* Crossposted in area LINUX, LINUX_BBS
Hello All!

I am trying make some script jump by some if statement like the one in dos commands.
In dos commands is it like this:

---snip---
if exist nodelist.(day) then goto latest
else 
copy nodelist.(oldday) d:\fido\makenl\z115fake\
goto chckfile1

:latest
copy nodelist.(day) d:\fido\makenl\z115fake\

:chckfile1
rem 
rem some other checks commands herunder.
----cut----

In linux I have this command and functions in mind nad use.

---snip---
if [ -a nodelist.${num} ]; then goto latest; fi
   else 
    cp nodelist.${oldnum} /home/fido/makenl/z115fake/
goto chckfile

:latest
cp nodelist.${num} /home/fido/makenl/z115fake/

:chckfile
####
# some other linux command and functions for check and move files here under.
---snip---

The linux command and function shall could check if the new julian dat
nodelist/pasnlist is copied to a place and if it not is the julian day file
then jump to another section and copy the latest there is, but if it there
is the julian day file cp it and jump over the section for the old file
copy.

it could maybe just be done with 2 line of if statements.
if [ -a nodelist.${oldnum ]; then copy nodelist.${oldnum}; fi
if [ -a nodelist.${num} ]; then copy nodelist.${num}; fi

so the function only copy the old nodelist when it not find the julian fay
nodelist there will be the next weeks nodelist.



  Take care,
            Gert

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