#!/bin/bash

yesterday=$(date -d yesterday +%A | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')

for i in *.txt
do

# show what we can tell about the file
ls -l "$i"
stat -t "$i"
    
# is it named after yesterday's day-of-week?
case "$i" in
*file-$yesterday-*.txt) echo DAY MATCH $i;;
*) echo ignoring $i;;
esac

echo

done

#!/bin/bash

#for easy portability
#does not have to be ran in same dir as files.
working_dir=/home/userx/scripts/testing

#where to write the log and log name
log_dir=/home/userx/scripts/testing/FileSizes

while read file
do

max=1000
#get output from wc 
fileSize=$(wc -c $file)
#strip off excess
#from right to left
#find deliminator which is a space
#in this case
#cli reviles
#userx%slackwhere ⚡ testing ⚡> wc -c while-shuf
#795 while-shuf
#has a space between the number and the chars
# therefore that is a good
#pattern to look for and use
fileSize=${fileSize%% *}

#check size less than or equal to.
#for just less than is -lt
if [[ "$fileSize" -le "$max" ]] ; then
#spit it out to the screen
echo "Less than -> $file"
#write it to a log file
echo "$file : is $fileSize bytes" >> "$log_dir"
fi
done< <(find "$working_dir" -type f )

  if [[ "$count" = '0' ]] ; then
  {
    echo "$file : is $fileSize bytes" > "$log_dir"
    ((count++))
   }
  else
    echo "$file : is $fileSize bytes" >> "$log_dir"
  fi