I need to create a script that creates the number of files a user specifies, using the name and file ext the user specifies. My loop fails, and only one file is created.
#!/bin/bash
#arguements variables
file=$1
ext=$2
numFiles=$3
count=0
#for loop for 5 repetitions
while [ $3 -ge count ]; do
touch ${1}.${2}.${3}
done
echo " "$3" Files where created using the name "$1" and extension "$2" "
To create count files with name file and extension ext and suffixed with a number from 1 to count, try:
for i in $(seq "$count"); do touch "$file.$ext.$i"; done
It is not necessary to specify extension, you could use shell parameter extension. You could also use for loop with index:
#! /bin/bash
FILE_NAME=$1
NUM_OF_FILES=$2 || 0
for ((IDX=0; IDX < NUM_OF_FILES; IDX+=1)) ; do
# for fname.tar.gz result is fname0.tar.gz, fname1.tar.gz, ...
touch "${FILE_NAME%%.*}$IDX.${FILE_NAME#*.}"
done
You forgot to increase count. Try this:
#arguements variables
file=$1
ext=$2
numFiles=$3
count=0
#for loop for 5 repetitions
while [ ${numFiles} -ge ${count} ]; do
touch ${1}.${2}.${count}
let "count+=1"
done
echo " "$3" Files where created using the name "$1" and extension "$2" "
