[PLUG] To bash or not to bash?

[Bill Thoen]

Michael Rasmussen wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 08:53:13AM -0700, Bill Thoen wrote:
>   
>> $ ls -1 BLM/* | egrep ':$|\.shp' | grep -v \.xml
>> (list everything under the BLM directory but include only those lines 
>> that end in a colon (the pathname) or contain a shapefile extension (.shp))
>>     
>
> find . -name \*\.shp -o -type d
> sounds like what you're looking for
>   
YES! Thanks for the fast response too. This works just about the way I 
want it. Only one more step required and that's to filter out the lines 
that have JUST the directory in them. Easy to do though. Just append "| 
grep \.shp" and I've got Kibbles & Bits (well, the Bits at least) to 
feed a hungry process.

BTW, that find command looks particularly useful. But I bet it can be 
pretty dangerous if mis-handled. (like fire; a wonderful servant, but a 
terrifying master.)

Regards,
- Bill Thoen