to do some processing and move the file to another directory

Thank you

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