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From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
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Subject: Re: why is this script failing?
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>
> 	why is this script not finding them?
>
>
> wav=/tmp/kde-kline/\*wav\*

why you put \ before *

>
> if [ -s $wav ]
> then
>        echo "Wav files found";
>        ls -l $wav;
>
>        /bin/rm ${wav};
> else
>        echo "No wav files in /tmp/kde-kline";
>        exit 0;
>
> fi
>
> 	do i have to cd to /tmp/kde-kline and examine every file in a
> 	loop?
>
> 	tia,
>
> 	gary
>
>
> --
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