Error in Bash script to check existing file in Solaris

Question

im gong to compile oracle forms on Solaris and create a script. the script should check if .fmx is created then removes .err file. here is my script but I've received below error

Code to remove error files

export FORMS_PATH=export FORMS_PATH=/apps/apps/frmcompile/cmteam/hla
for FILE in `ls $FORMS_PATH/*.fmx`; do  

    if exist "$FILE/*.fmx"; 
    then 
        rm $FILE/err
    fi
done

Error Encountered

rmerr.sh[3]: exist: not found [No such file or directory]

You should better explain what you precisely want to do. Even after correcting the shell programming mistakes, the logic of your script is flawed. — jlliagre
– jlliagre, Commented Aug 11, 2016 at 9:23

Athar · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-11 05:17:57Z

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Regular File test is done using "-f"

export FORMS_PATH=export FORMS_PATH=/apps/apps/frmcompile/cmteam/hla
for FILE in `ls $FORMS_PATH/*.fmx`; do  
    # True if file exists and is a regular file.
    if [ -f "$FILE/*.fmx"]; then 
        rm $FILE/err
    fi
done

answered Aug 11, 2016 at 5:17

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jlliagre · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-11 09:20:58Z

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This might be what you want to do, but it is unclear where .fmx and .err files are located:

export FORMS_PATH=/apps/apps/frmcompile/cmteam/hla
for FILE in $FORMS_PATH/*.fmx; do
    b=$(basename $FILE)
    [ -f "$b" ] && rm ${b%fmx}err
done

edited Aug 11, 2016 at 9:20

answered Aug 11, 2016 at 8:38

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Tom · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-11 11:14:47Z

".err" is a file, but you list "err" here. Some other problem here:

export FORMS_PATH=export FORMS_PATH=/apps/apps/frmcompile/cmteam/hla

Replace with "FORMS_PATH=/apps/apps/frmcompile/cmteam/hla"
1. for FILE in ls $FORMS_PATH/*.fmx; do FILE contains every file ending in ".fmx"
2. if exist "$FILE/.fmx"; Result eg in "/apps/apps/frmcompile/cmteam/hla/blaba.fmx/.fmx" with shell expansion and "exist" - what's this - try "test" or "[]".
3. rm $FILE/err Results in "/apps/apps/frmcompile/cmteam/hla/blaba.fmx/err or .err in subfolder and that you don't like, or?

So best use this:

#!/bin/sh     OR #!/bin/bash
FORMS_PATH=/apps/apps/frmcompile/cmteam/hla

for fmx in $FORMS_PATH/*.fmx; do  

   # remove your files ending in .err instead of .fmx 
   /bin/rm "${fmx%.fmx}.err    # only valid with bash

done

Tom

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