Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2576 mails)

["Ben Kevan" <ben.kevan@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ok.. so here's my criteria: 

if file hasn't been modified in the last minute then
while file hasn't been modified in the last minute then
sleep for 59 seconds
done
else
copy the file to another directory
fi

And here is the process: 

Script runs, launches a perl wrapper asynchronous script. This script will 
write a file, and I need to wait for that file to be created so I can copy it. 
This is ran nightly via cron.. The part I am having problems with is the 
sniffing for that file. So here is what I have:

find /tmp/file -mmin -1 >/dev/null
     if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
         while [ find /tmp/file -mmin -1 >/dev/null -eq 0 ]; do
             sleep 59
         done
     else
        cp /tmp/file /somewhere
      fi

Or am I way off track, or looking at this the wrong way? The first thing I notice is the if may be redundant. And another thing to note, the script doesn't work as is so I know i'm doing something wrong. 

--
I say never be complete. I say stop being perfect. I say let's evolve. Let the 
chips fall where they may.  -Fight Club


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