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Shell Programming and Scripting
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Dear All,
I need you help, I have a file

allfile_dump.txt

\370380CoverPage124007001.pdf
\370381CoverPage124007002.pdf
\370382CoverPage124007003.pdf
\370383CoverPage124007004.pdf
\370384CoverPage124007005.pdf
\370385CoverPage124007006.pdf
\370386CoverPage124007007.pdf
\370387CoverPage124007008.pdf

I want to replce the content as
below

smbclient -A $LOGIN_SMB $archiveroot << !!!
del "370380CoverPage124007001.pdf"
del "370386CoverPage124007007.pdf"
del "370387CoverPage124007008.pdf"
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By what criterion do entries in allfile_dump.txt get used or not ?

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we will keep allfile_dump.txt for audit purpose but if it possible to append same file its ok.

this is how i am populating the file

cat $UNXLOG/filelist_dump.txt | grep ".pdf"| grep -v directory| cut -d")" -f2-|cut -d" " -f2- > $UNXLOG/allfile_dump.txt

Please suggest

4

I mean, why do:

\370381CoverPage124007002.pdf
\370382CoverPage124007003.pdf
\370383CoverPage124007004.pdf
\370384CoverPage124007005.pdf
\370385CoverPage124007006.pdf

not get used?

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while deleting the files from shared drive on network it need the specified format.
it should be del "filename"

thanks

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I mean why do

\370380CoverPage124007001.pdf
\370386CoverPage124007007.pdf
\370387CoverPage124007008.pdf

get used and why do:

\370381CoverPage124007002.pdf
\370382CoverPage124007003.pdf
\370383CoverPage124007004.pdf
\370384CoverPage124007005.pdf
\370385CoverPage124007006.pdf

not get used? What is the criterion..

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Ohh sorry for confusion. it was just sample What i want is replace all line in file with del "linevalue"

del "DRI10566_124007001.pdf"
del "DRI10566_124007002.pdf"
del "DRI10566_124007003.pdf"
del "DRI10566_124007004.pdf"
del "DRI10566_124007005.pdf"
del "DRI10566_124007006.pdf"
del "DRI10566_124007007.pdf"
del "DRI10566_124007008.pdf"
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Do you mean like this?

sed 's/^\\/del "/; s/$/"/' file
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yes perfect.. thanks for quick reply