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47 lines
1.2 KiB
Bash
47 lines
1.2 KiB
Bash
#!/bin/bash
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# idelete.sh: Deleting a file by its inode number.
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# This is useful when a filename starts with an illegal character,
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#+ such as ? or -.
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ARGCOUNT=1 # Filename arg must be passed to script.
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E_WRONGARGS=70
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E_FILE_NOT_EXIST=71
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E_CHANGED_MIND=72
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if [ $# -ne "$ARGCOUNT" ]
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then
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echo "Usage: `basename $0` filename"
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exit $E_WRONGARGS
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fi
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if [ ! -e "$1" ]
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then
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echo "File \""$1"\" does not exist."
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exit $E_FILE_NOT_EXIST
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fi
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inum=`ls -i | grep "$1" | awk '{print $1}'`
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# inum = inode (index node) number of file
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# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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# Every file has an inode, a record that holds its physical address info.
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# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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echo; echo -n "Are you absolutely sure you want to delete \"$1\" (y/n)? "
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# The '-v' option to 'rm' also asks this.
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read answer
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case "$answer" in
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[nN]) echo "Changed your mind, huh?"
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exit $E_CHANGED_MIND
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;;
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*) echo "Deleting file \"$1\".";;
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esac
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find . -inum $inum -exec rm {} \;
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# ^^
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# Curly brackets are placeholder
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#+ for text output by "find."
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echo "File "\"$1"\" deleted!"
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exit 0
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