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I need to compare the contents of a file located in dir A with actual files in different directory. ex- directory A has a file test.txt , Item mentioned in test.txt and not present in directory B should be highlighted. im doing something like this but not working.. it is only searching last word from the file test.txt

#!/bin/sh

IFS=$'n' dirA=$1 dirB=$2 

for x in $(cat < "$1"); do base_name="${x##/}" 

set -- "$dirB"/"$base_name"* 

  if [ -e "$1" ]; then 

    for y; do 

   echo "$base_name found in B as ${y##*/}" done 

  else 

     echo "$x not found in B" fi done.

shell-script

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I tested this program in my cygwin environment. It works well! Maybe it's bash setting problem?
  
  – JinChin
  13 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @JinChin Notice that the user is not executing this with bash, and that the code does not include anything that is specific to that shell.
  
  – Kusalananda♦
  13 hours ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

0

I need to compare the contents of a file located in dir A with actual files in different directory. ex- directory A has a file test.txt , Item mentioned in test.txt and not present in directory B should be highlighted. im doing something like this but not working.. it is only searching last word from the file test.txt

#!/bin/sh

IFS=$'n' dirA=$1 dirB=$2 

for x in $(cat < "$1"); do base_name="${x##/}" 

set -- "$dirB"/"$base_name"* 

  if [ -e "$1" ]; then 

    for y; do 

   echo "$base_name found in B as ${y##*/}" done 

  else 

     echo "$x not found in B" fi done.

shell-script

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edited 14 hours ago

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I tested this program in my cygwin environment. It works well! Maybe it's bash setting problem?
  
  – JinChin
  13 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @JinChin Notice that the user is not executing this with bash, and that the code does not include anything that is specific to that shell.
  
  – Kusalananda♦
  13 hours ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

I need to compare the contents of a file located in dir A with actual files in different directory. ex- directory A has a file test.txt , Item mentioned in test.txt and not present in directory B should be highlighted. im doing something like this but not working.. it is only searching last word from the file test.txt

#!/bin/sh

IFS=$'n' dirA=$1 dirB=$2 

for x in $(cat < "$1"); do base_name="${x##/}" 

set -- "$dirB"/"$base_name"* 

  if [ -e "$1" ]; then 

    for y; do 

   echo "$base_name found in B as ${y##*/}" done 

  else 

     echo "$x not found in B" fi done.

shell-script

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#!/bin/sh

IFS=$'n' dirA=$1 dirB=$2 

for x in $(cat < "$1"); do base_name="${x##/}" 

set -- "$dirB"/"$base_name"* 

  if [ -e "$1" ]; then 

    for y; do 

   echo "$base_name found in B as ${y##*/}" done 

  else 

     echo "$x not found in B" fi done.

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Using diff may do the trick

diff -crs Dir1 Dir2

It will show you if the files are existing, same or different

with a grep on filename might be what you are looking for

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answered 14 hours ago

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  The idea seems to be to verify some sort of manifest over files that are supposed to exist, not to compare two directories.
  
  – Kusalananda♦
  14 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  i want to check file contents in another directory. example file 1 (located in /user/home) has a,b,c so i need to check if a,b,c is present as files in different folder (/etc)
  
  – Roopak Murty
  14 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Kusalananda , yes that is correct, l'm looking for manifest over files that are supposed to exist
  
  – Roopak Murty
  14 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Ok, sorry, may be read a bit too fast. In that case you could use diff -crs ./file /path_to_file/DIr It also show you where are the differences
  
  – PhLinuX
  13 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

0

#!/bin/sh



manifest=$1

topdir=$2



while IFS= read -r name; do

    pathname="$topdir/$name"



    if [ -e "$pathname" ]; then

        printf 'Found: %sn' "$pathname" >&2

    else

        printf 'Not found: %sn' "$pathname" >&2

    fi

done <"$manifest"

This script takes a manifest file as its first command line argument, and some directory path as its second argument.

It reads lines from the manifest and tests to see if the pathnames corresponding to those lines exists under the given directory.

Would you only want to test the base name of each name read from the file, then use

#!/bin/sh



manifest=$1

topdir=$2



while IFS= read -r name; do

    pathname="$topdir/$( basename "$name" )"



    if [ -e "$pathname" ]; then

        printf 'Found: %sn' "$pathname" >&2

    else

        printf 'Not found: %sn' "$pathname" >&2

    fi

done <"$manifest"

Related:

• Understanding "IFS= read -r line"

share|improve this answer

answered 14 hours ago

Kusalananda♦Kusalananda

141k17263439

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  what is pathname="$topdir/$( basename "$name" )" in the above code.. it is showing opposite result Not found:/Users/dir2/a Not found: /Users/dir2/b Not found: /Users/dir2/c , but a ,b, c are present in dir2 as txt files.
  
  – Roopak Murty
  13 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @RoopakMurty The line creates a new value that is the directory path that is was given followed by the base name of the line read from the file. If the script says that /Users/dir2/a does not exist, well, then that pathname does not exist. The type of file is not taken into consideration. If you could describe a bit more, then maybe I would understand what you mean.
  
  – Kusalananda♦
  13 hours ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @RoopakMurty Are you saying that /Users/dir2/a exists? Do you have spaces at the end of the lines in the file that you pass to the script? In that case, delete those spaces.
  
  – Kusalananda♦
  13 hours ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  yes a is a text file under /Users/dir2 that exists, actually I'm using git bash in windows to run this script, is this a problem ?
  
  – Roopak Murty
  13 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  installed cygwin, and it works now. :-)
  
  – Roopak Murty
  12 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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Using diff may do the trick

diff -crs Dir1 Dir2

It will show you if the files are existing, same or different

with a grep on filename might be what you are looking for

share|improve this answer

answered 14 hours ago

PhLinuXPhLinuX

365

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  The idea seems to be to verify some sort of manifest over files that are supposed to exist, not to compare two directories.
  
  – Kusalananda♦
  14 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  i want to check file contents in another directory. example file 1 (located in /user/home) has a,b,c so i need to check if a,b,c is present as files in different folder (/etc)
  
  – Roopak Murty
  14 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Kusalananda , yes that is correct, l'm looking for manifest over files that are supposed to exist
  
  – Roopak Murty
  14 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Ok, sorry, may be read a bit too fast. In that case you could use diff -crs ./file /path_to_file/DIr It also show you where are the differences
  
  – PhLinuX
  13 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

0

Using diff may do the trick

diff -crs Dir1 Dir2

It will show you if the files are existing, same or different

with a grep on filename might be what you are looking for

share|improve this answer

answered 14 hours ago

PhLinuXPhLinuX

365

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  The idea seems to be to verify some sort of manifest over files that are supposed to exist, not to compare two directories.
  
  – Kusalananda♦
  14 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  i want to check file contents in another directory. example file 1 (located in /user/home) has a,b,c so i need to check if a,b,c is present as files in different folder (/etc)
  
  – Roopak Murty
  14 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Kusalananda , yes that is correct, l'm looking for manifest over files that are supposed to exist
  
  – Roopak Murty
  14 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Ok, sorry, may be read a bit too fast. In that case you could use diff -crs ./file /path_to_file/DIr It also show you where are the differences
  
  – PhLinuX
  13 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Using diff may do the trick

diff -crs Dir1 Dir2

It will show you if the files are existing, same or different

with a grep on filename might be what you are looking for

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#!/bin/sh



manifest=$1

topdir=$2



while IFS= read -r name; do

    pathname="$topdir/$name"



    if [ -e "$pathname" ]; then

        printf 'Found: %sn' "$pathname" >&2

    else

        printf 'Not found: %sn' "$pathname" >&2

    fi

done <"$manifest"

This script takes a manifest file as its first command line argument, and some directory path as its second argument.

It reads lines from the manifest and tests to see if the pathnames corresponding to those lines exists under the given directory.

Would you only want to test the base name of each name read from the file, then use

#!/bin/sh



manifest=$1

topdir=$2



while IFS= read -r name; do

    pathname="$topdir/$( basename "$name" )"



    if [ -e "$pathname" ]; then

        printf 'Found: %sn' "$pathname" >&2

    else

        printf 'Not found: %sn' "$pathname" >&2

    fi

done <"$manifest"

Related:

• Understanding "IFS= read -r line"

share|improve this answer

answered 14 hours ago

Kusalananda♦Kusalananda

141k17263439

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  what is pathname="$topdir/$( basename "$name" )" in the above code.. it is showing opposite result Not found:/Users/dir2/a Not found: /Users/dir2/b Not found: /Users/dir2/c , but a ,b, c are present in dir2 as txt files.
  
  – Roopak Murty
  13 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @RoopakMurty The line creates a new value that is the directory path that is was given followed by the base name of the line read from the file. If the script says that /Users/dir2/a does not exist, well, then that pathname does not exist. The type of file is not taken into consideration. If you could describe a bit more, then maybe I would understand what you mean.
  
  – Kusalananda♦
  13 hours ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @RoopakMurty Are you saying that /Users/dir2/a exists? Do you have spaces at the end of the lines in the file that you pass to the script? In that case, delete those spaces.
  
  – Kusalananda♦
  13 hours ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  yes a is a text file under /Users/dir2 that exists, actually I'm using git bash in windows to run this script, is this a problem ?
  
  – Roopak Murty
  13 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  installed cygwin, and it works now. :-)
  
  – Roopak Murty
  12 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 1 more comment

0

#!/bin/sh



manifest=$1

topdir=$2



while IFS= read -r name; do

    pathname="$topdir/$name"



    if [ -e "$pathname" ]; then

        printf 'Found: %sn' "$pathname" >&2

    else

        printf 'Not found: %sn' "$pathname" >&2

    fi

done <"$manifest"

This script takes a manifest file as its first command line argument, and some directory path as its second argument.

It reads lines from the manifest and tests to see if the pathnames corresponding to those lines exists under the given directory.

Would you only want to test the base name of each name read from the file, then use

#!/bin/sh



manifest=$1

topdir=$2



while IFS= read -r name; do

    pathname="$topdir/$( basename "$name" )"



    if [ -e "$pathname" ]; then

        printf 'Found: %sn' "$pathname" >&2

    else

        printf 'Not found: %sn' "$pathname" >&2

    fi

done <"$manifest"

Related:

• Understanding "IFS= read -r line"

share|improve this answer

answered 14 hours ago

Kusalananda♦Kusalananda

141k17263439

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  what is pathname="$topdir/$( basename "$name" )" in the above code.. it is showing opposite result Not found:/Users/dir2/a Not found: /Users/dir2/b Not found: /Users/dir2/c , but a ,b, c are present in dir2 as txt files.
  
  – Roopak Murty
  13 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @RoopakMurty The line creates a new value that is the directory path that is was given followed by the base name of the line read from the file. If the script says that /Users/dir2/a does not exist, well, then that pathname does not exist. The type of file is not taken into consideration. If you could describe a bit more, then maybe I would understand what you mean.
  
  – Kusalananda♦
  13 hours ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @RoopakMurty Are you saying that /Users/dir2/a exists? Do you have spaces at the end of the lines in the file that you pass to the script? In that case, delete those spaces.
  
  – Kusalananda♦
  13 hours ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  yes a is a text file under /Users/dir2 that exists, actually I'm using git bash in windows to run this script, is this a problem ?
  
  – Roopak Murty
  13 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  installed cygwin, and it works now. :-)
  
  – Roopak Murty
  12 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 1 more comment

#!/bin/sh



manifest=$1

topdir=$2



while IFS= read -r name; do

    pathname="$topdir/$name"



    if [ -e "$pathname" ]; then

        printf 'Found: %sn' "$pathname" >&2

    else

        printf 'Not found: %sn' "$pathname" >&2

    fi

done <"$manifest"

This script takes a manifest file as its first command line argument, and some directory path as its second argument.

It reads lines from the manifest and tests to see if the pathnames corresponding to those lines exists under the given directory.

Would you only want to test the base name of each name read from the file, then use

#!/bin/sh



manifest=$1

topdir=$2



while IFS= read -r name; do

    pathname="$topdir/$( basename "$name" )"



    if [ -e "$pathname" ]; then

        printf 'Found: %sn' "$pathname" >&2

    else

        printf 'Not found: %sn' "$pathname" >&2

    fi

done <"$manifest"

Related:

• Understanding "IFS= read -r line"

share|improve this answer

answered 14 hours ago

Kusalananda♦Kusalananda

141k17263439

#!/bin/sh



manifest=$1

topdir=$2



while IFS= read -r name; do

    pathname="$topdir/$name"



    if [ -e "$pathname" ]; then

        printf 'Found: %sn' "$pathname" >&2

    else

        printf 'Not found: %sn' "$pathname" >&2

    fi

done <"$manifest"

#!/bin/sh



manifest=$1

topdir=$2



while IFS= read -r name; do

    pathname="$topdir/$( basename "$name" )"



    if [ -e "$pathname" ]; then

        printf 'Found: %sn' "$pathname" >&2

    else

        printf 'Not found: %sn' "$pathname" >&2

    fi

done <"$manifest"

share|improve this answer

answered 14 hours ago

Kusalananda♦Kusalananda

141k17263439

answered 14 hours ago

Kusalananda♦Kusalananda

141k17263439

answered 14 hours ago

Kusalananda♦Kusalananda

141k17263439