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Old 06-19-2019, 10:45 AM   #1
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find is giving me a hassle in a script


I should know this, I do suppose, but nevertheless, it has me stumped.
find not giving absolute path and file.
my script.
Code:
#!/bin/bash

set -xv 


#June 2019
## for e16 in conjunction with its epplet eslides
#to change images upon start up of desktop
#for desktop background
#for arch type Linux systems
#placed in /usr/local/bin/e16loadbackgrounds
#called from e16 session.sh script
#

source1=/usr/share/backgrounds
source2=/media/data1/EtermBGs
source3=$HOME/.config/variety/Downloaded
source4=$HOME/.config/variety/Favorites
destination=$HOME/.e16/backgrounds

mkdir -p $destination
#remove old images and then add new ones

find $destination -type f -exec rm {} \;
amount=30

#image types
type1="*.png"
type2="*.jpg"

#check for dir presents then load if true

[[ -d "$source1" ]] && 
{ mapfile -t source1a < <(find "$source1" -type f \( -name $type1 -o -name $type2 \) | shuf) ; }

[[ -d "$source2" ]] && 
{ mapfile -t source2a < <(find "$source2" -type f \( -name $type1 -o -name $type2 \) | shuf) ; }

[[ -d "$source3" ]] && 
{ mapfile -t source3a < <(find "$source3" -type f \( -name $type1 -o -name $type2 \) | shuf) ; }

[[ -d "$source4" ]] && 
{ mapfile -t source4a < <(find "$source4" -type f \( -name $type1 -o -name $type2 \) | shuf) ; }


	#/usr/share/backgrounds
	#if array size is less than or equal to amount 
	if [[ ${#source1a[@]} -le $amount ]] ; then
		#just put all of them in 
		for (( i=0;i<${#source1a[@]};i++ )) ; do
			cp ${source1a[$i]} $destination
		done #if array is greater than amount
	elif [[ ${#source1a[@]} -gt $amount ]] ; then
		for (( i=0;i<$amount;i++ )) ; do
			#put some random images in directory
			cp  "${source1a[$(( RANDOM % ${#source1a[@]} ))]}" "$destination"
		done
	fi
	
		#/media/data1/EtermBGs
	#if array size is less than or equal to amount 
	if [[ ${#source2a[@]} -le $amount ]] ; then
		#just put all of them in 
		for (( i=0;i<${#source2a[@]};i++ )) ; do
			cp ${source2a[$i]} $destination
		done #if array is greater than amount
	elif [[ ${#source2a[@]} -gt $amount ]] ; then
		for (( i=0;i<$amount;i++ )) ; do
			#put some random images in directory
			cp  "${source2a[$(( RANDOM % ${#source2a[@]} ))]}" "$destination"
		done
	fi
	
	#$HOME/.config/variety/Downloaded
	#if array size is less than or equal to amount 
	if [[ ${#source3a[@]} -le $amount ]] ; then
		#just put all of them in 
		for (( i=0;i<${#source3a[@]};i++ )) ; do
			cp ${source3a[$i]} $destination
		done #if array is greater than amount
	elif [[ ${#source3a[@]} -gt $amount ]] ; then
		for (( i=0;i<$amount;i++ )) ; do
			#put some random images in directory
			cp  "${source3a[$(( RANDOM % ${#source3a[@]} ))]}" "$destination"
		done
	fi
	
	#$HOME/.config/variety/Favorites
	#if array size is less than or equal to amount 
	if [[ ${#source4a[@]} -le $amount ]] ; then
		#just put all of them in 
		for (( i=0;i<${#source4a[@]};i++ )) ; do
			cp ${source4a[$i]} $destination
		done #if array is greater than amount
	elif [[ ${#source4a[@]} -gt $amount ]] ; then
		for (( i=0;i<$amount;i++ )) ; do
			#put some random images in directory
			cp  "${source4a[$(( RANDOM % ${#source4a[@]} ))]}" "$destination"
		done
	fi
#to check to be sure it ran	
printf "%s ran me\n" > $HOME/rane16script
set -xv out put from the find part of it
Code:
#check for dir presents then load if true

[[ -d "$source1" ]] && 
{ mapfile -t source1a < <(find "$source1" -type f \( -name $type1 -o -name $type2 \) | shuf) ; }
+ [[ -d /usr/share/backgrounds ]]
+ mapfile -t source1a
++ shuf
++ find /usr/share/backgrounds -type f '(' -name '*.png' -o -name mpv-shot0003.jpg mpv-shot0023.jpg mpv-shot0024.jpg ')'
find: paths must precede expression: mpv-shot0023.jpg
Usage: find [-H] [-L] [-P] [-Olevel] [-D help|tree|search|stat|rates|opt|exec] [path...] [expression]

[[ -d "$source2" ]] && 
{ mapfile -t source2a < <(find "$source2" -type f \( -name $type1 -o -name $type2 \) | shuf) ; }
+ [[ -d /media/data1/EtermBGs ]]
+ mapfile -t source2a
++ shuf
++ find /media/data1/EtermBGs -type f '(' -name '*.png' -o -name mpv-shot0003.jpg mpv-shot0023.jpg mpv-shot0024.jpg ')'
find: paths must precede expression: mpv-shot0023.jpg
Usage: find [-H] [-L] [-P] [-Olevel] [-D help|tree|search|stat|rates|opt|exec] [path...] [expression]

[[ -d "$source3" ]] && 
{ mapfile -t source3a < <(find "$source3" -type f \( -name $type1 -o -name $type2 \) | shuf) ; }
+ [[ -d /home/userx/.config/variety/Downloaded ]]
+ mapfile -t source3a
++ shuf
++ find /home/userx/.config/variety/Downloaded -type f '(' -name '*.png' -o -name mpv-shot0003.jpg mpv-shot0023.jpg mpv-shot0024.jpg ')'
find: paths must precede expression: mpv-shot0023.jpg
Usage: find [-H] [-L] [-P] [-Olevel] [-D help|tree|search|stat|rates|opt|exec] [path...] [expression]

[[ -d "$source4" ]] && 
{ mapfile -t source4a < <(find "$source4" -type f \( -name $type1 -o -name $type2 \) | shuf) ; }
+ [[ -d /home/userx/.config/variety/Favorites ]]
+ mapfile -t source4a
++ shuf
++ find /home/userx/.config/variety/Favorites -type f '(' -name '*.png' -o -name mpv-shot0003.jpg mpv-shot0023.jpg mpv-shot0024.jpg ')'
find: paths must precede expression: mpv-shot0023.jpg
Usage: find [-H] [-L] [-P] [-Olevel] [-D help|tree|search|stat|rates|opt|exec] [path...] [expression]
the images it keeps getting are in my home parent dir. it should not even be looking at them it is not within the find path for any one of the finds. that I can see at the moment.

Last edited by BW-userx; 06-19-2019 at 10:48 AM.
 
Old 06-19-2019, 10:57 AM   #2
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The variables type1 and type2 are getting expanded by the shell and need to be quoted properly for find receive them verbatim.
 
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Old 06-19-2019, 11:15 AM   #3
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbocapitalist View Post
The variables type1 and type2 are getting expanded by the shell and need to be quoted properly for find receive them verbatim.
damn I must have ran out of quotes, now I got a go find some more to use in them...
(quoted everything but them ones)

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