shell scripting....

hi there, does anyone here know much about scripting. i'm doing a c-shell now. and i need some help with homework, so if anyone is around and is about shell-scripts let me know, if you can help it would be appercaited....

me and my partner sat down a did most of the project but i think we get a cppl of errors, and i can't figure them out. illl post my code in like 15mins....

thanks - justin

ok ok .....here's the code that me and my partner have.

Code:

#! /usr/bin/sh #---------------------------------------# # # # Project 1 # # # # Lists all files from the # # current directory that # # match a specified pattern & # # are newer, older, or the same # # as a given date # # # #---------------------------------------# #---------------------------------------# # # # Get the search pattern # # # #---------------------------------------# echo Please enter search pattern read Pattern #---------------------------------------# # # # Get the date in the form mm dd yyyy # # # #---------------------------------------# echo Please enter Month read MonthIn echo Please enter Day read DayIn echo Please enter Year read YearIn #---------------------------------------# # # # Get the flag 1 = newer than # # 2 = older than # # 3 = same as # # # #---------------------------------------# echo Please enter a 1 for newer, 2 for older, or 3 for same as read Flag #---------------------------------------# # # # Send the pattern output to a file # # # #---------------------------------------# ls -ld $Pattern > /tmp/tempfile #---------------------------------------# # # # Remaining input comes from the file # # # #---------------------------------------# exec < /tmp/tempfile #---------------------------------------# # # # Display proper heading # # # #---------------------------------------# if test $Flag -eq 1 then FlagIn='after' elif test $Flag -eq 2 then FlagIn='before' else FlagIn='on' fi echo echo The files below were last modified $FlagIn $MonthIn $DayIn $YearIn #---------------------------------------# # # # Loop to process file lines # # # #---------------------------------------# read AccessRight Links UserId GroupId Size Month Day YearOrTime FileName while [ a = a ] do #---------------------------------------# # # # Determine time (1) or year (2) # # # #---------------------------------------# case $YearOrTime in ??:??) IsThereColon=1 ;; *) IsThereColon=2 ;; esac #---------------------------------------# # # # Translate character month to integer # # # #---------------------------------------# if [ $Month = Jan ] then Month=1 elif [ $Month = Feb ] then Month=2 elif [ $Month = Mar ] then Month=3 elif [ $Month = Apr ] then Month=4 elif [ $Month = May ] then Month=5 elif [ $Month = Jun ] then Month=6 elif [ $Month = Jul ] then Month=7 elif [ $Month = Aug ] then Month=8 elif [ $Month = Sep ] then Month=9 elif [ $Month = Oct ] then Month=10 elif [ $Month = Nov ] then Month=11 else $Month=12 fi #---------------------------------------# # # # Compute correct year # # # #---------------------------------------# if [ IsThereColon = 2 ] then Year=$YearOrTime else CurrentYear=`date '+%Y'` CurrentMonth=`date '+%m'` if [ $CurrentMonth -ge 1 -a $CurrentMonth -le 6 ] then if [ $Month -ge 7 -a $Month -le 12 ] then Year=$CurrentYear Year=`expr $Year - 1` else Year=$CurrentYear fi else Year=$CurrentYear fi fi #---------------------------------------# # # # Identify files newer (1) or older (2) # # for processing # # # #---------------------------------------# if [ $Flag = 1 ] then if [ $Year -gt $YearIn ] then echo $FileName elif [ $Year = $YearIn ] then if [ $Month -gt $MonthIn ] then echo $FileName elif [ $Month = $MonthIn ] then if [ $Day -gt $DayIn ] then echo $FileName fi fi fi elif [ $Flag = 2 ] then if [ $Year -lt $YearIn ] then echo $FileName elif [ $Year = $YearIn ] then if [ $Month -lt $MonthIn ] then echo $FileName elif [ $Month = $MonthIn ] then if [ $Day -lt $DayIn ] then echo $FileName fi fi fi elif [ $Flag = 3 ] then if [ $Year = $YearIn -a $Month = $MonthIn -a $Day = $DayIn ] then echo $FileName fi fi read -u4 AccessRight Links UserId GroupId Size Month Day YearOrTime FileName #---------------------------------------# # # # Existence test # # # #---------------------------------------# if [ $AccessRight ] then a=a else break fi done #---------------------------------------# # # # Remove the output file # # # #---------------------------------------# rm /tmp/tempfile

...but we are gettin erros, i will post there erros next. -justin