[X-Unix] shell scripting

[Brian Medley]

On Thu, Jan 15, 2004 at 08:34:54PM -0600, Bert Knabe wrote:

> I have a relatively simple task, but little programming knowledge. I 
> need to have a folder checked and files copied to another folder. I 
> originally planned to do this in Applescript, but Applescript has 
> proven less than effective. I am not looking for someone to write a 
> script for me, but whether or not this is doable as a shell script, or 
> should I pull out my (very) rusty C++, or even learn a little Perl.
> 
> I have an Xserve w/XServeRAID running OS 10.2.8. I need to either have 
> a folder watched, and when new files are added, copy them to another 
> folder on a different volume, or have the folder checked every so often 
> and files added since the last check copied to another folder on a 
> different volume.

I'd use cron+perl because a) I know perl and b) I don't know of a way to
roll over a bunch of files in a shell script and grab out the ones that
were created after a certain time.

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